The Happyhills Homicide

Buy95%

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
95%
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: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 4 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
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
81 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.
39 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.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With a surprisingly good story and visuals, this is an easy recommendation.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design for the game itself definitely captures that eighties Michael Myers slasher flick, starting with the soundtrack which drops a haunting piano track with synth cords seemingly dancing around each other like the slasher’s about to go in for the kill.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story81 reviews
Gameplay39 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Combat
83% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
78% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend
Controls
100% 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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