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Here's a horrifying game about clown hugs

Dropsy looks terrifying and I don't care what anyone else thinks.

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Publisher Devolver Digital describes Dropsy as "a point and click hugventure", which chronicles the eponymous clown's "journey of self-discovery through a story that harnesses powerful themes of love and kindness".

In the wake up a circus fire that shatters his life, Dropsy finds himself without allies and coping with a seriously-ill father. His story involves helping others, hugging strangers and talking to animals. It's all experienced via non-linear series of adventures.

That all sounds pretty nice, right? But just you watch this trailer.

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You can't tell me this game isn't going to be traumatising as heck, even for those of us who made it through to adulthood without a permanent horror of clowns.

Dropsy arrives on September 10 for Linux, Mac, PC and mobile devices.

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