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Press release:
Independent developer Jay Tholen and noted balloon artists Devolver Digital today announced with great thrill and delight that their point and click hugventure “Dropsy“, is now available for the Nintendo Switch via the Nintendo Eshop.

Originally released in 2015, “Dropsy” is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure starring a perpetually carefree clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colourful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Rather than lead players on a singular narrative path, Dropsy’s open world format leaves them free to choose which avenues of adventure they want to explore, piecing the puzzles and story together in any order. This newly updated version features an additional questline and freshly squeezed hug puzzles on both Switch & PC.

During the quest to clear his name after a deadly circus fire, Dropsy will encounter a peculiar cast of characters to communicate with via his unique emoji-based expressions. 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.

Features:

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.

About 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 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.

About Devolver Digital:

We are
Devolver Digital
purveyors of fine digital entertainment wares from independent artists worldwide.

A boutique game label
Owned and operated by
a team that replies to Slack threads with a non-stop deluge of hilarious gifs and passive aggressive shots at one another.

Despite our Differences
A collection of Individuals
works with independent developers from all over the world to produce and promote some of the most original, eccentric, and beloved games of the past decade.

About Jay Tholen:
I started making games and honing my pixel art skills as a kid in the late 1990s with early game making programs like Klik & Play and The Games Factory. After dropping out of high school I stopped making games, took a series of telemarketing jobs, and tried to start a prog rock band. In 2015 I finally accomplished something: I made a critically acclaimed point and click adventure named Dropsy, created collaboratively with A Jolly Corpse and released in 2015. Soon after, I moved out of my dad’s house, married a German girl named Katie, and moved to her country to be with her. Also, I am a Christian. Well, bye.