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Home > Antistress > Kick The Buddy: Forever
It gives you a smiling ragdoll in a box and says: go ahead, do whatever you like.
Developer: IYIGAMES
Antistress
Action
Boys
Hot
- 4.3
- Score
Buddy doesn't scream. He doesn't fight back. He doesn't bleed or plead or even remember what you did to him five minutes ago. That's what makes Kick The Buddy: Forever so disturbingly effective. It gives you a smiling ragdoll in a box and says: go ahead, do whatever you like. Hit him. Freeze him. Dress him up. Blow him up. Again. And again. The premise is simple, but what it unlocks is... complicated. At first, it feels like a joke - slapstick humor in digital form. But play long enough, and the laughter starts to fray around the edges. You realize you're not just experimenting with silly weapons. You're reenacting some deep, hardwired craving to break something - with no cost attached. What's most unsettling is how cheerful everything is. The graphics are polished, bright, bouncy. The weapons? Hilariously over-the-top: banana bazookas, lightning fists, nukes wrapped in gift bows. The interface rewards you for chaos - earn coins, unlock gear, upgrade your arsenal of absurdity. But at its core, the loop is surprisingly tight: choose a tool, inflict mayhem, collect points, repeat. There are no consequences. Buddy resets like a toy - always chipper, always ready. It's funny... until you start asking why it feels good. Is it stress relief? A power fantasy? Or are we just bored enough to need something that doesn't talk back while we unload every ounce of repressed frustration we didn't even know we were carrying? Yet here's the twist: Kick The Buddy: Forever never pretends to be more than it is. It doesn't moralize or explain itself. It just gives you a box, a doll, and total control. And in a world where control is often an illusion - where news, jobs, and inboxes pile up without end - maybe that's the appeal. For a few absurd minutes, you get to push back. The game doesn't solve anything. It doesn't ask you to grow or win. It just lets you destroy something harmless with a grin on your face. And sometimes, that's enough. Or at least, it feels like it is... until the next time life squeezes you too tight, and you come back for another round with Buddy.
