Buddy Simulator 1984
Buddy Simulator 1984 is a horror adventure/role-playing video game, developed by Chicago-based team Not a Sailor Studios. It was first released for Windows on February 18, 2021, before being released on October 27, 2022, for Nintendo Switch, and on PlayStation 4, 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 6, 2023. The game presents itself as a piece of text-based software from the year 1984, that allows the player to interact with an AI virtual "buddy".
Buddy Simulator 1984
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Buddy Simulator 1984 is a horror adventure/role-playing video game, developed by Chicago-based team Not a Sailor Studios. It was first released for Windows on February 18, 2021, before being released on October 27, 2022, for Nintendo Switch, and on PlayStation 4, 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 6, 2023. The game presents itself as a piece of text-based software from the year 1984, that allows the player to interact with an AI virtual "buddy".
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• Title — Buddy Simulator 1984 • Developer — Not a Sailor Studios • Publisher — Not a Sailor Studios Feardemic Games • Platforms — Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5 • Released — Windows February 18, 2021 Nintendo Switch October 27, 2022 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5 April 6, 2023 • Genre — Horror, adventure, role-playing • Modes — Single-player
Gameplay
Gameplay
Buddy Simulator 1984 begins as a text adventure, operated in a mock-up of an operating system using a command prompt. After the opening portion of the story, the game shifts into a 2D turn-based role-playing game.
Reception
Buddy Simulator 1984 has a Metacritic score of 79/100 for Nintendo Switch, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Cubed3, reviewing the Nintendo Switch version, rated it 7/10, criticizing the implementation of the text-based inputs on a console controller, although describing it overall as "a very immersive thriller".
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- 1.Make a New Friend Today! Buddy Simulator 1984 Launches on Xbox and PlayStation!. Feardemic. 6 April 2023.
- 2.About Us. Not a Sailor Studios.
- 3.Buddy Simulator 1984 Is A Heartwarming Horror Game With A Touch Of Undertale. Nintendo Life. 2022-10-20.
- 4.Buddy Simulator 1984. store.playstation.com.
- 5.Sheehan, Gavin. Buddy Simulator 1984 Is Coming To Xbox & PlayStation. bleedingcool.com. 2023-03-31.
- 6.Davidson, Amy. Buddy Simulator 1984 Is a Wholesome Horror Adventure Spent with a New Best Friend. The Escapist. 2021-03-12.
- 7.Buddy Simulator 1984. Metacritic.
- 8.Lichi, Albert. Buddy Simulator 1984 (Nintendo Switch) Review. Cubed3.
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