Funny, silly humor and narrator
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Hands down the funniest game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 3.1 h played ↗
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 85%Very Positive · 85%Perfectly Paranormal2016Walking Simulator · Adventure · Casual
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
The verdict
A short, silly QWOP/Octodad-style comedy where you manually walk, blink and breathe. Great on sale and in co-op; skip it if you hate fiddly controls or a frustrating final boss.
Great for
Players who want a short, goofy co-op comedy with a controller and enjoy Octodad or QWOP-style chaos
Main risk
Controls turn from funny to frustrating, and the final boss can be buggy or broken on keyboards
What players love
Unique manual-control concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Having to manually control everything—from blinking and breathing to walking—is a brilliant concept that keeps you laughing the entire time.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Charming art style and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“I also really dig the visual art style of Manual Samuel. It's a sort of cartoon aesthetic.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Short and doesn't overstay its welcome
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Cute gimmicky game that doesn't overstay its welcome.”
Steam review · 2.1 h played ↗
Hilarious co-op with a friend
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“this game shines in coop”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Great on sale, cheap fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“At $2.99 on sale it's a recommend!”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frustrating, clunky controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“The problem is that [i]actually[/i] having to do that for the entire game isn't fun. It's an awful experience.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Humor and writing fall flat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The script is not as funny as it thinks it is, which is rather grating as it throws unfunny jokes at you at a machine gun rate.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Final boss is bugged or miserable
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“in the battle with the final boss one of the essential buttons to complete the game doesn't work because the geniuses of these developers thought it was a good thing to invent a move that required pressing THREE buttons simultaneously”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Gets repetitive and boring fast
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Real funny for an hour, but then loses all momentum.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Keyboard hardware limits and input issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“literally impossible to complete the last level with most keyboards.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Too short and overpriced; new achievements annoy
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Now there's more added achievements and that's no fun. I don't want to play this again.”
Steam review · 9.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support500 MB
Minimum
OSWindows /7/8/8.1/10 both x86 and x64
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9300 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 5500 or equivalent
Storage500 MB available space
OSWindows /7/8/8.1/10 both x86 and x64
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9300 or equivalent
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics 5500 or equivalent
Storage500 MB available space
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