
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
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终于能打差评了
For the haters, it's obviously not a game for the 'fun' or 'entertaining' factor. Nor can you stick it in a specific genre. As someone with moderate depression whilst being unmedicated; a lot of the game resonated with me. Everyone's experience with depression isn't the same but a good bit of the story was similar to mine. I'm glad the creator didn't give the typical happy ending even though it would probably be reassuring for some people. It shows the reality of living with depression and never knowing 'when' or 'if' it will end.
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Hours played at review time, across 60 reviews with recorded playtime.
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A very short and simple VN like game that puts you in the shoes of a depressed person. It holds quite a valuable lesson about this topic and I wish everyone who feels this way the very best.
This really hit me. A really graceful approach to the theme.
Depression Quest wasn’t a game — it was a mirror I wasn’t ready to look into. Every choice felt like dragging my own mind through mud, watching options disappear just like real motivation does. It didn’t entertain me. It exposed me. By the end, I didn’t feel like I beat anything — I felt like I survived myself.
This game Is ground zero for how a lot of people learned and got roped into gamergate, the reason I've seen certain people talk online like they've got to sleep with one eye open every day. after the gamergate controversy, the fact that it was over such a huge mess of a controversy Is wild to me but hilarious at the same time, I wish humanity can go back and undo this canon event In stupidity and accountability failure but sadly we can't and now we just have to sit with it and the insanity that came with it. oh I guess i got to make a review of the game too! it's okay, short but nice, it's about someone trying to get out of depression and fix their life to be happier and not get overtaken by depression. the route to get there is not long, and not bad. definitely an inoffensive game about depression, idk what else to say!
short interactive story about dealing with depression day to day. no real gameplay, just choices that show how limited your options feel when you’re in that headspace. it’s honest and a bit uncomfortable in a good way if you’ve ever dealt with similar stuff. finished it in a couple sittings and it stuck with me more than I expected for a text-only thing. not fun in the usual sense, but worth the short time if you want something reflective.
es simple pero la verdad que me dejó pensando mucho pd: creo que tengo depresión
Depression Quest — это текстовая игра в жанре choose-your-own-adventure, посвященная теме депрессии. Игроки принимают решения, влияющие на эмоциональное состояние персонажа. Плюсы: Актуальность темы — поднимает важный вопрос о психическом здоровье и депрессии. Реалистичность — игра честно показывает, как депрессия влияет на жизнь человека. Эмоциональная глубина — заставляет задуматься о проблемах психического здоровья. Минусы: Отсутствие разнообразия — ограниченное количество выборов. Упрощенное представление — не охватывает всю сложность депрессии. Неоднозначность решений — многие выборы не приводят к значительным изменениям. Итог: Depression Quest предлагает глубокий и эмоционально насыщенный опыт, который может быть полезен для понимания депрессии, хотя и имеет свои ограничения в плане разнообразия и глубины.
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