History VideoGame / Dropsy

''Dropsy'' is a {{Point And Click| Game}} AdventureGame developed by Creator/JayTholen and Creator/AJollyCorpse and published by Devolver Digital in 2015. In the game, players explore the surreal world as Dropsy, a [[TheGrotesque terrifying-looking]] but [[NonIronicClown lovable clown]], who just wants to hug everyone and make them happy. Unfortunately, everyone he meets holds him accountable for the deadly circus fire that happened before the start of the game, and rejects him and his warm damp hugs. Dropsy has to [[ClearMyName clear his name]] and uncovers secrets about his past on the way.

->''Dropsy is that clown,\\
That folks around town,\\
Are wrong about,\\
And he cares for them all anyway,\\
With his signature smile,\\
And warm, damp loving embrace''

* AmbiguousDisorder: It's not clear what, exactly, is up with Dropsy, but he comes across as possessing some kind of autism. [[spoiler:Though it might have something to do with his extra-terrestrial origins.]]

* FakeOutOpening: The game starts out a lot more nightmareish than it ends up being.

* NightmareDreams: The fire that burned down his circus left him with some serious trauma.

* AllLovingHero: Dropsy himself. There's a dedicated hug button for a reason: no matter how strange, weird, or intimidating someone is, Dropsy wants nothing more than to be their friend and make them happy.

* AllLovingHero: Dropsy himself. There's a dedicated hug button for a reason: no matter how strange, weird, intimidating, or just plain someone is, Dropsy wants nothing more than to be their friend and make them happy.

* MonsterClown: Subverted. After being falsely blamed for burning down his circus, Dropsy is seen as this. He really isn't and is actually a NonIronicClown through and through.

* SetPiecePuzzle: Many, many of them.

* UglyCute: Dropsy can be seen as this.
* UncannyValley: Dropsy's weirdly-shaped body, floppy arms and [[UncannyValleyMakeup clown paint]] put him right in the Valley for many players.

* TheWoobie: Poor Dropsy... when he hangs his head in frustration, you just wanna give him a big hug.

* CrapsackWorld: Not only is Dropsy universally hated, but nearly all characters seem unhappy in one way or another. Dropsy tries to help them solve their problems.

* WideOpenSandbox: The game has elements of this, as Dropsy have the ability to explore pretty much the entire map and solve most puzzles in any order the player wish right from the beginning of the game, though there are a few puzzles and areas that first open up as the plot progresses. Jay Tholen has cited ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' as his main inspiration for these gameplay elements.

* SpeakingSimlish: Everyone speaks like as you are supposed to work out what they are saying from their {{Rebus Bubble}}s.

* WideOpenSandbox: The game has elements of this, as Dropsy have the ability to explore pretty much the entire map and solve most puzzles in any order the player wish right from the beginning of the game, though there is a few puzzles and areas that first open up as the plot progresses. Jay Tholen has cited ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' as his main inspiration for these gameplay elements.

* TheWoobie: Poor Dropsy... when he hangs his head in frustration, you just wanna give him a big hug.

* WideOpenSandbox: The game has elements of this, as Dropsy have the ability to explore the entire map and solve most puzzles in any order the player wish right from the beginning of the game, though there is a few puzzles that first appears as the plot progresses. Jay Tholen has cited ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' as his main inspiration for these gameplay elements.

* WideOpenSandbox: The game has elements of this, as you have the ability to explore the entire map and solve most puzzles in any order you wish, though there is a few puzzles that first appears the plot progresses. Jay Tholen has cited ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' as his main inspiration for these gameplay elements.

''Dropsy'' is a ''PointAndClickGame'' developed by Creator/JayTholen and Creator/AJollyCorpse and published by Devolver Digital in 2015. In the game, players explore the surreal world as Dropsy, a [[TheGrotesque terrifying-looking]] but [[NonIronicClown lovable clown]], who just wants to hug everyone and make them happy. Unfortunately, everyone he meets holds him accountable for the deadly circus fire that happened before the start of the game, and rejects him and his warm damp hugs. Dropsy has to [[ClearMyName clear his name]] and uncovers secrets about his past on the way.

* AmbiguousDisorder: It's not clear what, exactly, is up with Dropsy, but he comes across as possessing some kind of autism.

* MonsterClown: Subverted. After being falsely blamed for burning down his circus, Dropsy is seen as this. He really isn't.

* UncannyValley: Dropsy's weirdly-shaped body, floppy arms and [[UncannyValleyMakeup clown paint]] put him right in the Valley for many players.

* CreepyGood: Dropsy's unsettling appearance and awkward demeanor make him no friends, but his kindness and good deeds certainly do.

* Adorkable: Dropsy's cute in a weird way.

''Dropsy'' is an AdventureGame by Jay Thalen, successfully Kickstarted in 2013 and released in 2015. Dropsy is a [[TheGrotesque terrifying-looking]] but [[NonIronicClown lovable clown]], falsely blamed for his circus burning down five years ago. His singular desire to help people slowly draws him into a grand misadventure to clear his name.

* MonsterClown: After being falsely blamed for burning down his circus, Dropsy is seen as this. He really isn't.

* RebusBubble: The game has very little legible text and no coherent voice acting -- everything is communicated this way. It can make things a bit hard to decipher at first, but then, it fits Dropsy's difficulties interacting with the world.

* GeniusDitz: An AdventureGame protagonist will, by definition, be solving a lot of puzzles and noticing a lot of overlooked things. Dropsy is no exception, managing to solve many townspeople's problems by just listening, being observant, thinking outside the box, and just caring.