Cyanide & Happiness: Freakpocalyse marches toward its Switch and PC release date next month

A 10% discount that will be offered the first week is not much, but it's still better than a poke in the eye.

Serenity Forge revealed today that the Cyanide & Happiness point-and-click adventure game is still coming and, as it so happens, will actually release on Nintendo Switch and Steam on March 11, 2021. It will retail for $19.99, but you can save 10% if you take the financial plunge during its first week of availability.

Cyanide & Happiness: Freakpocalyse is the first in a "tragilogy," according to the press release, which is a completely bogus word that refers to a trilogy of tragedy. Expect dark comedy, drama, and weirdness of the sort that populates the comics and other such media that built the Cyanide & Happiness license we know and love.

In the game, you play Cooper "Coop" McCarthy, a young lad who currently is attending high school and trying his best to survive it. Remember how difficult those years could be? Remember how it felt, struggling to find a prom date and avoiding homicidal bullies and doing everything in your power to avoid triggering an apocalyptic event? Well, that's the sort of stuff the game is about.

Here is a list of key features, straight from today's helpful press release:

• All the fun of a Cyanide & Happiness animated short, all packed into a video game!


• Fully voiced dialogue featuring special guest voice actors including Arin Hanson (Game Grumps), Jessica Calvello, YMS Adum, Rice Pirate Mick, and more.


• The first-ever chance to interact with fan favorites from the Cyanide & Happiness universe, including Ted Bear, Shark Dad, Señor Cleanfist, and more.


• The first installment in the Freakpocalypse “tragilogy” - a trilogy of games telling the complete tragic & chaotic story.


• An incredibly interactive world with more than 100 bizarre characters and countless objects to look at, touch, and talk to, along with unlockable costumes to find and wear.


• No need to know the back story— Freakpocalyse gives long-time fans a lot to look forward to, but is also the perfect introduction for anyone new to the franchise.


• Cinematic cutscenes and a completely original soundtrack.

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Staff article by Jason Venter (February 25, 2021) Jason Venter has been playing games for 30 years, since discovering the Apple IIe version of Mario Bros. in his elementary school days. Now he writes about them, here at HonestGamers and also at other sites that agree to pay him for his words.