Buddy Simulator 1984 (2021) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Buddy Simulator 1984

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…

80 18 February 2021

What Buddy Simulator 1984 is

Buddy Simulator 1984 is an adventure game developed by Not a Sailor Studios and released in 2021. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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!

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are horror and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Buddy Simulator 1984 holds a critic score of 80 out of 100. That places it above 64% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 6 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Buddy Simulator 1984 launched on 18 February 2021, within three weeks of Little Nightmares II, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Loop Hero and The Medium. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Little Nightmares II, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, Loop Hero, The Medium.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Buddy Simulator 1984 — frequently asked questions

When did Buddy Simulator 1984 come out?

Buddy Simulator 1984 was released on 18 February 2021 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).