Depression Quest PC

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  • Summary: Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game in which you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday events and must attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

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  1. ActionTrip
    Sep 2, 2014
    50
    While it does an okay job presenting what it is really like to have depression, it sets the player down the exactly same depression path, no matter what is chosen.

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  1. CasildaK
    Sep 4, 2014
    10
    Fantastic game--as someone who has dealt with depression, I greatly appreciate the role this game serves in helping sufferers cope and raisingFantastic game--as someone who has dealt with depression, I greatly appreciate the role this game serves in helping sufferers cope and raising public awareness.… Expand
  2. Esperantisto
    Aug 21, 2014
    7
    This isn't a game, but rather a text-based "choose your own adventure". It took me about an hour to go through it.

    I suffer from depression    This isn't a game, but rather a text-based "choose your own adventure". It took me about an hour to go through it.

    I suffer from depression myself, and found the descriptions to be somewhat realistic, but not entirely.

    I'd be upset if I had spent a lot of money for this, but it's available for free or as "pay what you want", which is fair enough.

    There are a *lot* of zero ratings, but that's unwarranted. It seems that the cause is alleged misbehaviour by the author. I've ignored that completely and judged the "game" on its merits.    … Expand
  4. Metatarsals
    Aug 19, 2014
    1
    I give it an A for the idea, but an F for everything else.

    I played this one on steam thinking it might be insightful or something, but no,    I give it an A for the idea, but an F for everything else.

    I played this one on steam thinking it might be insightful or something, but no, not really. It was quickly cobbled together, the game mechanics weren't thought out at all, and I don't even know where to go with the story. This person is obviously mocking people with serious mental illnesses or just never learned how to write.

    Which is why it gets a 1. Wonderful idea, but extremely sloppy execution, no story, no gameplay and even worse no refunds. Hopefully the creator takes this as a learning experience and works harder on polishing up their next game before they release it for sale.    … Expand
  5. Ventos234
    Nov 24, 2015
    0
    If this is supposed to be future of gaming, then it sure means gaming is dying. Slowly. Why? There is no "gameplay". And you pay for it.If this is supposed to be future of gaming, then it sure means gaming is dying. Slowly. Why? There is no "gameplay". And you pay for it.

    It's supposed to be about depression, yet it lacks anything to do with that theme. Avoid at any cost.    … Expand
  6. ichirei07
    Aug 28, 2014
    0
    Robin Williams Cash-in. No creativity or inspiration whatsoever. I play Visual Novels so I'm used to these kind of games but this one is ****Robin Williams Cash-in. No creativity or inspiration whatsoever. I play Visual Novels so I'm used to these kind of games but this one is **** How the hell did this get green lit on steam?… Expand
  7. ViceT
    Aug 20, 2014
    0
    The quality of the writting is extremely poor and there´s no gameplay to speak of,it´s a choose your own adventure in it´s most basic form,andThe quality of the writting is extremely poor and there´s no gameplay to speak of,it´s a choose your own adventure in it´s most basic form,and a waste of time for anyone looking for a meaningful experience.
    You won´t find one here.
    It´s free but there are plenty of other more interesting things you can do with your time,such as watching paint dry or funny internet cat videos,both of these experiences have considerably more depth than Depression Quest.    … Expand
  8. MetalikZX
    Aug 25, 2014
    0
    No gameplay, you can't name it a game. Boring as hell, nothing interesting, made using HTML pages. Would not recommend. Also I need 150No gameplay, you can't name it a game. Boring as hell, nothing interesting, made using HTML pages. Would not recommend. Also I need 150 characters so here's this sentence… Expand

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