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Games like how not to sink

A bitsy about receiving the worst news possible, and doing the dishes. CW: suicide, grief, smoking, chores
Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(71 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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purge that thing you said that one time
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(195 total ratings)
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Help this anxious Egg get home safe!
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(4 total ratings)
Simulation
an intimate mood piece about coming back to from a relationship on the rocks
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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A positive game about negative emotions
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Puzzle
down.
Free
A short, somber, narrative experience about depression and anxiety
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(45 total ratings)
Don't let them know you're a coat of rats!
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(36 total ratings)
Capture islands, sink ships, defend your towns, and discover an exciting world full of adventure.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
Angst
Free
Help a socially anxious lady to make it through the day at her office job by fighting her inner demons
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
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A game about hope and saving life.
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
Puzzle
a happy game about pleasant things
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(13 total ratings)
Adventure
Rot
Free
Rot is a psychological horror story about obsession, rejection and self-hate
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(90 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Experience existential dread as the void beckons for you in this short atmospheric narrative about depression.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(20 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Kind Words
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Nothing can stay for ever
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
A semi-autobiographical visual novel that explores the difficulties faced by young people battling anorexia.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(15 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Time is precious, can you save the one you hold dearest?
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
RPG Maker horror game
Rated 4.2 out of 5 stars
(23 total ratings)
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Get ideas. Write short stories. Sell them to magazines. Try and keep happy and not give up from all the rejections.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(12 total ratings)
Simulation
There’s something in your bathroom. No matter what you do, don’t let it out.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(172 total ratings)
Role Playing
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
(226 total ratings)
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survive through escapism
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(22 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(31 total ratings)
Educational
A short puzzle game about depression and panic attacks
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Puzzle
SHUT IN
$4.99
Fight yourself. Die trying. The psychological horror/dark comedy game that hates you as much as you hate yourself.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(40 total ratings)
Adventure
Living and working with depression
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Defeat waves of Yokai by drawing symbols with a brush, don't run out of ink!
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Action
say goodbye to whatever you want to leave behind this year.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(53 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
A reflective piece about self-doubt, loneliness, and anxiety
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(8 total ratings)
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A short experimental game about sharing and contemplating.
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(35 total ratings)
Claustrophobic horror game
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(68 total ratings)
Adventure
procedural anxiety/meditation experience
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(5 total ratings)
Adventure
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The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Wasted
Free
Interactive experience about depression
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(7 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Toss your stress into the void!
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Simulation
Shoot em' Up in an Aged Former Reality
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(73 total ratings)
Shooter
eat, sleep, work, repeat.
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(249 total ratings)
Simulation
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setbacks happen
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(65 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
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Anxiety is your curse. A heroic journey will be your treatment.
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(32 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Wake up, get dressed, brush your teeth, eat breakfast, go to work. A true horror story.
Rated 4.4 out of 5 stars
(511 total ratings)
Adventure
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"Don't Get Sick!" is a small narrative game about a father who has to stay healthy to be able to support his family.
Rated 3.6 out of 5 stars
(9 total ratings)
Visual Novel
Survival roguelike life sim in 19th century alt history
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Card Game
An interactive story about unstable life.
Rated 3.9 out of 5 stars
(17 total ratings)
Visual Novel
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He
Free
The door opens for Him
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
(21 total ratings)
Role Playing
Marc
Free
A short interactive story about a person stuck in a rut
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
(90 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
The sea is a great escape. When near, it can take one a far away.
Rated 4.3 out of 5 stars
(11 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Sign away your life for a gun.
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Action
How long can you survive against the darkness?
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Survival
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Visual Novel
After a long day, you take a shower. What's the worst that could happen?
Rated 4.1 out of 5 stars
(249 total ratings)
Survival
Hollow Beat is a surreal action adventure game about a young woman who suffers from depression.
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
Adventure
A Ludum Dare 50 Entry (Delay the inevitable)
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Survival
This is not a game it's a reflection of the human spirit's resilience.
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
(33 total ratings)
Visual Novel
An interactive fiction prototype about bad feelings and hacking.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(2 total ratings)
Interactive Fiction
Puzzle adventure game where you can literally kill with a word.
Rated 0.0 out of 5 stars
(0 total ratings)
Adventure
Indygo
$4.79
The story of an artist suffering from depression.
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(3 total ratings)
Visual Novel