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Positive · 100%Positive · 100%2019

Free to play

US Steam price, checked 2 h ago

The verdict

A short, free, beautifully illustrated visual novel about depression and suicide that hits hard emotionally. Skip it if you're in a fragile place or want deep characters and nuanced writing.

Great for

Players wanting a brief, emotional, art-driven story about friendship and mental health

Main risk

Graphic suicide content, and a guilt-tripping message, hit harder than the content warning suggests

What players love

Emotionally powerful, tearjerking story

Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews

“Genuinely a game that had me on edge and even in tears the entire time I played it. 10/10”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“This game is about depression and suicide, and somehow that made it one of the few things that didn’t make me feel alone.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗

“it will forever just change you in a way that could save a life.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

Gorgeous art style

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“The artstyle is gorgeous and the story is touching.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗

“This game has a bittersweet story and a beautiful art style, I truly love it.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗

“Very pleasant pastel visuals, simple but lively text, and music...”
Steam review · translated · 5.6 h played ↗

Free and quick to finish

Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews

“Feel something for free.99? I'll take that deal any day.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“its free and short and great, you wont regret it!!!!!!”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“It's a pretty short game and the endings aren't too hard to obtain.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗

Important message about checking on friends

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“Really good short game with an important message: be present for those in your life.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“An excellent reminder to check your notifications before life becomes a tragedy.”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗

“It's very important to notice the warning signs in time, otherwise it may become too late.”
Steam review · translated · 0.6 h played ↗

Lovely music and atmosphere

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews

“The music is calming and haunting at the same time.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“Good story, great atmosphere and some really nice music.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗

Realistic writing and relatable characters

Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews

“the way the character act, the way they think and talk about things felt so natural.”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗

“Depression isn't portrayed as a dramatic movie scene, but as quiet exhaustion, routines, and conversations that seem insignificant until they're suddenly not.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗

What players complain about

Shallow, cringey or cliché writing

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“every character in this game talks like they're part of a tumblr post or chatgpt response”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗

“this is genuinely the most superficial depiction of depression or any sort of mental illness i've ever had the displeasure of consuming.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“but the author manages to write the dialogue so unrealistically”
Steam review · translated · 0.8 h played ↗

Too short; characters underdeveloped

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“Too shallow, I know this is a 30 minutes adventuer but if you want to tackle a heavy subject of depression and suicide, it needs to be better.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“There was no time to establish a character and why any of them should matter.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“you don't have time to get into what's happening on screen.”
Steam review · translated · 0.5 h played ↗

Guilt-tripping, harmful message about suicide

Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews

“This is a downright DANGEROUS aesop to hit people with, and seems designed only to inflict guilt on those who have gone through/will go through this in their own lives.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗

“it is not your responsibility if you ignore your phone for a few hours and something bad happens.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“Why does the game literally blame me for not paying attention to this May?”
Steam review · translated · 0.4 h played ↗

Content warning understates graphic suicide imagery

Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews

“Suicide and self-harm are not just "mentioned", a hanging body and open self-harm wounds are shown on screen depending on your route.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗

“this is false; the game is /about/ suicide and self-harm.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗

“Unfortunately, the warning describes only a mention of suicide/self harm in game but it literally shows it. I relapsed.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗

Illusion of choice and few endings

Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews

“none of the dialogue you pick really matters”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗

“Even though I did the same things I got two different endings.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗

“once you start the May conversation, you're 100% safe from the bad ending.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗

Annoying music and unskippable singing

Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews

“Not to be rude the music makes me want to lobotomize my ears”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“not to mention the horrible singing in it that you can't skip.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗

“annoying music which if you wanted to mute, you would have to turn it off in settings every time you open the game”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗

System requirements

From the Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable

Minimum

OSWindows 7 SP1+, 8, 10

Storage55 MB available space

OSWindows 7 SP1+, 8, 10

Storage55 MB available space

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