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Buddy Simulator 1984

93% positive of 3,798 Steam reviews

Released: 2021
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Not a Sailor Studios.

About the game

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!

Tagged by players

1980s
Psychological Horror
Retro
Text-Based
Horror
Typing
Story Rich
Pixel Graphics
Interactive Fiction
Cute
RPG
Choose Your Own Adventure

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Very Positive

What players say

Not recommended
Interesting premise but the gameplay is a bit too tedious to feel worth it. I was going to push through and then I realized I was only halfway through a single run and figured I'd be better off doing something else. It's possible part of what's annoying me about it is intentional. I'm pretty sure the user is supposed to find "Buddy" a little annoying and overbearing, as an elements of horror, but the horror beats in…
2.6 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
This was the my second time I bought Buddy Simulator 1984 because I wanted to understand why people like it so much, but unfortunately, I still found it mostly tedious and boring. The premise is decently interesting, and I liked the idea of a horror game built around a sentient computer program. The game also has some creative concepts, shifting from a virtual machine to a text-based game and eventually a simple…
2.5 h played when written. 5 found it helpful.
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