Use Your Outside Voice, Richie Tozier! is a free simulation video game wherein you can continue Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak’s story on a happier note. Developed by mapurl, this pixelated indie game is a fix-it fangame of the film, It: Chapter Two, to give the two characters a much better ending. It’s recommended to have watched both films of the franchise and also play the developer’s sequel, Let Yourself Out, Eddie Kaspbrak!, after this.

Help in fixing things

It: Chapter Two is a 2019 American supernatural horror film and the sequel to the 2017 film, It—both based on the 1986 novel by Stephen King. It tells the story of a group of childhood friends who return to their hometown 27 years later in order to have one final confrontation with their childhood monster. Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak are two of the main characters but they sadly end up with bitter endings to their story.

Use Your Outside Voice, Richie Tozier! attempts to fix this in the form of a 2D adventure RPG, with pixel art and new events. You play as the titular character, Richie, and play the movie’s plot through his perspective. You simply have to use your arrow keys to move and your Spacebar to interact. The game isn’t as long as the film since it focuses more on what was added to the story.

You actually can’t fail in the game, as the plot is linear and doesn’t offer any drastic branching options. Since the original material is a horror film, expect some jumpscares to occur—although these are all the exact same ones shown in the movie. In terms of writing, the story here expands on Richie’s circumstances so expect some heavy topics discussed, as well. The only issue with this game is that it’s prone to breaking at times.

What the fandom wanted

All in all, Use Your Outside Voice, Richie Tozier! is a great fangame dedicated to the two pitiful characters of It: Chapter Two. Not only does it add more content for their fans but it’s also quite easy to play and you don’t have to worry about getting things right as you progress. It’s also a nice prequel to the developer’s other game. It’s only too bad that it frequently crashes and fails during use.