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diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f475bb0..48c0fff0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-### 1.7.7 (build 20865, api 7, 2022-09-19)
+### 1.7.7 (build 20866, api 7, 2022-09-19)
 - Added `ba.app.meta.load_exported_classes()` for loading classes discovered by the meta subsystem cleanly in a background thread.
 - Improved logging of missing playlist game types.
 - Some ba.Lstr functionality can now be used in background threads.
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 - (build 20859) Fixed an error setting up asyncio loops under Windows related to the fact that Python is now inited in the main thread.
 - (build 20864) Fatal-error message/traceback now properly prints to stderr again (I think the reject logging rejiggering caused it to stop).
 - (build 20864) Fixed an issue where the app could crash when connected to the cloud console while in a network game.
+- Added a simplified help() command which behaves reasonably under the in-game console or cloud console.
 
 
 ### 1.7.6 (build 20687, api 7, 2022-08-11)
diff --git a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_bootstrap.py b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_bootstrap.py
index 936ce53b..58135d01 100644
--- a/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_bootstrap.py
+++ b/assets/src/ba_data/python/ba/_bootstrap.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from efro.log import setup_logging, LogLevel
 import _ba
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from typing import Any
     from efro.log import LogEntry
 
 _g_did_bootstrap = False  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ def bootstrap() -> None:
 
     # Give a soft warning if we're being used with a different binary
     # version than we expect.
-    expected_build = 20865
+    expected_build = 20866
     running_build: int = env['build_number']
     if running_build != expected_build:
         print(
@@ -105,13 +106,19 @@ def bootstrap() -> None:
         import asyncio
         asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
 
-    # Clear out the standard quit/exit messages since they don't work for us.
     # pylint: disable=c-extension-no-member
     if not TYPE_CHECKING:
         import __main__
+
+        # Clear out the standard quit/exit messages since they don't
+        # work for us.
         del __main__.__builtins__.quit
         del __main__.__builtins__.exit
 
+        # Also replace standard interactive help with our simplified
+        # one which is more friendly to cloud/in-game console situations.
+        __main__.__builtins__.help = _CustomHelper()
+
     # Now spin up our App instance and store it on both _ba and ba.
     from ba._app import App
     import ba
@@ -119,6 +126,25 @@ def bootstrap() -> None:
     _ba.app.log_handler = log_handler
 
 
+class _CustomHelper:
+    """Replacement 'help' that behaves better for our setup."""
+
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return 'Type help(object) for help about object.'
+
+    def __call__(self, *args: Any, **kwds: Any) -> Any:
+        import pydoc
+        # Disable pager and interactive help since neither works well
+        # with our funky multi-threaded setup or in-game/cloud consoles.
+        # Let's just do simple text dumps.
+        pydoc.pager = pydoc.plainpager
+        if not args and not kwds:
+            print('Interactive help is not available in this environment.\n'
+                  'Type help(object) for help about object.')
+            return None
+        return pydoc.help(*args, **kwds)
+
+
 def _on_log(entry: LogEntry) -> None:
 
     # Just forward this along to the engine to display in the in-game console,
diff --git a/src/ballistica/ballistica.cc b/src/ballistica/ballistica.cc
index 912ec63b..df49fab6 100644
--- a/src/ballistica/ballistica.cc
+++ b/src/ballistica/ballistica.cc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 namespace ballistica {
 
 // These are set automatically via script; don't modify them here.
-const int kAppBuildNumber = 20865;
+const int kAppBuildNumber = 20866;
 const char* kAppVersion = "1.7.7";
 
 // Our standalone globals.