Poppy Playtime is an episodic survival horror video game series first developed and published in by American indie developer Mob Entertainment. The player controls a retired employee who receives a note inviting them back to the abandoned toy factory after the company's staff mysteriously disappeared. In the game, the player navigates through a first-person perspective and must solve puzzles, such as requiring a gadget named the GrabPack, to progress while avoiding various monsters in the factory.
All chapters after the first are premium downloadable content. The first three chapters of Poppy Playtime garnered positive reviews for their horror, gameplay, story and animation, although they were criticized for their numerous bugs , particularly in the second chapter. The game faced several controversies, mainly due to its aesthetics and character design's similarities to that of children-oriented media resulting in popularity among younger-than-intended demographics.
The announcement of in-game non-fungible token content in December received harsh criticism, resulting in the developers reversing all profits from the tokens to charity. Poppy Playtime Triple Pack , the first physical release of the game containing all three chapters, was released on October 31, Poppy Playtime is a first person survival- horror video game where the player plays as a retired employee of a toy-making company named Playtime Co. The game features multiple puzzles throughout, which the employee must solve in order to progress further, with some requiring a gadget named the GrabPack, a backpack that can be equipped with two extendable hands which can be used to pull and reach objects from a far distance, conduct electricity, and access certain doors.
They also acquire a gas mask to help them navigate areas exposed to the dangerous "Red Smoke". In the year , a former employee of a toy production company called Playtime Co. After watching the tape, the employee complies and returns to the toy factory to do so.
Arriving at the now-abandoned factory, the employee acquires a one-handed GrabPack to access the lobby. There, they encounter Huggy Wuggy, a seemingly giant statue toy on display in the room's center. While trying to unlock another door, the power goes out. Though the employee restores it, they find that the Huggy statue has disappeared. Upon obtaining a second hand for their GrabPack, they use a conveyor belt to reach the factory's "Make-a-Friend" section, where they manufacture a toy to progress further.
