Going into this game, I was expecting it to be some kind of over the top exaggeration about the troubles of every day life, but I can gladly say that I was pleasantly surprised. Paper Cages show us the horrors of every day life as experienced by the normal person; the normal routines, the normal conversations, the normal thought process of things just not going your way and life really being a struggle to just go through. What kind of gets me is that this is marked as a horror game when in reality, this is what it's like to go into the real world regardless of where you are in the totem pole of life. Even without looking at it from the POV of mental illness, the existential dread that looms over everyone is really looked into in this game.
My only real gripe with this game is in the middle section where the game turns into a keyboard typing test, there isn't any indication on which word your spelling out or if you've typed everything right until the word/s just vanish. It was a fun section to play as it's the player trying to focus on things in their mind as their world looks to be falling apart, but better indication would've made that section feel better to play out.
All in all, it's nice to find a short story game that doesn't outright feel like it's only talking about mental illness, but really about feelings that the normal adult can go through in their daily lives. The most important part of this game is that yes, you can pet the cat :)
Ok i freaked out when things started to go wrong and it became hectic, but good job tho I guess it really prepares us and is like disclaimer for the future!
super cool!!!! it was really interesting to see how this portrayed depression, and the art is awesome. i really liked it, and im not sure what other people mean about not being able to pass the typing stage, because im relatively sure i was able to.
I relate to this and I don't even have a job yet, I will soon though but I feel like me procrastinating is gonna be one of my biggest problems, not setting an alarm etc.
I cant pass the typing bit, as it wont let me do the words with spaces. I did like the game before that point though. Could you perhaps see if there is a way to fix this bug? Thank you! (Also, I absolutely adore Punkin. Best kitty ever <3)
The typing part was intense but I think that really adds to the stressful experience! Did not expect it to come out like that. Very well made little game, conveys the feeling of being trapped in a routine perfectly. Take care and much love to both creator and players! <3
A really lit game for mentally exhausted people. I'm guessing the creator wants people like him (the character) to know how important such words like "self love" "personal identity" "kindness" "love" etc. needs to be engraved into our minds and taken into consideration during these really busy and depressing times in life that we all go through... and words like "side walks" "rest" "calmness" "sleep" denotes upon taking few hours off of hectic schedules and spending some time at ease. Also words like "dread" "rust" "greed" "End of times" reflects upon our selves. This game in a way reminds me of the things i should keep in mind.
Playing it for a long time really gave these words a rather deeper meaning than it should be of normal words that are required to be typed to win the game. Definitely had me focused and determined at the end, starting to just wanting to finish the game to ACTUALLY finding something behind it. Great game! Whether or not this game was meant to be some Horror slash Entertaining, but....i found this meaningful and enlightening for my night! Great game again! Great Job!! :)
Interesting design to express how anxiety and depression likely looks for people. I personally don't suffer from either often so I enjoyed being able to see it from this perspective. Great game!
The game is simple but original, I liked how it uses the simple action of pressing the Z key. I also liked that the final answer to everything that happened is to look for help, that kind of message is needed. Good Game!
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Going into this game, I was expecting it to be some kind of over the top exaggeration about the troubles of every day life, but I can gladly say that I was pleasantly surprised. Paper Cages show us the horrors of every day life as experienced by the normal person; the normal routines, the normal conversations, the normal thought process of things just not going your way and life really being a struggle to just go through. What kind of gets me is that this is marked as a horror game when in reality, this is what it's like to go into the real world regardless of where you are in the totem pole of life. Even without looking at it from the POV of mental illness, the existential dread that looms over everyone is really looked into in this game.
My only real gripe with this game is in the middle section where the game turns into a keyboard typing test, there isn't any indication on which word your spelling out or if you've typed everything right until the word/s just vanish. It was a fun section to play as it's the player trying to focus on things in their mind as their world looks to be falling apart, but better indication would've made that section feel better to play out.
All in all, it's nice to find a short story game that doesn't outright feel like it's only talking about mental illness, but really about feelings that the normal adult can go through in their daily lives.
The most important part of this game is that yes, you can pet the cat :)
My playthrough:
Ok i freaked out when things started to go wrong and it became hectic, but good job tho I guess it really prepares us and is like disclaimer for the future!
super cool!!!! it was really interesting to see how this portrayed depression, and the art is awesome. i really liked it, and im not sure what other people mean about not being able to pass the typing stage, because im relatively sure i was able to.
I relate to this and I don't even have a job yet, I will soon though but I feel like me procrastinating is gonna be one of my biggest problems, not setting an alarm etc.
I cant pass the typing bit, as it wont let me do the words with spaces. I did like the game before that point though. Could you perhaps see if there is a way to fix this bug? Thank you! (Also, I absolutely adore Punkin. Best kitty ever <3)
can't pass the typing X"C it's a very interesting game... terrifyingly relateable in essence. i like it
The typing part was intense but I think that really adds to the stressful experience! Did not expect it to come out like that. Very well made little game, conveys the feeling of being trapped in a routine perfectly. Take care and much love to both creator and players! <3
THE TYPING WAS TOO MUCH D''''':
i'm expierence this everyday and it's hard, its' really hard
Daaaang You captured the essence of my teenage years and early adulthood. Existential despair. Nice.
Now let's all get better, okay? Love you.
I recoiled because that was so startling! The game was amazing though
oh my....my heart great game tho
these typing learning games are interesting nowdays
this is such a good game, and genuinely scary and taxing (/pos), i feel likeit's conveyed it's story well
i have dyslexia so it hard to do the word part
This was really good! I really liked the addition of the kitty.
aa im not a fast typer ;-;
same ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhthat pain izts so much pain but good game
kind of comforting ;-)
christ that was good
Im mentally good at mental games, Cuz im mentally ill. (9/10)
as a slow typer, the typing part took me FOREVER but i like the message this sends lol
this game only made me more stressed cuz of the time limit i have before the monster damages my mental health
omg this was incredible! so so cool
okay seriously now my feet are cold for some reason, it means a short game without sadistic scenes managed to thrill me
:')
i tired typing the pos words but after like 10 mins nothing happend
ME TOO LOL
i cant get to that lol
it takes a little bit of time :) I tried to type them as fast as I could and managed to get a reaction, maybe try typing faster
Its SOOOO cool
Is short but amazing!
A really lit game for mentally exhausted people. I'm guessing the creator wants people like him (the character) to know how important such words like "self love" "personal identity" "kindness" "love" etc. needs to be engraved into our minds and taken into consideration during these really busy and depressing times in life that we all go through... and words like "side walks" "rest" "calmness" "sleep" denotes upon taking few hours off of hectic schedules and spending some time at ease. Also words like "dread" "rust" "greed" "End of times" reflects upon our selves. This game in a way reminds me of the things i should keep in mind.
Playing it for a long time really gave these words a rather deeper meaning than it should be of normal words that are required to be typed to win the game. Definitely had me focused and determined at the end, starting to just wanting to finish the game to ACTUALLY finding something behind it. Great game! Whether or not this game was meant to be some Horror slash Entertaining, but....i found this meaningful and enlightening for my night! Great game again! Great Job!! :)
Mental health is very important. Take care of youself!
i broke my keyboard when waking up
looks like it takes hard work just to lay down
I really enjoyed being able to play this game, it was a trip.
Interesting design to express how anxiety and depression likely looks for people. I personally don't suffer from either often so I enjoyed being able to see it from this perspective. Great game!
I really like it
God, that screamer I really didn't expect.
The game is simple but original, I liked how it uses the simple action of pressing the Z key. I also liked that the final answer to everything that happened is to look for help, that kind of message is needed. Good Game!
Thanks for letting me pet the cat :)
loved it
This was a really fun short and sweet game, I liked the art style, good work :)