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Depression Quest
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A brief, text-based interactive fiction about making life choices while managing depression, with branching endings and a serious, introspective tone.

Crimson Gray
A short dark psychological thriller-romance visual novel about a depressed man who finds hope through a special girl, with branching choices and multiple endings.
2017-07-14
- Adventure
- Indie

Simulator

Visual Novel

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you're just imagining it

A brief, emotionally resonant interactive fiction about living with unexplained chronic pain and the struggle to be heard by doctors.

2024-11-05

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Visual Novel

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Room of Depression

A short, emotional adventure about an office worker whose depression changes how she navigates ordinary city life.

2023-05-03

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Side view
Simulator
Text
Educational
Drama

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Destined to Die

A dark single-player task-management game about guiding a depressed character through daily choices, with a brief playtime and a bleakly humorous tone.

2021-07-13

Strategy
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Simulator

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My Friend The Spider

A brief single-player narrative adventure that uses a horror-tinged mood to explore isolation and depression.

2024-01-04

First person
Thriller
Adventure
Horror
Simulator

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Derealized

A free choice-based 8-bit RPG with 10 endings, offering an introspective and relatable experience that lasts about an hour.

2023-03-13

Indie
Simulator

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Unavailed

A compact, emotionally resonant indie RPG about a young woman confronting lost aspirations and quiet daily life.

2023-10-10

Indie
Role-playing (RPG)

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Emily is Away Too

A short text-adventure about messaging friends and making choices that shape a branching relationship story, playable in about two to three hours.

2017-05-26

Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Romance
Visual Novel

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NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy

A dark, choice-driven interactive fiction about an AI managing a city's AR metaverse and the lives of its users.

2023-05-04

First person
Science fiction
Thriller
Adventure
Strategy
Indie
Text
Drama
Visual Novel

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Doki Doki Literature Club!

A deceptive visual novel that starts as a cute dating sim and twists into psychological horror with fourth-wall-breaking and dark themes, typically finished in about six hours.

2017-10-06

Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Romance
Visual Novel

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I doesn't exist - a modern text adventure

A short, atmospheric text adventure with pixel art and multiple endings, exploring control, isolation, and mental health.

2023-10-05

Puzzle
Adventure
Horror
Indie
Text
Drama

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Actual Sunlight

A dark, honest interactive story about love and depression in corporate life, playable in about 3.5 hours.

2014-04-03

Adventure
Indie