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Therapy Game

Play online here.

Source (flash/flixel)

Soundtrack

Monday, November 30, 2009, at 10:59 pm. Tagged , , , . Both comments and trackbacks are currently closed.

19 Comments

  1. Sergio wrote:

    Is pressing X on any description in the flat (besides ‘you don’t feel tired’) meant to lead to sex? That seems like a bug.

    Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 9:59 am | Permalink
  2. stephen lavelle wrote:

    Yes that is a bug! I’ll fix it later…

    Tuesday, December 1, 2009 at 1:31 pm | Permalink
  3. Maxim wrote:

    I feel insulted xD
    But in a good way…
    Is that possible?

    Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 8:27 pm | Permalink
  4. PsySal wrote:

    I like it.

    It’s interesting that your outcome depends on if you are honest with the therapist rather than any of your particular actions, that it’s your only actual choice.

    Good game, a bit unsettling but effective.

    Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 5:06 pm | Permalink
  5. superflat wrote:

    Another very nice one. There was something warm, close and sincere about this one. I think the excellent soundtrack was what clinched it for me.

    Friday, December 25, 2009 at 2:25 pm | Permalink
  6. Emriss wrote:

    I can’t seem to find the .exe file, or anything else that gets the game to start. I’m running Windows XP, if that’s relevant…

    Friday, January 1, 2010 at 3:45 am | Permalink
  7. stephen lavelle wrote:

    Hmm.

    The game *should* directly load in the browser when you click on the “play online here” link. Possibly try refreshing the page if there’s nothing on it. Which browser are you using? It’s possible you mightn’t have the latest version of flash installed.

    There’s no executable in the zip file, just the source.

    Friday, January 1, 2010 at 2:56 pm | Permalink
  8. Emriss wrote:

    Oh, right. That’s probably why it was labeled ‘Source’, huh? x_x I’m using the most recent version of Firefox, and flash is up to date. Refreshed the browser, and it worked fine.

    Friday, January 1, 2010 at 5:55 pm | Permalink
  9. stephen lavelle wrote:

    Ah, okay. Phew.

    Friday, January 1, 2010 at 6:22 pm | Permalink
  10. Puzzled wrote:

    I don’t get it… it’s all very existential, I guess.

    So, basically, the therapist is also the patient? (As revealed by lying to him)

    Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 6:25 pm | Permalink
  11. shane wrote:

    thank you for the soundtrack

    so good

    Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at 2:13 am | Permalink
  12. Alex A wrote:

    There’s something strangely beautiful about this game…

    Have you ever read any Jorge Luis Borges?

    Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 1:48 am | Permalink
  13. stephen lavelle wrote:

    >Have you ever read any Jorge Luis Borges?

    I think everything, except his poetry.

    Saturday, January 15, 2011 at 2:29 am | Permalink
  14. Nick Kerklaan wrote:

    Just found your game today, really enjoying all of them so far. I found this one especially moving for some reason. Like others have noted I think the soundtrack has a lot to do with it but there’s a lot else going on here as well.

    I’m not sure it entirely holds up on replays though; I kind of wish that different responses in the initial choices in the conversation menus lead to new conversation options, not just the same ones every time. It makes it seem like nothing you say really ends up affecting anything, although maybe that’s the point.

    All in all, beautiful game, and I look forward to playing more!

    Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 2:58 am | Permalink
  15. Faglord The Fifth wrote:

    I like this game. M y good friend matinee Matthew the second is going thru some hard times. This article has helped him greatly and he is very thankful. U r my saviour our Lord Jesus Christ.

    Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 9:47 pm | Permalink
  16. someone or no one wrote:

    i am currently in a similar place, mental-state-wise. playing this game made me experience something akin to empathy, or perhaps comfort. thank you

    Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at 7:03 pm | Permalink
  17. Someone wrote:

    I’m sad :(

    Monday, August 14, 2017 at 9:59 pm | Permalink
  18. netmovie wrote:

    I also don’t get it… it seems to be very existential, I think.

    Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 6:31 am | Permalink
  19. Shriup Lepcha wrote:

    I Loved It…. :)

    Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 12:53 pm | Permalink

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