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Posted: A year ago, last updated 5 months ago.

Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.

OverviewOverview

Poppy Playtime is a horror puzzle adventure game where you are pursued by vengeful toys in an abandoned factory. Amidst the disturbing music and jump scares you hack electrical circuits and collect useful items. Along with the unusual horror setting, your two extendable arms create novel interactions and extend the horrific clown aesthetic. The level of horror and violence varies significantly for each of the separately downloadable chapters.

You used to work at the toy factory and return a decode later after the staff seemingly disappeared. Play involves exploring each area and using your extendable hands to find clues, make electrical connections and solve the mystery. As you do this though, you are hunted by Huggy Wuggy, Cat-Bee, Mommy Long Legs and Poppy Playtime toys.

There is controversy around the game similar to the Momo Challenge moral panic. Because of the popularity of the game TikTok and YouTube creators have made scary fan videos about the Huggy Wuggy with lyrics that include "hug until your last breath together" and "sink my teeth in and you're consumed". This was misconstrued as being an encouragement to harmful actions in the game and led to warnings from head teachers and Police. While the game content is edgy, it's rated suitable for 12-13 year olds and doesn't include any encouragements for self harm.

The game is released in chapters, each of which have different levels of violence and often vary in age rating:
  • Poppy Playtime Chapter 1 (2021)
  • Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 (2022)

It's a game about the thrill of dread. Drawing on games like Five Nights at Freddies and films like Child’s Play, it creates terrifying monsters from innocent playthings. Huggy Wuggy, for instance starts looking like a 10 foot tall cuddly toy but soon reveals its sharp teeth. The challenge is solving the obscure puzzles, often with the help of the wider player community.

DetailsGame Details

Release Date: 12/10/2021, updated in 2022

Price: Free

Platforms: Android, PC and iOS

Content Rating: PEGI 16

Players: 1

Genres: Adventure (Puzzle, Stealth and Traversal)

Components: 3D Third-Person

Developer: Mob Games Studios (@MobGamesStudios)

 

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DurationDuration

Play Time: This game will take between 1 hour and 2 hours to complete. Each chapter last an hour or two, depending on how determined you are to find everything.
 

Play StylePlay Style

This is a single-player game.

 
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Age RatingsAge Ratings

Content Rating

Poppy Playtime Chapter 2 is rated PEGI 16 for Strong Violence.

Poppy Playtime Chapter 1 is rated PEGI 12 because it features moderate horror and violence. This game features a sense of threat and dread throughout as the player’s character explores an abandoned factory. In one intense sequence, the player’s character is pursued by a monster, including through a series of dark air vents. In another sequence, a heavy box is dropped onto a fantasy character, causing it to fall from a height. Blood appears on some pipes that the character strikes as it falls.

Rated for younger players in the US. Rated ESRB TEEN for Violence, Blood.
Rated 12+ on Apple App Store for Infrequent/Mild Mature/Suggestive Themes, Mild Realistic Violence, Intense Horror/Fear Themes, Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Profanity or Crude Humor.

Chapter 1: There's no gore but there are some splatters of blood on factory walls. As highlighted by official ratings, the horror nature of the game makes it likely to upset younger players.

Chapter 2: There's a scene where a character is pulled into a meat grinder and then explodes with a splash of blood.

Parents should also note that copy-cat games are available on Roblox, such as Poppy Playtime Morphs. Because these are user generated experiences they fall outside any rating criteria.

CostsCosts

Poppy Playtime

Steam Store PC Free
This game is free to play, but there are other costs associated with this game:
  • In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
 
You can purchase chapters for the game individually:
  • Chapter 1: A Tight Squeeze
  • Chapter 2: Fly in a Web 
 
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
 

AccessibilityAccessibility


We haven't documented accessibility features for this game yet. Our Poppy Playtime Accessibility Report details system-wide settings that may help, and suggests similar games with accessibility features. Tweet the developer (@MobGamesStudios) to let them know about our Accessibility Questionnaire.

Diversity and InclusionDiversity and Inclusion

We haven't documented diversity and inclusion information for this game yet.

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