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Buddy Simulator 1984
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“10000/10 i have cried many, many, many, many times during my play through. And frankly, I've reflected a lot about friendship, talking as someone who never really had any meaningful friendships in a long time. This game is made with so much love, I could drown in it. Thank you…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“I really enjoyed this, I didn't know what it was going in and was wholly surprised. Decimates the fourth wall and imo would be best experienced going in blind. I will be going back to this one for achievements as I really liked all the characters.”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Decided to play this game from 10pm to midnight exclusively for roughly 3-4 nights before bed. Holy crap did this do amazing for this title. Will Buddy Simulator go down as one of the greats? Probably not. Will I consider it my favorite game of the year? I wouldn't say so. But…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:29 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG, Simulation |
| Player tags | Psychological Horror · Indie · Horror · Retro · Story Rich · 1980s · Pixel Graphics · Simulation · RPG · Cute · Text-Based · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 30 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://notasailorstudios.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Dual core from Intel or AMD at 2.8 GHz Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 550 GTX / AMD Radeon 5770 HD series card DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 400 MB available space Additional Notes: Take caution with wide-screen displays.