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Released Feb 18, 2021 $9.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Buddy Simulator 1984

By Not a Sailor Studios

Psychological HorrorIndieRetroHorrorStory RichPixel Graphics1980sSimulationRPGCuteText-BasedSingleplayer
Track this game Steam page
Followers —
Reviews 3,800 Very Positive
Players yesterday 5 at the busiest moment
Owners 200K–500K estimated

About Buddy Simulator 1984

Buddy Simulator 1984 is a game tagged Psychological Horror, Indie and Retro by Not a Sailor Studios, released Feb 18, 2021. It has 3,800 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 200K–500K owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include Flan's MS, Compicactus and Haze of Lucidity (Halu) - The Fracture.

Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for Buddy Simulator 1984 · record updated 1 day ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID1269950
Release dateFeb 18, 2021
Last change number37443736
Last record update1 day ago

App info

App type
Game
Developer
Not a Sailor Studios
Publisher
Not a Sailor Studios
Steam profile
Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Website
notasailorstudios.com

Platforms

Windows
Steam Deck
Playable

Features

4
Single-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsFamily Sharing

Patches

Builds

1
BuildBranchUpdated
7583254publicOct 22, 2021

Depots

Depots

2
IDNameSystemsSizeDownloadManifest
1269951 — All 267.7 MB 209.9 MB 3717999514216185037
1269952 — English Windows — — —

Branches

1
BranchBuildUpdatedAccess
public 7583254 Oct 22, 2021 Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Buddy Simulator 1984

Launch options

1
ExecutableArgumentsSystemsDescription
Buddy Simulator 1984.exe Windows

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