We here at JayisGames (and, presumably, our Weekday Escape fans) really like classic four-wall one-room escape games, but occasionally they can become a bit...tedious, can't they? Every now and again we like to break away and do something a little different. This week, join us for the harrowing adventures of Chubby Hamster as he tries to escape the child from The Bad Seed (or at least her distant cousin) before she can do something unspeakable to him. Unspeakable, I say!
You'd think with a title like "Chubby Hamster" and such a cute protagonist, this would be some light, kid-friendly room escape. Au contraire! The mood is set with the opening animation, as the demon child from heck buys our poor hapless hamster from a pet store and brings him home. What is a chubby hamster to do to avoid a fate worse than death? Why, he needs to escape! Escape from his cage, and escape from the house of horrors where he now resides. Can you help him escape in time? Will the demon child return, possibly with hot pokers? Will she love him and hug him and call him George? Can you figure out how to give a mouse indigestion? How surreal will it get before our hero gets out?
Designed by Daniil Dolgoshapko, Chubby Hamster is not a classic point-and-click room escape. Rather than you, the player, picking up, examining, and using items, the actions are performed by the furry pet as he attempts to escape. Click on something and our chubby little friend will walk over and try to manipulate it. If you've guessed the correct action, you will be rewarded with smiles and giggles. Direct the hamster the wrong way, however, and be braced for his displeasure. Boy, that hamster is a killer! Or, at least, unusually aggressive for a hamster.
You will find clickable areas with the help of a changing cursor, and when it comes time to move to the next scene handy arrows will appear in strategic places, allowing you to move, climb, or jump from one place to the next. There is even an inventory, although you will not be able to interact with it, just be able to see what it is your hamster has on hand as you direct him from place to place. There are also handy controls to mute the music and sound effects, which can become a little grating as time goes on. A save button would have been nice, though, if you wanted to give it a rest and walk away for a bit.
Analysis:Chubby Hamster more resembles something like Escaping the Prison or Abuba the Alien (albeit not as kid friendly) than your classic room escape, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Not at all. Still an escape in the broadest sense (he is trying to get out of that house before the kid can do...well, whatever evil thing it is that she has planned), Chubby Hamster is fantastic fun with more emphasis on using found objects than any type of puzzle solving. In fact, there's not any true puzzle solving at all in this little gem. It's all about using what is at hand.
What impresses most is the sheer amusement of the gameplay. The growling, suddenly aggressive behavior of the hamster if you send it to the wrong place is hilarious, as is many of the situations he finds himself in that you have to get him out of. It's a shame, though, that the terrifying youngster from the opening animation never makes another appearance. That would have been the icing on the cake.
With its cute animation, wacky yet suspenseful music, amusing sound effects, and its bizarre characters, Chubby Hamster is a fantastic adventure all on its own. Slightly scary, somewhat bizarre, and wholly entertaining, Chubby Hamster is the perfect mid-week break.
Walkthrough Guide
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Attempt at a walkthrough..just for the heck of it
Cage Scene
click the house
click the wheel
click the padlock
click left arrow
Desk Scene
click square thingy (eraser ?)
click rope
click ink bottle
click stapler
click pencils
click down arrow
Table Leg Scene
click table leg twice
click pill
click left arrow
Armchair Floor Scene
click armchair
click dangling red string
click on fold in carpet
click up arrow
Armchair Cushion Scene
click stitch on armchair cushion
click scissors
click down
click right
Table Leg Scene
click rope
go to Armchair Cushion Scene
Armchair Cushion Scene
click pin
go left til the end
Mouse Hole Scene (Exterior)
click switch
click mouse hole
enter mouse hole
Mouse Hole Scene (Interior)
click match
click mouse
click bit of "cheese"
enter the hole
Pipe Scene
click candle
click water
exit the mouse hole
Mouse Hole (Exterior)
click on blue thingy attached to rope
click switch
go back to pipe scene
Pipe Scene
go down
Bathroom Scene
click sink
go up
Sink Scene
click tissue
click toothpaste
click drain
click tap
go down
Bathroom Scene
click slipper
go right
Toilet Scene
click toilet paper
click water twice
exit to Armchair Cushion Scene
Armchair Cushion Scene
click blue fabric
return to toilet scene
Toilet Scene
click on slipper with match
click flusher
Sail Away!
Posted by: Angel
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March 30, 2011 11:32 AM
WALKTHROUGH
In the Cage
Click on the hamster's house. The hamster will get a wooden stick thing.
Click on the wheel. It will fall apart and a piece of metal will go into your inventory.
Click the lock. The hamster will use the piece of metal to unlock it. Click the arrow that appears to go left.
On Top of the Table
Click the stapler to take it.
Click the white eraser to take it. Underneath the eraser is a rope. Take that too.
Click the bottle of ink. That turns the eraser yellow.
Click the jar of pencils. The hamster ties the rope to the jar so you can climb down. Go down.
Under the Table
Click the piece of cheese. The hamster eats it. (I'm not actually sure if this serves any purpose.
Click the table leg. The hamster shakes it and a metal nut falls down. Click the nut and the hamster rolls it away. Click the table leg again. A pill falls down. Take it. Now go left.
The Bottom of the Chair
Click the chair. The hamster puts the stapler under the chair, a string falls into view, and a bug appears.
Click the string to get rid of the bug.
Click the rug to fold it up a little.
Click the white up arrow to climb up the chair.
On Top of the Chair
There is a stitched-up tear on the chair just under the basket. Click the tear, releasing a spring. Take the scissors. Go back down, then go left.
The Mouse Hole Corner
Click the light switch so that the green light is on top.
Click the mouse hole. The mouse will take the yellow eraser from your inventory. Go forward into the mouse hole.
In the Mouse Hole
Take the match. Click the mouse to give him the pill from your inventory. He moves out of your way.
Take the yellow eraser barf from in front of the grate. Now go forward into the grate.
The Leaky Pipe
Click the candle to light it with the match.
Click the leaky pipe to plug it up with the barf. Go right twice so that you're back in the corner.
In the Corner
Click the light switch again, so that the green light is on the bottom.
There's a rope with a suction cup attached lying where the water puddle used to be. Take it. Now go forward twice to the pipe, then go down.
The Bathroom Floor
Click the sink to attach the suction cup rope to it. Go up.
The Sink
Take the tissues. Click the toothpaste, covering the tissues in it.
Click the drain, plugging it with the toothpaste-y tissues. Click the handle, turning on the water and overflowing the sink. Go down.
The Bathroom Floor
The guy is no longer on the toilet. Take his slipper. Now go all the way back to the table leg.
Under the Table
Take the rope dangling from the table. Go back to the top of the chair.
On Top of the Chair
Click the knitting basket. The pin attaches to the rope in your inventory. Go back to the bathroom floor, and then go right onto the toilet.
The Toilet
Click the toilet paper. The hamster hooks it with the grappling hook and it clogs the toilet.
Click the water. The slipper goes in, as the beginning of a boat. Now the boat wants a mast. Click the slipper to put on the match. Now it wants a sail. Go back to the top of the chair.
On Top of the Chair
Take the blue cloth from the arm of the chair. Now go back to the toilet.
The Toilet
Click the slipper boat again to add the cloth. You now have a boat. Click the boat and the hamster boards it. Click the handle on the toilet to flush it. And you're out.
Posted by: nerdypants
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March 31, 2011 2:55 PM
Chubby Hamster Walkthrough
General Information
Clicking on an object will not allow you to pick it up directly. Instead, it will direct the hamster to walk over to the object.
If the hamster can affect the object he will giggle, if the hamster cannot yet use the object he will snarl.
Certain objects need to be handled in a particular order, so if the hamster snarls you might not yet have what you need to complete an action.
There is a changing cursor indicating hotspots. If you can't use something initially, you will eventually be able to do so.
The object is to help the hamster escape. Good luck!
The Cage
You begin in the hamster cage. There are three clickable areas, the little hamster home, the exercise wheel, and the cage lock.
Click on the home first, the hamster will go there and pick up a piece of wood.
Once the wood is in your inventory click on the exercise wheel, he will use the wood to break the wheel and get a piece of metal.
Now click on the lock, he will pick the lock and an arrow will appear on the left.
Click on the arrow to escape.
The Desktop
The hamster is now on a desktop. There are several clickable areas here, but they have to be taken in the correct order.
First, click on the stapler to take it.
To the left is a white eraser, click on it to take it.
To the left is also a bottle of yellow ink. Once you have the eraser, click on the ink to dye the eraser yellow.
Once the eraser is gone you will see a pile of string where it once stood. Click on the string to take it.
Once you have the string click on the cup of pencils to tie off the string. This will cause a down arrow to appear.
Click on the down arrow to escape the desktop.
Under the Desk
As the hamster climbs down a piece of cheese will fall down with him.
Click on the cheese. The hamster will take the yellow eraser and rub it on the cheese (you now have an eraser that looks and smells like cheese but is not).
You will also notice that the leg of the desk is a clickable area. Click on the leg and a metal nut will fall down.
Click on the nut and the hamster will express his disapproval. The nut will roll off to the left.
Click on the desk leg again and this time an antacid tablet will fall down. Click on the tablet to pick it up.
Notice that the rope is still a clickable area.
Click on the left arrow to exit the scene.
Chair Base
You are now at the base of a reclining chair. There are two clickable areas here, the base of the chair and a wrinkle in the rug.
You can't pull on the rug, however, because the chair is holding it down.
Click on the left side of the base of the chair, the hamster will prop it up with the stapler.
Propping up the chair will cause some yarn to drop down. It will also cause a nasty cockroach to appear.
Click on the yarn and a ball of yarn will fall down, removing the bug.
Once the bug disappears an arrow will appear at the top of the screen, allowing you to climb the chair.
Climb the chair (go up).
Chair
On the chair are three clickable areas, the blue cloth to the left, the basket of yarn to the right, and a badly sewn seam in the chair.
Click on the seam and the hamster will chew it open, revealing a pair of scissors and causing a knitting needle to appear in the basket of yarn.
Click on the scissors to take them.
There's nothing more you can do here for now, so go back down.
Chair Base (part 2)
Go right back to under the desk.
Now that you have the scissors you can click on the rope. This will cause the hamster to cut down the rope and it will appear in your inventory.
Go left.
Go up.
Once on the chair, click on the bowl of yarn and your hamster will attach the rope to the knitting needle, creating a grappling hook which you will need later.
Go down.
Back at the base of the chair, click on the wrinkle in the rug to pull it.
Once you've pulled the rug, go left.
The Mouse Hole
There are two clickable areas here, a mouse hole and some sort of light switch.
Click on the mouse hole and a mouse will appear, blocking your way. The mouse will take the cheesy eraser from your inventory. Time to make the mouse sick!
Once the mouse appears an arrow will appear, pointing forward into the mouse hole. Click on that arrow.
Once inside you will find the sick mouse, blocking a vent opening.
Notice the partially chewed eraser is sitting next to him, but he won't let you get near it.
There is also a match on the floor. Click on the match and the hamster will take it.
If you picked up the antacid pill back at the desk, you can click on the mouse to give him the pill and make him feel better (if not, go back to under the desk and get the pill).
Once the mouse is gone pick up the chewed up eraser, it will be handy later.
Another forward arrow will appear, this one going through the vent.
Inside the Vent
Use the forward arrow to go into the vent. Ooops, it's dark!
Use the right arrow to go back outside the mouse hole.
Once outside, click on the light switch once. The green strip at the top of the switch will light up.
Now go forward into the mouse hole, then forward again into the vent.
Looks like we have a leaky pipe here. Maybe that's the source of the water in front of the mouse hole?
There's also a candle stub here.
Click on the leaky pipe and the hamster will temporarily repair it with the chewed up eraser.
A down arrow will appear to take you through the vent system.
Click on the down arrow. Ooops, darkness again!
You can probably use the light switch to turn the light on again, but then it will be dark in the vent.
Use the match on the candle stub to light up the vent.
Then go right twice to outside of the mouse hole.
Click on the switch so that the bottom strip is lit up.
You will also notice a suction cup and string on the left where the pool of water was. Click on it to pick it up.
Go forward twice into the vent. Notice that the candle is keeping it still lit.
Now go down the air shaft.
The Bathroom
Notice the legs on your right. You probably won't be able to do much here until you drive that guy out of the bathroom.
Click on the sink basin and your hamster will use the suction cup and string to create a path to the sink.
An up arrow will appear. Use it to go up to the sink.
You will need to block up the sink and make it flood to drive the guy out of the bathroom.
Click first on the tissues to get some, then click on the toothpaste to soak the tissues in it.
Once you have the sticky, soggy tissues click on the drain to block it.
Now click on the faucet to turn on the water and flood the sink.
Use the down arrow to go back down to the floor.
Note that the man has fled, leaving behind a slipper. Click on the slipper to take it.
There is now a new arrow to the right, leading to the toilet. Go right.
The Toilet
Oh dear, the toilet appears to be running. Maybe if you clog it up it will stop?
Click on the toilet paper on the toilet tank. The hamster will use the grappling hook to pull it down, causing the toilet bowl to fill up.
Hey, the hamster has an idea! Maybe if he builds a boat, he can make like the Ty-D-Bol man and escape by sea.
Click on the water and he will place the slipper as the boat. Now you need a mast.
Click on the floating slipper and the hamster will use the match as a mast. Now you need a sail.
Where have you seen something that can be used as a sail?
Go down, then left, then right three times to the base of the chair.
Climb the chair and you will see that blue cloth that you couldn't do anything with at the beginning of the game.
Click on the cloth to take it, then go down, left, forward, forward, down, and right until you are back at the toilet bowl.
Click on the slipper boat to add the sail.
Click on the slipper boat again and the hamster will board.
Now click on the handle to flush the toilet and escape!
Bon Voyage, little dude!
Posted by: grinnyp
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April 5, 2011 8:42 AM