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Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
Developer Humongous Entertainment
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is an adventure video game developed by Humongous Entertainment and published in 1993 for 3DO, MS-DOS, and Classic Mac OS. A Windows version followed in 1995. Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is the second game by Humongous Entertainment, following Putt-Putt Joins the Parade. It is the only Fatty Bear adventure, although the character was also used in the minigame compilations Fatty… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
216 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Sep 25, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
92
LovedLoved
167 positive · 14 negative
95% range 87–95%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 167 | 14 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
210 of 225 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
92% recommend · 169 yes, 14 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 183 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (239 of 255 positive).
Players find the game nostalgic and charming, especially for those who played it as children. [1][2][3] Some reviewers criticize the game as boring and mundane compared to other Humongous titles. [4][5] Many posts are humorous or exaggerated, praising the game in a joking manner. [6][7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [4]
About half of this game is making a cake and almost all of the ingredients are just in kitchen cabinets or the fridge. Games should take you on an adventure. Putt Putt goes to the moon, joins the circus, and saves the zoo. This game is just really mundane compared to other Humongous games and the small cast of insufferably polite characters is the worst. Stick to the other Humongous games that have at least a little …
- [1]
A nice game for children, but it made me laugh a bit at its silliness. It makes us remember how nice it is to have the purity of a child. Recommended, and it would be nice to see this game dubbed into other languages, so more children could enjoy it!
- [2]
One of my favorite games from my childhood! Very short and easy, but a delight for when you're stoned at home and want a nostalgia trip.
- [3]
This game was my childhood :') I've been waiting so long for it to make a come back!! :D Humongous Entertainment was the bomb! <3
- [6]
This game made me realize that locking a dog in a box for hours is ok, That leaving a unattended lit candle display on a cake in a kids bedroom is fine, That if decorations appear in your room overnight when everyone is asleep nothing is wrong, And how much of a ♥♥♥♥ that dog is. 10/10
Summarised from 34 of the 220 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 13, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
92% of the 183 Steam reviewers we collected recommend Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise. The complaint that keeps coming up: very short and easy, lacking depth. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the 3DO version a 7.2 out of 10, saying that it is similar to the Putt-Putt games, but that, given the choice between the two games, gamers should get one of the Putt-Putt games instead. Computer Gaming World approved of the "delightful" PC version's interactivity and lack of need to complete the game, describing it as "a wonderful introduction to the computer for beginning users and a delightful game for more experienced youngsters".
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 216 · most liked firstsave me Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise (MS-DOS SoundBlaster Pro Soundtrack) save me
neutral · AI labelView post →This game made me realize that locking a dog in a box for hours is ok, That leaving a unattended lit candle display on a cake in a kids bedroom is fine, That if decorations appear in your room overnight when everyone is asleep nothing is wrong, And how much of a ♥♥♥♥ that dog is. 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A nice game for children, but it made me laugh a bit at its silliness. It makes us remember how nice it is to have the purity of a child. Recommended, and it would be nice to see this game dubbed into other languages, so more children could enjoy it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Am I an adult? Yes I am. Am I still playing this for my own giggles? Yes, I am. Absolutely. Without a lick of shame. Some kids' games lose their charms as you get older. This isn't one of them. Somehow, despite its simplicity, the game is still fun (and nostalgic). But then again, I'd say that for most of Humonguous' games. I fully intend on sharing them with my own kids one day, but y'know, also playing them when my kids are asleep. Yep. Fatty Bear rocks.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →About half of this game is making a cake and almost all of the ingredients are just in kitchen cabinets or the fridge. Games should take you on an adventure. Putt Putt goes to the moon, joins the circus, and saves the zoo. This game is just really mundane compared to other Humongous games and the small cast of insufferably polite characters is the worst. Stick to the other Humongous games that have at least a little personality and excitement to them.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this game some. It was fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games from my childhood! Very short and easy, but a delight for when you're stoned at home and want a nostalgia trip.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game. Can't put it down. Always surprised by the Birthday surprise. Baldurs Gate 3 is a pale shell compared to this juggernaut of a game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is a great game
positive · AI labelView post →On this episode of The 3DO Experience, we are joined by @monotonegent.fineti.me from @fineti.me to discuss the 1993 adventure game Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise by Humongous Entertainment! superpodnetwork.com/podcast/the-...
neutral · AI labelView post →Waiting for a sweet treat to get delivered so what better way to spend time on my actual birthday than to play Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise on stream? V short stream! #twitch | #live | #humongousentertainment twitch.tv/kiwisnstars
neutral · AI labelView post →Fatty bear also helped out at Diddys party i heard. Good Guy.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I tried to leave a negative review but Fatty broke down my door and started shoving birthday cake down my throat. He won't stop when will this nightmare end 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game brought meaning back to my miserable life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4.7.2020. Game #138 So, about a year ago, there was this humble bundle that had about 20 of these old nineties kid friendly point-and-click games. I figured that my daughter might enjoy these one day so I snagged the entire bundle. I guess I’ll have to wait and see if she will like then when she grows up a little bit more so until then, consider this a “Parent’s review”. In the early nineties, there was a slew of kiddie point-and-click adventure games Holy cow, this game is almost…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I replaced my college funds with this.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can safely say this is the BEST game of our lifetimes. it could use more end game content though
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing this 31-year-old kids' game, I am reminded that, not only does the soundtrack bang, but also, I now believe that Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise is behind a nightmare I had when I was 4 or 5 years old, which I still remember because it scared the ♥♥♥♥ out of me. In the dream - like in Fatty Bear - an anthropomorphic bear character was walking around a house, but unlike Fatty Bear, this dream-bear tripped and his ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ foot came off, which, of course, was terrifying to me at 4/5 years…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fatty Bear has my family held hostage. I have to play this game for another 37 years before they're released
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fatty bear had sexual intercourse with my wife, took custody of my children and won't return them unless I post a positive review of Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise. Send help.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game, possibly even addictive.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Don't even THINK about calling yourself a gamer unless you've played Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise. This game is the pinnacle of humanity.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My life has been changed. Have you ever read a book? Because I haven't until Fatty Bear, may I call you Sir Bear, changed my life. I have since moved on to more primitive literature like Shakespeare and The Bible, both of which I believe drew inspiration for Sir Bear and his perils. I really enjoyed the part where Fatty Bear tackled with his inner demons to overcome his dark thoughts, and expressed these thoughts in the form of a cake. Thank you fatty bear, you shall be written into my eulogy…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey everyone. Gonna be putting on the nostalgia goggles as I play a classic point and click game from my youth: Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise. It's not a long game, so I will probably play something after, but I definitely want to share this with you guys! See you then! #ENVTuber #VTuber #Vsky
neutral · AI labelView post →We need more games where everything you click on does something. I just wish I could save Mr Cabbage and carry him around like Wilson.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[Game Bundle] Spring into Learning: The Complete Humongous Collection. $14: * Five-Track Original Soundtrack Sampler * 9 Page Digital Artbook * Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet * Freddi Fish 5: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove * Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch * Spy Fox 3 "Operation Ozone" * Putt-Putt® Joins the Circus * Putt-Putt® Enters the Race * Pajama Sam 2: Thunder And Lightning Aren't So Frightening * Freddi Fish 3: The…
neutral · AI labelView post →Five Nights at Fatty Bear's
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Super cute, just how I remembered it. Funny how long I used to play on it, it seems so short now.
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positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game is the reason i have PTSD
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is exactly like the game I remember playing as a kid (down to the horrible graphics...don't expect much). However, I did have some trouble getting it to run and had to go into the game files and launch it outside of Steam to get it going.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →how did this appear in my library
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fatty Bear was one of the more obscure characters from the Humongous Game catalog. He never received any sequals excluding one spin-off game made afterwards. The game focuses on a toy bear named Fatty who is a cross between Winnie the Pooh and Teddy Ruxpin voiced by Scott Burns(Bowser from the Mario Bros. games) who prepares a birthday surprise for his owner Kayla along with the help of other toys to set up decorations and a cake. The game isn't as exciting as the other Humongous Games, but it…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game was my childhood :') I've been waiting so long for it to make a come back!! :D Humongous Entertainment was the bomb! <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This video by @video-games.bsky.social brightened up my day yesterday. :) It has one of my favourite childhood games, Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise. Simple, fun and wholesome. I really recommend the game and the video too. #RetroGaming youtu.be/Qkg1XrM97Fc?...
positive · AI labelView post →A really retro oldscool game from 1993. The old music tunes and Point-to-Click way of gaming before. So nostalgic <3
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This came before Toy Story | Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise.
neutral · AI labelView post →I play this every year on my birthday, and every year is full of surprises. I cannot believe the endless churn of joy and bewilderment that awaits me every single time I boot up this magical game. Fatty Bear is not just any hero, he's my hero.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the greatest masterpieces of our generation
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →4/10 not much to do in the game
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →- ONE THlCC BOI - COUNTLESS SHENANIGANS
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is honestly pretty boring for a Humungus Entertainment game. I mean, You're a bear, who prepares a cake for a kid's birthday around a house. That's really it, it just takes place in a house, and now a very interesting house at that. The greatest thing about this game is that you can design the cake with letters so you can write a bad word or something hell I did the same thing. Here see http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=880313703 This game isn't really that good. It's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →getting potent flashbacks of Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
neutral · AI labelView post →Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise, developed and published by Humongous Entertainment and re-released by Nightdive Studios, is one of those early point-and-click adventure titles that perfectly captures the charm and innocence of 1990s children’s computer games. It was originally released in 1993 as part of Humongous Entertainment’s “Junior Adventure” line, using the same SCUMM engine technology that powered many of LucasArts’ classic adventures. What makes Fatty Bear’s Birthday Surprise memorable…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Game is goated ♥♥♥♥ THE HATERS!!! FATTY4LIFE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Humongous made some amazing games. One of the first I played was Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise. So much fun and I was totally hooked on the genre.
positive · AI labelView post →We are going back to the 2nd game that Humongous Entertainment made and saying hello to a new character! Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise! www.twitch.tv/knuckles896
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game that takes me back to my great childhood.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cant believe I can play again this childhood game. Works perfectly.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a great game even after 20+ years!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The nostalgia is real. I was gifted then entire bundle of all the Humongous games and replaying them has been amazing. Even after all this time they still hold up. It'd be neat to get remastered versions of any of them. If you have kids, it's totally worth every penny to get these for them. They'll love every one. (I'll be leaving the same review for all of these, as there's not much else to say.)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I know i probably sound ridiculous but this game is amazing purely for the fact that this is a passion project and has lots of good elements, of course im not heavily interested in young childrens games but you can pretty much interact with everything and i like to mess around in it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →absolutely goated, a classic in all senses of the word
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved this game as a kid. Still love it as an adult. Of course, it's aged, but the nostalgia and the simplicity of it keeps it alive in my memory of childhood favorite games. I've actually wanted to replay this for years(I still have the old computer that I used to play it on, but I have long lost the disk to it, so I was very excited to see it on Steam) and I finally got the chance tonight.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fun puzzle game for kids. Graphics are not pog. Windows 2000 feel runs deep. Opening scene might scare your kiddo with all the horrible rendering. Garage door remote was hard asf to find. Had to Google it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wrote "You are one year closer to death" on the little girl's birthday cake. Best game 10/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →BEST GAME EVER! PLAYED THIS GAME FOR 25 YEARS NEVER GETS OLD.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It took me a while to beat, but overall really taught me the value of helping each other out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →truly postmodern art. i cried seven times. 11/10
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