Status StarscReen Jan 5, 2025
Finished this in two play sessions - roughly six hours. I enjoyed this game a lot. There's no surprising twists in the story and the 2.5D rpg part started to drag a bit but overall I had plenty of fun.
Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021)
Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S
3.48 from 40 ratings
361 members have it in their collection · 9 playing now · 205 backlogged · 15 wish listed
How long? Main story 5h · with extras 19h (from 3 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Not a Sailor Studios
- Publishers
- Not a Sailor Studios
- Genres
- Adventure, Arcade, Indie, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Themes
- Horror, Thriller
- Event
- The Game Festival: Autumn Edition
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Feb 18, 2021 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 27, 2022 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
- Apr 06, 2023 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Apr 06, 2023 (North_America) Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
Related
Bundled in
- The Psychological Horror Bundle (Apr 2024) · XONE, XSX
Rating distribution
5 stars
7
4 stars
12
3 stars
14
2 stars
7
1 star
0
Community All Reviews Statuses
Review TheChampionTiger 2/5 · Jan 1, 2023
This game wants to be Undertale so bad.
It just doesn't have the good music, characters, or gameplay. Morton forever, though.
Review pixelcrypt 2/5 · Apr 26, 2022
Good concept, but messy
The first hour of this game is incredible. The way it builds, from a basic graphical interface, hangman, to a text adventure, to an rpg - all with a feeling of some sinister undercurrent - is incredibly atmospheric and intriguing. The text adventure section is unbelievable, so compelling and exciting.
But once it gets to the rpg, and the mystery …
The first hour of this game is incredible. The way it builds, from a basic graphical interface, hangman, to a text adventure, to an rpg - all with a feeling of some sinister undercurrent - is incredibly atmospheric and intriguing. The text adventure section is unbelievable, so compelling and exciting.
But once it gets to the rpg, and the mystery of the game takes a huge backseat to a very lifeless rpg with bland characters, mechanics, art - it’s such a grind. And the game really just stays in that pocket for like 80% of the time. And there’s no big payoff, it just kinda squirms and ends.
Comparing it to other meta-narrative games like inscryption, where the gameplay is just as incredible as the mind*^+^ of the game, this just feels very tedious and pointless.
But man that text adventure was so good.
Status Traystigo Apr 10, 2021
Really cool game. I didn't hear about it from anyone. I was simply on steam scrolling and Buddy Simulator caught my eye. I was intrigued and decided to purchase it for the very fair price of $10 ($9 on sale).
The game itself is interesting and provides a sense of nostalgia for games similar to it. I get a strong …
Really cool game. I didn't hear about it from anyone. I was simply on steam scrolling and Buddy Simulator caught my eye. I was intrigued and decided to purchase it for the very fair price of $10 ($9 on sale).
The game itself is interesting and provides a sense of nostalgia for games similar to it. I get a strong sense that the dev(s) were inspired by Undertale, Doki Doki Literature Club, and Portal just to name a few. I can really feel those games present in this one, and I think it's done nicely and with taste.
The game is fairly short and sweet, though it does drag at times. However, I think the good parts make up for it. This kind of game is what I would call an experience, which is something I can never get enough of, Please give it a try if you like stuff like that at all.