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Dropsy

After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on a once happy-go-lucky clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unravel dark and shameful secrets from his past on the way to redemption. Oh, and Dropsy can also talk to animals. Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree names

Release date
September 10, 2015
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Tendershoot, A Jolly Corpse
Publisher
Devolver Digital
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After a deadly circus fire shatters his world and tarnishes his name, Dropsy the Clown finds himself on a journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on a once happy-go-lucky clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unravel dark and shameful secrets from his past on the way to redemption. Oh, and Dropsy can also talk to animals.

Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way. Rather than lead players on a singular narrative path, players are free to choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece the puzzles and story together however they choose.

Open World Adventure – Players are free to choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece the puzzles and story together however they choose. Puzzles and Hugs – Challenging puzzles and complex conundrums stand between Dropsy and his goal of redemption but with some clever thinking and cheerful hugs, Dropsy can change his luck and win the hearts of the people around him.…

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★ 8.6/10GOG · 173 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
I played through the whole game, expecting Dropsy's kindness to be invalidated, or his actions to be shown as transient and that anyone who once…
★ 4 / 5
Bizarre, funny, endearing, unsettling. Awesome music. Some of the puzzles are obtuse, but that's par for the course on point & clicks. Looks much better…
★ 5 / 5
This has been called creepy, surreal, emotional, maybe even charming and yes it has moments of all of these. While it has all of those…
★ 4 / 5
I like this game for its fine low-res pixel art and the psychedelic atmosphere. Also the concept of the not voiced communication is quite original.A…
★ 4 / 5
If you look at it, it's basically an old-school point and click adventure. It plays like a game from the 1980s, without spoken dialogue and…
★ 2 / 5
It seems like GOG is a really big pain to give updates to, because this is the second game that has had a major free…
★ 3 / 5
Good visuals (i.e. this game has unique, distinctive art style), but they can only help shifting the initial sell, and I couldn't find anything for…
★ 5 / 5
Dropsy is really one of the best games of the genre. Feels both warm and cold at the same time, it's like it tries to…

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★ 4 / 5
For me this game plays a lot like one of the early Kings Quest style games. There’s a large map which you can wonder around…
★ 4 / 5
this is definitely not for everyone as it requires a of Patience and one really has to apply oneself to understand what is being communicated…
★ 5 / 5
This is some of the best modern point click adventure available. I actually thought the game was bad because the progression was kind of vague,…
★ 4 / 5
Let's start with the basics: The game's graphics are very beautiful, the characters and the world are very lively and charismatic, and the music is…
★ 5 / 5
I really enjoyed this game. Everything is conveyed through a combination of character animations and pictograms (emojis for you younger folks) through dialog boxes in…
★ 5 / 5
Harkening back to the classics, this gives a fresh and simple take on an old genre. You are tasked as Dropsy to help out with…

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