The Happyhills Homicide

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Copperbolt · Adventure · Nov 5, 2024

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Happyhills Homicide?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of if not the best inde game on steam, so well optimized, my 6 year old pc can handle like a charm, the characters were amazing, gameplay was simple and fun, just a bit repetitive but the end more than makes up for it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Because individual stages can introduce their own ideas, the game has room to experiment without forcing every mechanic to remain equally important throughout the entire campaign.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are awesome pixel graphics, that really gives that retro look.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty increases as I progress, which I like overall, but some situations feel more trial and error based than properly clever.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel art is beautiful, the story is amazing, the soundtrack is fitting, and the gameplay is fresh.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story71 reviews
Gameplay30 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Combat
75% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
75% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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