The Henry Stickmin Collection

🔥 What is The Henry Stickmin Collection

The Henry Stickmin Collection is a remastered anthology of six interconnected choose-your-own-path games, including five revitalized classics from the Newgrounds era and one brand-new finale. Released in 2020 by Puffballs United and Innersloth, this collection brings together Breaking the Bank, Escaping the Prison, Stealing the Diamond, Infiltrating the Airship, Fleeing the Complex, and the new Completing the Mission into one cohesive package.

This collection follows the adventures of Henry Stickmin, a stick figure protagonist who starts as a bank robber and evolves throughout the series depending on player choices. The games feature multiple branching paths and numerous endings, creating a highly replayable experience where failure is often more entertaining than success.

With completely redrawn art, enhanced sound design, and a fresh remake of the original Breaking the Bank, this collection preserves the charm of the original flash games while significantly improving their presentation for modern audiences.

👉 Features of The Henry Stickmin Collection

Multiple Branching Storylines

The collection offers numerous storyline possibilities where your choices genuinely matter. Depending on your decisions, Henry can become a government agent partnered with pilot Charles Calvin, a bounty hunter, the leader of the criminal Toppat Clan, or remain a thief either pardoned or still on the run. Each path leads to entirely different scenarios and conclusions, making every playthrough unique.

Intentionally Entertaining Failures

Unlike most games where failure is frustrating, The Henry Stickmin Collection celebrates it. When you make incorrect choices, you’re treated to hilarious death scenes and fail states that are often more entertaining than the correct paths. With over 164 unique fail animations in Completing the Mission alone, collecting these failures becomes part of the fun.

Rich References and Humor

The games are packed with pop culture references to franchises like Zelda, Mario, Final Fantasy, and countless others. The humor ranges from slapstick physical comedy to clever wordplay and absurd situations involving time travel, aliens, laser beams, and impossible physics.

Massive Final Chapter

Completing the Mission, created specifically for this collection, is three times larger than Fleeing the Complex, featuring 16 distinct endings and 164 fail scenarios. This finale ties together all the previous games’ storylines into a satisfying conclusion with multiple canon endings.

Gameplay

The gameplay loop is elegantly simple yet endlessly entertaining. After watching a short cutscene, you’re presented with 2-6 options for Henry to perform, such as using a teleporter, sticky hand, or calling in help from allies. Only one or two options typically lead to success, while the others result in comical failure sequences.

Each successful choice advances the story to new scenarios with fresh decisions to make. The games encourage experimentation, with the developer even suggesting that “if you get to the end on your first try, you’re doing it wrong”.

Pros and Cons

✔️ Pros

Exceptional Humor: The collection’s comedy hits all the right notes, from deadpan delivery to outrageous slapstick that harkens back to classic cinema. The humor works on multiple levels, appealing to both newcomers and longtime fans.

High Replayability: With numerous branching paths, multiple endings per episode, and collectible fail states, the games offer substantial replay value despite their relatively short length.

Social Gaming Experience: The Henry Stickmin Collection works wonderfully as a group experience, where players can take turns making decisions and enjoy the outcomes together. The shared laughter when unexpected failures occur creates memorable gaming moments.

❌ Cons

Limited Logical Progression: There’s little logic to determining the “correct” choices, making progression somewhat arbitrary at times. While this is part of the game’s charm, it can occasionally feel random rather than skill-based.

Repetitive After Multiple Playthroughs: Once you’ve seen all the fail animations and endings, the novelty can wear thin. The collection is best enjoyed in short bursts rather than marathon sessions.

Technical Limitations: The game warns against running in full-screen mode due to potential click-mapping issues, though these problems are rare in practice.