Dropsy
A point-and-click adventure about winning people over with hugs
Tendershoot, A Jolly Corpse · Published by Devolver Digital · Released Sep 10, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 1,740
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Sep 29, 2022
Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dropsy?
Dropsy is a 2D point-and-click adventure set in a surreal open world, following a clown seeking redemption after a deadly circus fire. You choose where to explore, solve puzzles with help from animal companions, and communicate with characters through visual icons rather than written dialogue.
For you if...
- +you like kindhearted protagonists and stories about acceptance
- +you enjoy solving puzzles at your own pace
Not for you if...
- −you prefer written conversations to interpreting visual symbols
- −you want a fixed route through the story
What players say
93% of 1,740 reviews are positive
Players praise the characters, the depth of the wordless story, and the pixel art. Recurring complaints concern tedious travel and backtracking, while some players report achievements that do not register correctly.
Screenshots and trailer
Dropsy system requirements
Minimum: 1 GB RAM, 1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Dropsy?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Does Dropsy have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Dropsy run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 30
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian.
Does Dropsy use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Point & Click
- Adventure
- 2D
- Great Soundtrack
- Pixel Graphics
- Indie
- Surreal
- Story Rich
- Cute
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Puzzle
- Open World
- Casual
- Psychedelic
Recent updates
- Feb 5, 2016 · Dropsy Version 1.4 Patch Notes
- Feb 5, 2016 · Dropsy Version 1.4 Patch Notes
- Nov 23, 2015 · Dropsy Update V1.3
- Nov 23, 2015 · Dropsy Update V1.3
- Sep 29, 2015 · Dropsy Version 1.2 patch notes [spoilers]
