Dropsy

Dropsy

Released Sep 2015

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.

92% positive · 2,145 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence

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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation

Dropsy originally launched on September 10, 2015 as a complete point-and-click adventure game. On September 30, 2022, the developers shipped a free content update called "The Beach," adding a new quest line and new hug puzzles. This appears to be the most recent and only major post-launch content addition the developers have made. There have been no developer announcements of additional planned content, no unreleased DLC listings, and no roadmap pointing to future updates. The store description describes a self-contained narrative experience with no mention of ongoing or future content. With the last content update arriving on September 30, 2022 and no further communication indicating more is on the way, the game appears to be content-complete as of that date.
Evidence
Free update 'The Beach' added a new quest line and new hug puzzles — the most recent content release for the game.
news post · Sep 30, 2022 source content shipped
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Store description presents Dropsy as a self-contained narrative adventure with no mention of ongoing updates, seasons, or future content.
description source ambiguous
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Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Devolver Digital
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

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 themes of love and unmerited kindness. With his father gravely ill and the world turning its back on the once celebrated clown, Dropsy will need to help those in need, hug total strangers, and unearth dark secrets on the winding road 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 determine which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece the puzzles together at their own pace.

  • Open World Adventure – Players are free to choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore in an open world setting and can piece many of the puzzles and story bits together however they choose.

  • Text Free Experience – Communicate with a bizarre and colorful cast of characters through an innovative use of visual icons rather than traditional text-based dialog trees.

  • Puzzles and Hugs – Challenging puzzles and complex conundrums stand between Dropsy and the secrets behind his shrouded past. With clever thinking, tender hugs, and the help of his animal friends, Dropsy can overcome evil and win the hearts of the people around him.

  • Evocative Soundtrack – From gentle electric piano and saxophone melodies of the starting area, to the space echo drenched dub reggae tracks of a vampire-hunting swamp village, to the bombastic fuzzed out quasi-prog-rock of the endgame sequences, Chris Schlarb and his band of minstrels give every area in the game a distinct sense of place.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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