Happy Game

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Happy Game
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Developer(s) Amanita Design
Publisher(s) Amanita Design
Designer(s) Jaromír Plachý
Composer(s) DVA
Engine Unity
Platform(s)
Release
October 28, 2021
  • Windows, macOS, Nintendo Switch
    October 28, 2021
    iOS, Android
    Feb 2, 2023
Genre(s) Graphic adventure game
Mode(s) Single-player

Happy Game is a point-and-click adventure game video game developed and published by Amanita Design. The game was first released on October 28, 2021 [1] for Microsoft Windows and macOS via Steam and Nintendo Switch, and was later released for iOS and Android on Feb 2, 2023.

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Gameplay

Happy Game is a point and click adventure game reminiscent of previous titles by Amanita Design but much darker. The Player has to get through three worlds while solving various puzzles on their way. [2] The Player also comes across various creatures that can kill them and often has to perform actions quickly to not be killed. [3]

Plot

A young boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. He must go through three horrible nightmares to become happy once again. Throughout these nightmares, the player sees flashbacks from the boy's past.

Development

Happy Game was mentioned as an upcoming project of Amanita Design in an interview by Lukáš Kunce in March 2018. [4] Kunce stated it will be similar to Botanicula and Chuchel but darker. Happy Game was in development for 7 years. The game is designed by Jaromír Plachý, creator of Botanicula and Chuchel, while the soundtrack is composed by the band DVA. [5] [6] The game was officially announced on December 15, 2020 during a Nintendo Indie World presentation [7] and it was scheduled to release in Fall 2021. [8] A demo version of the game was released on February 3, 2021 during the Steam Game Festival. [9]

Reception

Happy Game received generally favorable reviews for PC, according to review aggregator Metacritic.

Review outlets praised the title's art style, score, sound design, and themes, and criticized the unengaging puzzles and clumsy controls.

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  2. ↑ Romano, Sal (8 April 2024). "Amanita Design announces horror adventure game Happy Game for Switch, PC". Gematsu. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Noční můra od Amanita Design. České studio chystá novou hru Happy Game, která vás vtáhne do světa hororu". CzechCrunch (in Czech). 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Davenport, James (21 March 2018). "Machinarium studio Amanita Design on its new horror game, PUBG, and cardboard". PC Gamer. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Machinarium creators Amanita Design are making a horror game". North America. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Amanita Design pracují po Chuchlu na dalších čtyřech hrách". games.tiscali.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Přežijete tři noční můry? Česká Amanita odhalila horor Happy Game". iDNES.cz. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Amanita Design announces horror adventure game Happy Game for Switch, PC". Gematsu. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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  11. ↑ "Happy Game Reviews". OpenCritic .
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  13. ↑ DeVader, Joe (1 December 2021). "Happy Game (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  14. ↑ Mejia, Ozzie (27 October 2021). "Happy Game review: Nightmare fuel". Shacknews . Retrieved 2 January 2022.


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