Howdy, Jacob!

Its basically just a hidden object game but its framed inside this surreal propagandist puppet show. It was a weird game but overall I enjoyed it. Pros - Puppetry is good - Funny dialog - The CORE hidden object game-play works fine. Simple but engaging. Cons - Extremely short - No vsync.

I wanted to enjoy this game- really. I'm a sucker for quirkiness and dont mind hidden object games. And I liked the concept- Sesame Street but if it were totalitarian propaganda. But most of the characters just did not make any sort of impact whatsoever with me. They felt badly written. The one guy always says "What a time to be alive", there was Statler and Waldorf but if they had dementia, an alcoholic captain... every one else didn't really stick out to me. I thought there was going to be a twist at the end but it just kind of fell flat. Not for me personally but maybe somebody else would like it at this sale price

This is one where it's pretty difficult to give a real recommendation, and I wish Steam had a Neutral button. The gameplay explanation is pretty simple: it's an hour long Hidden Object game with some very colorful vaguely surreal scenes. On that front, it's fine, a bit short, but fine. On the "What actually makes this game interesting" front, there's this overarching lore involving this TV show you're allegedly shooting which is implied to be some kind of totalitarian state Muppets. There's a lot of lore both in the scenes and between the scenes regarding whats going on, but honestly a lot of the FMV acting felt, I dunno, lacking confidence? I remember doing a video production class in high school where we'd do skits, and we'd all be kind of vaguely embarrassed at being silly, and when you watched the video you could tell we weren't like, fully bought it with our acting. It reminds me of that, where even the developers of the game weren't fully bought into the concept, and a lot of the lore is just kind of ends up being "this whole concept sure is unusual right guys haha". I think on average, I don't regret playing the game, the whole experience in general just felt off, and not exactly right. Based on the art, maybe that's what they were going for anyways.

Absolutely hilarious so far gonna play more of it but i am definitely gonna give this so far a 8/10

It's a great indie game, I enjoyed the game every minute and the videos are funny. Highly recommended game. 1 thing tho, [spoiler] need more broccoli [spoiler]

Great Game if you have to kill an hour.

i liked the puppets

I played Howdy, Jacob! and then immediately had my friend play it too because I was so impressed. I recommend this game because of the story and that the game itself is just well put together. The puppets are so cool! I really enjoyed the cut-scenes and the roles that the different characters play considering the state of the world in the game. I think that a lot of people are missing out by not having Howdy, Jacob! in their steam library. Give it a try!

A gem and a very unique game. There's a story that plays out through the levels. And that story, while shared with colorful puppets and awesome backdrops, discusses government and relevancy as we age. I completed every level and bonus stage. I would definitely recommend this game to anyone looking for something new, non-challenging, and quirky.

I played thru in about an hour and a half. That is counting chatting bathrooms breaks etc. The Artwork is superb. It was so wonderful having the full motion cutscenes to bring you into the level and then to explore the art not only to find the items needed, but to delve alil more into this Dystopian world we find ourselves in. I truly hope to see more bc Ill buy it.