Buddy Simulator 1984

Buddy Simulator 1984 is a horror adventure/role-playing video game, developed by Chicago-based^[2] team Not a Sailor Studios. It was first released for Windows on February 18, 2021, before being released on October 27, 2022, for Nintendo Switch,^[3] and on PlayStation 4, 5,^[4] Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on April 6, 2023.^[5] The game presents itself as a piece of text-based software from the year 1984, that allows the player to interact with an AI virtual "buddy".

Buddy Simulator 1984
Developer(s)	Not a Sailor Studios
Publisher(s)	Not a Sailor Studios Feardemic Games[1]
Platform(s)	Windows Nintendo Switch Xbox One Xbox Series X/S PlayStation 4 PlayStation 5
Release	Windows February 18, 2021 Nintendo Switch October 27, 2022 Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5 April 6, 2023
Genre(s)	Horror, adventure, role-playing
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

Buddy Simulator 1984 opens as a text adventure, operated in a mock-up of a DOS-like operating system, utilizing command prompts. Following the opening portion of the story, the game shifts into a 2D turn-based role-playing game.^[6]

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	NS: 79/100[7]

Reception

Buddy Simulator 1984 has a Metacritic score of 79/100 for Nintendo Switch, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[7] Cubed3, reviewing the Nintendo Switch version, rated it 7/10, criticizing the implementation of the text-based inputs on a console controller, although describing it overall as "a very immersive thriller".^[8]