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Your Friend, Sam

Your Friend, Sam is an adventure/puzzle game where you play as the old friend to a boy who went missing one decade ago. Collect clues, solve puzzles, and defend the forest from corruption to build the story and figure out what happened to Sam in this mystical, discovery based world.

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Developer
Carter Puckett, Sammy Silins, Ella Smith, Holly Keyser, Parks Roper, Aidan Spoerndle, Sarah Allan Straight
Publisher
Angry Sea Studios
Release
April 29, 2026
95 days ago
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Positive16 reviews87.5%

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About the Game

What happened to Sam? That is the question that you must answer in this fantasy exploration game as you navigate Ridgemont Forest in search of anything that can tell you what happened to your long-lost friend. 

You lived in Ridgemont decades ago, and when a mysterious letter from your best friend who went missing appears at your doorstep it is your job to connect the dots and figure out where he went.

Solve puzzles by collecting clues and defend against the corrupted creatures of the forest on your quest to figure out what happened to Sam all those years ago.

  • Collect clues to connect the pieces of the story of where Sam went

  • Solve puzzles to progress with each puzzle bringing you one step closer to an answer

  • Battle corruption wherever it may appear and free the spirits of the forest

  • Find out what happened to: Your Friend, Sam

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