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Happy Game
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
21 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Very violent and uncanny. I love it. I recommend for those who love creepy and weird vibes. The story is pretty good too!”
“A shorter little game with some semi disturbing visuals and a vague story that leaves things up to your interpretation. I like it.”
17 of the 80 reviews raise this.
7 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Since years ago, I've seen gameplay of this and have always been fascinated by the visuals and the way the designs and elements are expressed through the gameplay. It can be flashy sure, but the way it expresses it's…”
6 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“Good psychological horror-type elements & overarching story, but the gameplay was extremely weak, frustrating at times, and slow. All of which kill the experience. IMO, it's better to watch a walkthrough of this game…”
“Very violent and uncanny. I love it. I recommend for those who love creepy and weird vibes. The story is pretty good too!”
“A shorter little game with some semi disturbing visuals and a vague story that leaves things up to your interpretation. I like it.”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this.
“It's clear that Amanita has a very unique style of games, that are only really made for a short and sweet experience. Personally, horror is not really a good genre to mix with their signature: while not fully absent,…”
“A shorter little game with some semi disturbing visuals and a vague story that leaves things up to your interpretation. I like it.”
“Short and sweet, worth the price, recommend it”
6 of the 80 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“[quote=prayage] The review consists not only of a look at the game played, but also of personal experience and opinion. [/quote] [code] This is just the author's opinion. The game has been completed with 100%…”
“Game was great. Wanna learn plot explanation”
“Bored artists mistaking sadism for substance.”
6 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Good psychological horror-type elements & overarching story, but the gameplay was extremely weak, frustrating at times, and slow. All of which kill the experience. IMO, it's better to watch a walkthrough of this game…”
“There are no puzzles here. Just trial and error and timing. Easily one of the most unhinged things I've seen.”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Short puzzle game. The game does feature a lot of disturbing scenes and many flashing lights but despite that, the game play a lot into those aspects to deliver a unique experience.”
“Well, this is something Its even a little hard to explain, its a point and click game, basically a journey trough nigthmares, the puzzles are kind of logic in a twisted way Its pretty much a horror experience, surreal,…”
5 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's clear that Amanita has a very unique style of games, that are only really made for a short and sweet experience. Personally, horror is not really a good genre to mix with their signature: while not fully absent,…”
“Hm, I guess personally, I feel like the edgy / bloody approach doesn't really suit Amanita's style that well? Although I feel like they didn't fully commit to it with this game, anyway. Most of the scenarios and visual…”
4 of the 80 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Good psychological horror-type elements & overarching story, but the gameplay was extremely weak, frustrating at times, and slow. All of which kill the experience. IMO, it's better to watch a walkthrough of this game…”
Counted across 80 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Got rage-baited by a ball. Don't do drugs, kids.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Super funny and creepy, this colorful dark game was a blast. Totally recommend!”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“A dark and excellent game of going through nightmares to recover lost parts of your childhood. I will say no more than that. :)”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Music fans, hello! This one's for you - a brand new music video for the creepy track Let's Play from Happy Game Soundtrack , performed and recorded by our beloved Czech duo DVA . The video was put tog
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Cute · Psychedelic · Dark · Casual · Atmospheric · Indie · Surreal · Singleplayer · Funny · 2D · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic * , Czech * , Dutch * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Portugal * , Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Spa… |
| Achievements | 11 |
| Official site | https://amanita-design.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 or better Processor: 2 GHz Intel i5 or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible GPU DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 2 GB available space