Shhh… if you’re reading this in bed, please keep quiet. I don’t want to alarm you, but there may be a serial killer hiding under your mattress. However, he may also have no bones and can only swing and flail to get anywhere, which gives you a big advantage.This is also the setting for a silly new free game called man man.
man man is a free browser game featuring a floppy serial killer named… The Man Man. (You can laugh at how bad the name is, even the game’s creator admits it sucks.) Man Man, not the game’s killer, has no bones. So the only way he can move around and kill people is by tossing and turning. This means for the player you need to mash his arm and leg buttons in a similar way to another classic free online game, QWOP.
As mentioned, you start the game under the victim’s bed. It’s a truly creepy way to start this ridiculous game. At first, I could barely move. But eventually, with a little practice, I was able to consistently get The Man Man to be at home. Your main goal is to get a knife before returning and killing your unsuspecting victim. Of course, without bones, it’s easier said than done, and when you hit your home and get your way to the knife, you might end up smashing nearby furniture.
I’m not going to spoil the ending or what happens when you get the knife, but it’s unexpected and adds a lot to the silly and creepy meter count. I found myself laughing and feeling a little bit uneasy at the same time.
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man man developed by one person, Reddit user defkron. According to them, it was done in about a week. Why did they make this weird little game? Well, like many things in life, it starts out a little.
“I made a joke about a stupid serial killer and decided to turn it into a short browser game,” defkon said via a Reddit Comment. “He was called a ‘man man’ because he was a man in another man’s skin. (Oh, he had no bones.)”
Since its release a few days ago, the game has grown a small community of players, and people can even run the game quickly. I watched one of those games and was struck by how mobile the Boneless Killers were in their hands. jealous, even. Players also discover defkron’s hidden secrets in the game. However, on the game’s itch.io page, the creator admitted that he expects the secrets to remain “hidden for at least a few weeks.”
If you have a few minutes to kill (get it…like a murderer…), check it out man man. Just don’t look under your bed.
