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[b]Cost, AUD:[/b] $3.75 [b]Time to finish:[/b] Just over 3 hours. [b]Difficulty setting:[/b] N/A [b][u]PC specs[/u][/b] Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z490-E CPU: Intel i7 10700K @ 3.8GHz GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3080 10GB RAM: 32GB DDR4 1600MHz Drive: Silicone Power 500GB M.2 PCIe SSD OS: Windows 11 [b]Performance:[/b] Perfect. [b]Graphics:[/b] There's not really a lot to comment on here. It's pixel art, and it fits. [b]Story:[/b] As someone who experiences some of the things this game talks about, I enjoyed the story of this game very much. There was a lot to relate to, and it was just nice going through the motions, helping our character through their daily (albeit very strange) life at home. The humour was the best part for me. I laughed a lot throughout my time with this game. There were multiple endings, and I went through all of them. Each of them offered a very different end, which was a nice touch. [b]Gameplay:[/b] The main thing you do in this game is interact with things, die from interacting with said things, or sometimes get items from them, which you can then use on other things. Some things are very difficult to figure out. So much so that after I got my first ending, I looked up a guide for the rest of the endings. I never would have been able to figure out what to do otherwise! [b]Bugs:[/b] None. [b]Final thoughts:[/b] This game was a short but impactful experience for me. I'm glad I picked this one up. Even if you haven't experienced depression, or agoraphobia or anything like this, I'd still recommend it as it offers a unique experience laced with healthy doses of dark humour. [b]Do I recommend this game?[/b] Yes.

trial and error: the game! not good the trial and error aspect ruined the story for me.

This game was definitely cryptic and dark but definitely worth the time I put into playing it. Yeah, the negative talk sucked but having been in a negative space before and regularly I can say this definitely fit the psychological insight sort of vibe. To the creator of the game, I am glad you shared this. Thank you, seriously. I had fun playing it and feel like it was worth the time I spent playing it.

Great game I got all 4 endings

Runs well on steam deck:)

It was, an experience to say the least. mixing the emotions from it with some of my personal happenings. It felt like a good closure, as if things can look up now.

A short and sweet(?) game. I went in blind and suffered (positive) If you like puzzles, depression, and being insulted for everything you do, have fun with this game This game is going to be my personality for the next month now.

you should probably play this game, it's safer than going outside, maybe try again tomorrow...

Coolness

Anyone who's ever experienced deep depression can relate to a lot of the commentary in this game for better or for worse. It's very interesting to see narration for the aspects of "life" depicted in the game. And if you've never experienced depression, it is just great at dark humor.