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Meet Samuel, he’s handsome, wealthy and most importantly – dead. A deal with Death gives Samuel one last chance to live again if he can survive a whole day doing everything manually.

Manual Samuel - Anniversary Edition is a dark humor, singleplayer and adventure game developed by Perfectly Paranormal and published by Curve Games.
Released on October 14th 2016 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Norwegian, Russian, Turkish and Japanese.

It has received 3,291 reviews of which 2,733 were positive and 558 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows /7/8/8.1/10 both x86 and x64
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5500 or equivalent
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
MacOS
  • OS: OSX 10.10 Yosemite or above
  • Processor: 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 or equivalent
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: GeForce 9400M or equivalent
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
Linux
  • OS: Ubuntu Linux 16.04
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 @3.20 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Storage: 500 MB available space

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March 2025
Manual Samuel is a unique comedy game that turns the simplest human actions into a real challenge. You take control of Samuel, who, after striking a deal with Death, has to relearn how to breathe, blink, walk, and even stay balanced. The game’s mechanics are both unusual and hilarious: every step requires effort, and one wrong move can turn into complete chaos. It doesn’t hold your hand, but that’s exactly what makes it so entertaining. Manual Samuel isn’t just funny; it’s a reminder of how difficult even the simplest movements can be. And the best way to enjoy this experience is to play it split-screen with a sibling or a friend. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for something truly original and who isn’t afraid to laugh at their own clumsiness.
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March 2025
100% Achievement Review: A quick review based on my experience completing all the (available) achievements. Title: Manual Samuel Summary: Funny keyboard game Personal notes: A funny short story based on controlling Samuel manually, reminds me of Octodad but 2D with some dark humour. I had a decent time with this game although the time trials were quite frustrating. Time it took to complete: 4hrs Most difficult achievement(s): - HOLY FECES! (Unlock all the Achievements in Manual Samuel) - Golden Furniture (Get gold on every time trial) Difficulty rating: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆ 4/10 Overall rating: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆ 5/10
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Dec. 2024
This is a very big "Yes but..". If you enjoy the humor the story can be very enjoyable. The game play is interesting yet simple, however in my opinion is best played on a controller. There is also a known glitch for the final boss fight were certain keyboards simply can't beat it so +1 for controller. All of that being said, the game is painfully short. I usually have a standard for $1 for one hour of game play, I beat the game in less than an hour. Now, did I get $10 of enjoyment out of it? Yes, but the short length is something to consider. On sale it is definitely worth it TL;DR Games humor, story and characters good, game very short, Buy on sale, play with controller. I love ass.
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Nov. 2024
This is one of the funniest game I have ever played lol Sometimes when you are struggling, the narrator makes funny comments that makes you laugh
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Oct. 2024
probably one of the best games i have played so far, its super funny, original jokes and the mechanic might seem annoying but it isnt that bad, you literally get used to it, you can beat the game in less than 2 hours probably but i messed around a bit and played the time games, its definitely worth it and the comics are funny overall 9.8/10 wish they made more story with this mechanic
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Manual Samuel - Anniversary Edition
8.0
2,733
558
Online players
0
Developer
Perfectly Paranormal
Publisher
Curve Games
Release 14 Oct 2016
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