<s>
Dropsy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
US-based	O
indie	O
developer	O
Tendershoot	B-Application
(	O
pseudonym	O
of	O
Jay	B-Application
Tholen	I-Application
)	O
and	O
indie	B-General_Concept
development	I-General_Concept
studio	I-General_Concept
A	B-Application
Jolly	I-Application
Corpse	I-Application
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Dropsy	B-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
29	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropsy	B-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
centered	O
on	O
a	O
clown	O
named	O
Dropsy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Dropsy	B-Application
while	O
exploring	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
environment	O
,	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
,	O
and	O
talk	O
to	O
non-player	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Dropsy	B-Application
becomes	O
an	O
outcast	O
after	O
a	O
fire	O
at	O
his	O
family	O
's	O
circus	O
and	O
must	O
work	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
truth	O
behind	O
it	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
clear	O
his	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dropsy	B-Application
began	O
on	O
the	O
Something	O
Awful	O
forums	O
in	O
2008	O
as	O
a	O
choose-your-own	O
adventure	O
game	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Jay	B-Application
Tholen	I-Application
about	O
a	O
clown	O
named	O
Dropsy	B-Application
;	O
forum	O
commentators	O
would	O
suggest	O
what	O
the	O
character	O
would	O
do	O
and	O
the	O
choices	O
would	O
be	O
illustrated	O
and	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tholen	O
cites	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
EarthBound	B-Application
,	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Neverhood	I-Application
as	O
inspirations	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Tholen	O
released	O
a	O
short	O
horror-themed	O
side	O
game	O
titled	O
Dropsy	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Black	O
Lodge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
indie	O
studio	O
A	B-Application
Jolly	I-Application
Corpse	I-Application
joined	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
year	O
later	O
on	O
September	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
