The Happy Dismal Town

The Happy Dismal Town

Strange Box Tales · July 26, 2023 · Adventure, Action, Action-Adventure, Choose Your Own Adventure, 2D Platformer

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5 user reviews80% · 5
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lowest tracked $0.59
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The Happy Dismal Town price by region

The Happy Dismal Town costs £6.69 in the United Kingdom, €7.79 in Europe (EUR), $7.99 in the United States, $7.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$10.49 in Canada, A$11.79 in Australia, NZ$11.79 in New Zealand, R$26.49 in Brazil and zł36.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest The Happy Dismal Town offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £6.69 £6.69 — 1
Europe (EUR) €7.79 €7.79 — 1
United Statesyour region $7.99 $7.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $7.99 $7.99 — 1
Canada CA$10.49 CA$10.49 — 1
Australia A$11.79 A$11.79 — 1
New Zealand NZ$11.79 NZ$11.79 — 1
Brazil R$26.49 R$26.49 — 1
Poland zł36.99 zł36.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

About The Happy Dismal Town

✦ AI summary

Hunt your missing mentor through a noir city filled with murders and dark secrets by solving cases, gathering evidence with UV scanners, and upgrading your detective with cybernetic implants. This detective adventure blends exploration, gunplay, and platforming as you piece together the truth behind the city's horrifying mystery.

Type of game :
Detective adventure with plateforme and shooter elements.

Story :
You arrive in a weird city looking for your detective mentor. Follow the investigation, complete the "Wanted Notice" quests or the side quests to make money , evolve the character and advance the investigation, solve the murders and uncover the horrible secret and the agonizing fate of the city.Game mechanics :
-Be free to explore the open city and find side missions and visit the stores (4 streets + alleys)
-Kill or handcuff criminals
-Look for evidence with your UV lamp and collect it with the scanner magnifier

-Eat, drink coffee and alcohol for your hunger and fatigue.
-Move quickly by car
-Buy cybernetic implants to develop your character

-Buy weapon and ammo
-Buy outfits to customize the character
-Defend yourself with your weapons against the many horrors of the city

Private investigator's office features :
-A PC to save your game
-A dressing to change outfit
-A bed to sleep and pass the time
-A jukebox to change the default town music

IMPORTANT TIPS :
- Read description of tools.
- Click on "suggestion" in mission to have advices. This always allows you to know where to go and what to do if you are lost!

Credits :
Dev : StrangeBoxTales
NOIR Music : Rob Cavallo robcavallomusic.com
Sound and other musics : sound-fishing.net

The Happy Dismal Town — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Sep 27, 2023
ENG: Simply incredible, I loved every second of it, the story, the theme, the freedom to move around the small city, its funny moments, countless objects and small mechanics that make it a super complete game. Among all that package there are also some bugs but I liked it so much that didn't bother me. Recently they announced a free DLC that serves as a sequel. I highly recommend it. ESP: Simplemente increíble, me encanto cada segundo del juego, la historia, la temática, la libertad para moverse por la pequeña ciudad, sus momentos graciosos, incontables objetos y pequeñas mecánicas que lo hacen un juego super completo. Dentro de todo ese paquete también vienen algunos bugs pero me gusto tanto que no me importaron. Hace poco anunciaron que sacaran un DLC gratuito que sirve de secuela. Lo recomiendo muchísimo.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 21, 2023
Pretty good game once you get around the control and interface
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 23, 2026
I gave this a few minutes after picking it up for a dollar. Not fun.

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