The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood

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The Pale Grin is back from the grave, and Happyhills is his playground again.

Platforms: PC
Price: Paid
Rated: Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam (96% of 778 reviews)
Players: 1
Made by: Copperbolt
Released: 2025

What frightens Six years on, the serial killer John Wade, the Pale Grin, rises from the grave to terrorise Happyhills again. You play him, working out how to reach and kill each victim with whatever you find, and every death is different and bloody. You also play the detective chasing him and a grieving father out for revenge, through a slaughterhouse, a police station and more.
Content: heavy gore, blood, violence, murder.

The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood is a retro pixel-art slasher puzzle game by Copperbolt. You play John Wade, the masked killer known as the Pale Grin, risen from the grave six years after the first game, as well as the detective hunting him and a father seeking revenge. Its 20 levels are puzzles about how to get to and dispatch each victim, with heavy cartoon gore.

About The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood

The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood is the sequel to The Happyhills Homicide, made by Copperbolt and released on Steam for Windows on 3 April 2025. It costs a few dollars and is styled after 1980s horror films, with plenty of references to them.

Six years have passed, and the infamous Pale Grin, mass murderer John Wade, rises from the grave to terrorise the broken town of Happyhills, with more on his mind than killing. Detective Bryan Pawalski is back and determined to take him down for good, and a new hunter joins in: Mr Carpenter, out for revenge for the death of his daughter Madison.

You play all three, each with a different style. As John Wade, each level is a puzzle: work out how to reach every victim, find creative murder weapons, and make each kill, with no two deaths the same. As Pawalski you search for clues that bring you closer to Wade. As Mr Carpenter you breach doors with a sawn-off shotgun and decide whether to spare or kill. There are 20 levels across new parts of Happyhills such as a slaughterhouse and the police department.

The store is clear that gore and blood are what it is all about, drawn in a cartoon style that still implies the real thing. It suits players who liked the first game and want a slasher where you are the monster.

How to play The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood

Buy The Happyhills Homicide 2: Out For Blood on Steam for Windows.
Play the levels of John Wade, Detective Pawalski and Mr Carpenter, each with its own style.
As Wade, study the level and work out how to reach and eliminate each target.
Find and use objects in the level as murder weapons.
As Pawalski, look for clues; as Carpenter, breach doors and choose whether to spare or kill.

Screenshots

John Wade in his pale grinning mask and overalls stands outside the Happyhills Slaughterhouse at night, in pixel art

The masked killer creeps up behind a woman outside a parked car, with an interaction prompt above them

Mr Carpenter aims a sawn-off shotgun at a man in a leather jacket in a warehouse

The detective and two police officers outside the Planet Grolok arcade hall at night

Tips

Look around each level before acting; most kills depend on finding the right object first.
Every victim dies in a different way, so experiment with what you find.
Watch for references to famous horror films hidden in the levels.