The Neverhood
The Neverhood is a 1996 point-and-click adventure video game developed by The Neverhood, Inc. and published by DreamWorks Interactive for Microsoft Windows. The game follows the adventure of a claymation character named Klaymen as he discovers his origins and his purpose in a world made entirely out of clay.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1996
- Developer
- Ripple Effect Studios
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 31 October 1996 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Ripple Effect Studios |
| Publisher | Danger Close Games |
| Platforms | PlayStation |
| Genres | adventure video game |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q52058, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is The Neverhood? How long to beat it
Total play time for The Neverhood is about 7.1 hours to do everything, and around 5.9 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 5.9h | 33 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 6.6h | 9 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 7.1h | 11 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where The Neverhood sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where The Neverhood lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 53ahead of 9% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 36ahead of 77% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about The Neverhood
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about The Neverhood
What platforms is The Neverhood on?
The Neverhood is available on PlayStation. It first released in 1996.
Who made The Neverhood?
The Neverhood was developed by Ripple Effect Studios and published by Danger Close Games.
How long does it take to beat The Neverhood?
about 5.9 hours for the main story, 6.6 hours with the main extras, 7.1 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.