Friendsim 2

Friendsim 2 is an unofficial sequel to Hiveswap: Friendsim and Pesterquest. Set after Pesterquest, it follows MSPA Reader on a return to Alternia to rescue their friends. A trip meant to tie up loose ends becomes a struggle against the Alternian Empire, destiny and the narrative itself.

The story spans a prologue and 14 volumes, with over 200,000 words of dialogue and more than 20 hours of gameplay. Your choices carry across the game and lead to a variety of endings.

Story and characters

Every character has a new sprite, including characters with new designs by some of the original artists for Hiveswap, Friendsim and Pesterquest. The game also features hand-drawn backgrounds in 1080p and fully voice-acted dialogue performed by a cast of fandom, emerging and professional voice actors.

An interactive Chittr interface updates throughout the game, adding to the narrative and offering a look into the characters’ inner lives. The original soundtrack includes over 40 tracks by composers who have worked on Homestuck, Hiveswap, Friendsim, Pesterquest, Vast Error, Snowbound Blood, Act 8, Befriendus and DistantQuest, among other projects.

Gameplay

Alongside visual-novel scenes, you explore from a top-down view, take part in trial sequences styled after Ace Attorney, play Hiveswap-style point-and-click adventures and tackle a range of mini-games. The game also includes mechanics that expand on the Friendsim format.

Accessibility options

Options let you disable text quirks, adjust the difficulty of action sequences, change volume mixing for live-reading and skip through dialogue. You can also view the full content warnings for each route from the menu.