Happy's Humble Burger Farm Free on Steam Until June 15, Sequel Burgatory Arrives July 16
The free giveaway of the original game and the sequel's imminent release signal tinyBuild's push to grow the franchise's audience before the co-op-focused follow-up arrives.
Reporting from 3 sources: Automaton, Denfaminicogamer, Game Spark.
Publisher tinyBuild is giving away the horror cooking game 'Happy's Humble Burger Farm' for free on Steam until June 15 at 22:00 JST. The game, developed by Scythe Dev Team, puts players on a night shift at a remote hamburger restaurant where serving wrong orders or taking too long incurs penalties. Three penalties trigger the anger of Happy the Humble Heifer, plunging the restaurant into darkness and forcing a survival sequence where players must avoid the creature by keeping it in sight or offering a rotten patty. The free promotion celebrates the announcement of the sequel 'Happy's Humble BURGATORY', which launches on July 16, 2026, and supports up to four-player co-op. The sequel casts players as participants in an experiment by Paragon Corporation, working at a burger shop while surviving monster attacks. It includes microphone support for spell chanting with forbidden words, over 35 gameplay modifiers that change rules each playthrough, six restaurants with distinct menus, and a lobby with minigames. Once claimed, the free game remains in the player's library permanently.
The original game first launched on December 4, 2021, according to Game Spark. It normally costs 2,300 yen. The free claim period ends June 15, 2026 at 22:00 JST, and once added to a Steam library the game remains playable permanently after the promotion ends.
Denfaminicogamer notes that the survival horror segment triggers when Happy the Humble Heifer grows angry. The restaurant lights go out, and players run through a red-lit interior designed to stir anxiety and fear. Happy does not move while the player is watching, and offering a rotten patty burger might calm it down. The game also includes restaurant management simulation elements such as upgrading the restaurant to make work easier and an endless mode focused purely on cooking. A story mode uncovers the secrets of the restaurant and the player character themselves.
Game Spark lists key features for the sequel: up to 4-player chaotic first-person cooking horror; cook and serve fast food; prepare and package burgers, fries, drinks, and desserts; close the shop and escape when monsters start hunting; cooperate to meet quotas and survive; six restaurants with diverse menus; over 35 gameplay modifiers; a lobby with minigames and social spaces; a new chapter in the Happy Humble series; the ability to put out fires; expand content with sub-enemy characters; and customers about to be knocked down or thrown.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Automaton 最大4人協力・ファストフード店勤務ホラー『Happy’s Humble BURGATORY』発表、7月16日配信へ。人気シリーズ新作は「マイクで喋って」異変発生、“暴言も命取り”の退勤デスマッチ
- Denfaminicogamer 【無料】ハンバーガーレストランで命懸けの夜勤バイトに挑むホラーゲーム『Happy’s Humble Burger Farm』無料セールが開催中。7月には続編が発売予定
- Game Spark 【2,300円→0円】狂気の協力料理ホラー『Happy's Humble BURGATORY』発表記念！前作『Happy's Humble Burger Farm』6月15日までSteamにて無料配布中