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Dropsy

Tendershoot, A Jolly Corpse · Devolver Digital · 29 Sep 2022 · Nintendo Switch
Steam reviews92% positive2,033 reviews · Very Positive
OpenCritic81Strong · 30 critics
GOG rating4.3 / 5173 reviews
Store
Nintendo eShop
Platform
Nintendo Switch
Release date
29 Sep 2022
Developer
Tendershoot, A Jolly Corpse
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Players
Single player
Rating
T
Features
Pixel art, Puzzle-solving elements
Play modes
TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Availability
Available now

Explore a strange world, unearth dark secrets, and hug everyone you meet.

After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses themes of love and unmerited kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on the once celebrated clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unearth dark secrets on the winding road to redemption. Oh, and Dropsy can also talk to animals.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game's perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way. Rather than lead players on a singular narrative path, players are free to determine which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece the puzzles together at their own pace.

Open World Adventure – Players are free to choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece many of the puzzles and story bits together however they choose.

Text Free Experience – Communicate with a bizarre and colorful cast of characters through an innovative use of visual icons rather than traditional text-based dialog trees.

Puzzles and Hugs – Challenging puzzles and complex conundrums stand between Dropsy and the secrets behind his shrouded past. With clever thinking, tender hugs, and the help of his animal friends, Dropsy can overcome evil and win the hearts of the people around him.

Evocative Soundtrack – From gentle electric piano and saxophone melodies of the starting area, to the space echo drenched dub reggae tracks of a vampire-hunting swamp village, to the bombastic fuzzed out quasi-prog-rock of the endgame sequences, Chris Schlarb and his band of minstrels give every area in the game a distinct sense of place.

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