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Dropsy

2015 83 / 100 Adventure Indie Point-and-click
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 powerful themes of love and kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on a once happy-go-lucky clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unravel dark and shameful secrets from his past on the way to r Show full summary

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 powerful themes of love and kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on a once happy-go-lucky clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unravel dark and shameful secrets from his past on the way 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 choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece the puzzles and story together however they choose.

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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 powerful themes of love and kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on a once happy-go-lucky clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unravel dark and shameful secrets from his past on the way 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 choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece the puzzles and story together however they choose.

GameplayPuzzles GenreAdventure GenreIndie GenrePoint-and-click ThemeComedy ThemeOpen world
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GenrePuzzle Traitbird Traitclowns Traitcrane puzzle Traitdigital distribution Traitdog Traitdream sequence Traitdreams Traitmale protagonist Traitmouse Traitrobots Traitsteam Traitsteam play Traitvampire

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Dropsy: release, platforms, and facts

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Studio & publishing

Developer
A Jolly Corpse, Tendershoot
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Franchise
Standalone
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So spielt es sich

Spielprofil

Modi
Single player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Comedy, Open world
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 10, 2016
  • Nintendo Switch Sep 29, 2022
  • PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 10, 2015
  • Mac Sep 10, 2015
  • Linux Sep 10, 2015
  • Android Sep 10, 2015
  • iOS Sep 10, 2015

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