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The Helper

The Helper is a fast-moving, energetic, fun and madness-packed 2D video game that allows you to play as “The Helper” (hence the name, duh!), a lad that helps The Professor by gathering Gravity Crystals for his…

31 January 2023

The Helper is an adventure developed by Scout Game Studios, released 31 January 2023 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Helper is

The Helper is an adventure game developed by Scout Game Studios and released in 2023. It is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Helper is a fast-moving, energetic, fun and madness-packed 2D video game that allows you to play as “The Helper” (hence the name, duh!), a lad that helps The Professor by gathering Gravity Crystals for his secret experiment.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Helper launched on 31 January 2023, within three weeks of Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Dead Space and Metroid Prime Remastered. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Hogwarts Legacy, Atomic Heart, Dead Space, Metroid Prime Remastered.

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When did The Helper come out?
The Helper was released on 31 January 2023 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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