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2021USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck playable93 % positive7.99 €

A retro 1980s-style computer game pastiche in which a seemingly friendly AI buddy leads you through mini-games while an unsettling secret gradually unfolds. A short, surprising experience that plays with your expectations.

  • Choices with consequences
  • Pixel art
  • Dread and tension
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Buddy Simulator 1984 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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2025PC, Steam Deck verified89 % positive4.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Buddy Simulator 1984: dread and tension, pixel art as well as a strong story.

As a night-shift park ranger you watch over camera feeds in a national park and slowly uncover a creepy secret. A pixel-art point-and-click horror built on surveillance tension.

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Choices with consequences

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Choices with consequences

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