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Amanda the Adventurer

A horror series about a sinister children's show and missing children.

Players control Riley Park, who investigates the show Amanda the Adventurer and the company Hameln Entertainment by solving puzzles and watching VHS tapes.[1] Interacting with Amanda and Wooly during the tapes can change the player's environment and lead to different endings.[1] The game became popular with online streamers, and videos about it received about 1.5 billion views on YouTube.[2]

Quick Facts

Platforms
  • Windows
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch 2
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X/S
Developer
MANGLEDmaw Games
Publisher
DreadXP
Genre
Horror, puzzle
First release date
April 25, 2023
Latest release version
Amanda the Adventurer 3
Latest release date
November 6, 2025

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

It was developed by MANGLEDmaw Games, Arcadim, and SinisterCid.[3] It later came to Nintendo Switch in September 2023 and to PlayStation and Xbox in 2024.[4] At PAX East in early 2023, a demo of the complete game had its first showing.[3] For the full game, the studio decided to recast Amanda's role, selecting a dark-skinned actress to provide the character's voice.[3]

On April 25, 2023, the initial full game launched on Steam, including subtitles in multiple languages.[4]

What the cited sources add

ScreenRant notes that Amanda the Adventurer stands out among children's media horror games for its voice acting, art, and unique endings.[5] Players unlock each ending in a specific order, not through different playthroughs.[5] The second ending, "A Fateful End," shows Wooly screaming as Amanda tries to saw him open with a bone saw.[5] Bleeding Cool reports that in Amanda the Adventurer 2, players explore Kensdale Public Library and can directly influence Amanda's world with their input.[6]

MANGLEDmaw Games describes themselves as the developers of the viral Amanda the Adventurer series.[7] The initial ending, "A Gruesome End," results in the player character being suspended as a hanging slab of meat within the cartoon butcher's shop.[5]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Amanda the Adventurer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: McMullen, "Is Amanda the Adventurer Scary?", The Escapist, 2023-05-05; Holthe, "Every Ending in Amanda the Adventurer (& How to Unlock Them)", ScreenRant, 2023-06-16; Sheehan, "Amanda the Adventurer 2 To Be Released In Two Weeks", Bleeding Cool, 2024-10-09 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Amanda the Adventurer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Viral horror game boasting 1.5 billion views gets surprise sequel", PCGamesN, 2024-05-10; Jenkins, "Hey, Sequel to Horror Classic 'Amanda the Adventurer' Is Coming out Tomorrow", VICE, 2024-10-21 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Amanda the Adventurer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The DreadXP Found Footage Jam", itch.io; "MANGLEDmaw Games", itch.io; "Pilot Episode and Brand New Demo! - Amanda the Adventurer", Itch.io; Korngut, "DreadXP Now Aquire [sic] Horror Games 'Amanda the Adventurer' and '[I] doesn't exist'", Dread Central, 2022-10-27; Wilson, "DreadXP Confirms Found Footage Horror Game 'Amanda the Adventurer' Release Date With New Trailer [Watch]", Bloody Disgusting!, 2023-03-27; "Introducing the new voice of Amanda! - Amanda the Adventurer: Pilot Episode by MANGLEDmaw Games, Arcadim, SinisterCid" (w en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Amanda the Adventurer" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Korngut, "'Amanda the Adventurer': DreadXP Unleashes 90s-Nostalgia Nightmare Onto Windows PC", Dread Central, 2023-04-25; Sheehan, "New Horror Title Amanda The Adventurer Slated For April Release", Bleeding Cool, 2023-03-27; Wilson, "Edutainment Horror Title 'Amanda the Adventurer' Comes to PlayStation, Xbox on October 10 [Trailer]", Bloody Disgusting!, 2024-10-04; Wilson, "Edutainment Horror Game 'Amanda the Adventurer' Heads to the Nintendo Switch September 19th", Bloody Disgusting!, 2023-09-12 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Holthe, "Every Ending in Amanda the Adventurer (& How to Unlock Them)", ScreenRant, 2023-06-16. facts only, no text reused. screenrant.com
  6. Sheehan, "Amanda the Adventurer 2 To Be Released In Two Weeks", Bleeding Cool, 2024-10-09. facts only, no text reused. bleedingcool.com
  7. "MANGLEDmaw Games", itch.io. facts only, no text reused. mangledmaw.itch.io

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Amanda the Adventurer (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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