As someone who has chronic anxiety, I found this game to be one of the best representations currently on the market. Many games, when talking about mental illness, will keep the tone incredibly grave, and it creates this oppressive, stagnant atmosphere; not so with Adventures with Anxiety. Not only was the game incredibly accurate to what it feels like to live with anxiety, but the game was decently light all things considered! I never felt as though the main character was defeatist, and it was so interesting to see a game that centred from the perspective of anxiety! Upon finishing the game, I felt so hopeful and at ease with myself! It sort of helped me to understand my own fear response and reach an equilibrium between my natural fight or flight and my anxiety.
This game is easily a 10/10 from me! Its short, sweet, funny, but serious when it needs to be. I recommended this game to many of my other friends, who all said that they felt very uplifted by playing it! Thank you so much to the creator for making such a well-written game, and thank you for leaving us with a deeply positive message!!
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