Very cute and sad game. I'm glad I ended up getting a good ending for it.
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I was thinking of depression before the reveal at the end because it also has similar tiredness and nonexisting motivation to do anything than stay in bed. Like I said I'm glad to get a happy ending where Rae had still good relationships with her mother and her friend. ♥
same, and when she realized the only person who actually believed in her story the whole journey was her own mother, broke my heart at the same time reminding us mothers always know when sosmethings wrong with their own children. </3
Hiya! I'm a game dev and also a neurologist, when I saw Rae's case I guessed [spoiler] and it turns out she is having it. I am really glad that you made this game and show people about unknown diseases, and how some medical professional just look down on something like this. It's a great insight for me as a physician and for others that you shouldn't dismiss any kinds of concern about your health. 5/5 stars!
thank you so much for this game!! i got really sick at 15, and can relate so much to all the doctors visits and lab tests and worthless doctors. it was awful trying to be a high schooler while being in so much pain all the time. i was super sick for a year before i found a surgeon willing to operate on a hunch. turns out my gallbladder had stopped working. took years to fully recover, but ive been doing great! this game really brought me back to that time. had a great time playing, sending much love! <3
Thank you so much for making this game and sharing it. This was an almost identical experience to what I had when I was 12 with IH (now DX with N1). Playing this game helped my partner further understand what I dealt with when I was younger, and it also helps them see what I'm currently dealing with. This was so amazing, I loved the art and music so much!
This really hit home for me, especially how difficult it is to maintain friendships while being ill. Man. went through the same process with my mom. Thank you for making and sharing this.
Great game, I played it on my phone first and immediately went to see if KJAM had made any other brilliant works. After discovering they haven't I decided to see what happens if I don't search for answers. That ending hits hard, but no where near as hard as the part where you find out it's not a tumor!
as a person with a chronic illness, I personally related to this so much. the frustration of visiting so many specialists and ending up with negatives is somthing i would wish upon no one.
I'm struggling with ME/CFS and a lot of things are similar. I did the sleep test too, but it came out normal, so it was not a sleeping disorder in my case. I'm glad this game exists, there are illnesses that are not understood even by the doctors, they aren't seen on the body or in the test results, so a game like this helps to spread awareness and empathy
I'm currently experiencing this and have been since I was nine, I'm now 16. Thankfully we got some answers but we're still getting more. I have an autoimmune disease and I'm getting worse. I can't go to school anymore, walk anymore. I can only exist. I haven't even stepped foot in a high school.
coming back to this game with a bunch of months of medical testing I'm even more grateful this exists. I still don't know what's going on with me and most of my family just kind of gave up. I'm still pushing to find a solution or even just an explanation but most doctors don't actually care enough to try to find the root of the problem and just fkn look for the "most obvious solution" that doesn't help at all! Some people even believe I made it all up and ask me if it's gone now, like it's just gonna dissapear or I'll get tired of faking. Just, thank you. Thank you for making a game that feels so relatable now. Thank you for showing the kinds of stuff a lot of people have to go through.
This was relatable on a level that's so- deep, in a way. The constant testing, doctors, the misdiagnoses from everyone. It makes you feel so awful + the meds they put you on. I love this game for how well I can understand it. Thank you.
I'm going through something of a similar situation right now, right down to the constant fatigue. I've almost given up on trying to find someone who will actually listen to me multiple times, but it's reassuring to know that, even if I can't get a diagnosis of my own yet, there are other people who've gone through the same kind of thing and gotten through it. I'm so grateful that there are things like this game that help me, and many other people, feel a little less alone. Thank you.
This was such a good game. The story felt very real and very relatable (somehow? I haven't been through all of this but I just felt so much and got absorbed by the story) I got teary eyed a few times and I really loved how the ending isn't "and she healed!". I love how it talks about "the new normal" and how things can't really go back, but they can become something good.
I honestly can't describe how grateful I am this exists.
I don't have enough words to say how much I love this game, waaaay before I knew my own illnesses I tried to play and was already relating so much. Can't say it was what took me to doctors because it wasn't but I was already at the annoying trial and error phrase so could relate to the medical fatigue
Now quite a few years later I tried to play again, now in road to recovery adjusting well to medication and getting help but still not quite there, even when the situation is different I still adore this game. Inspired me to make one of my characters on a DnD campaign also have narcolepsy, which in turn also made me and my best friend research more about it
All I can say is thank you for such realistic yet comforting portrait of living with an invisible illness
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A great VN, will save it in my great game collection! It really made me feel for Sadie and the topic!
love this sm. <333
loved this so fukcing much omg
Beautiful, I'm glad she has a diagnosis and can be and do better, I LOVED THE LAST PHOTO, so sweet, and cute both strong girls
Very cute and sad game. I'm glad I ended up getting a good ending for it.
(spoilers)
I was thinking of depression before the reveal at the end because it also has similar tiredness and nonexisting motivation to do anything than stay in bed. Like I said I'm glad to get a happy ending where Rae had still good relationships with her mother and her friend. ♥
Same...🖤
same, and when she realized the only person who actually believed in her story the whole journey was her own mother, broke my heart at the same time reminding us mothers always know when sosmethings wrong with their own children. </3
It really was though 💕
game for depressed kiddos
As someone who is still in the middle of finding a diagnosis for my illness, and came close to giving up many, many times, thank you!
Wonderful game. Thank you
This was a sad, emotional journey that I'm glad had a happy ending. Thank you~
Hiya! I'm a game dev and also a neurologist, when I saw Rae's case I guessed [spoiler] and it turns out she is having it. I am really glad that you made this game and show people about unknown diseases, and how some medical professional just look down on something like this. It's a great insight for me as a physician and for others that you shouldn't dismiss any kinds of concern about your health. 5/5 stars!
thank you so much for this game!! i got really sick at 15, and can relate so much to all the doctors visits and lab tests and worthless doctors. it was awful trying to be a high schooler while being in so much pain all the time. i was super sick for a year before i found a surgeon willing to operate on a hunch. turns out my gallbladder had stopped working. took years to fully recover, but ive been doing great! this game really brought me back to that time. had a great time playing, sending much love! <3
I'm glad you got taken care of and are now in a better place <3
Thank you so much for making this game and sharing it. This was an almost identical experience to what I had when I was 12 with IH (now DX with N1). Playing this game helped my partner further understand what I dealt with when I was younger, and it also helps them see what I'm currently dealing with. This was so amazing, I loved the art and music so much!
Thank you for sharing your story.
im chroically ill and also hae ve narcokepsey this rlly jhtis a lot for me tysm 4 making this game
This really hit home for me, especially how difficult it is to maintain friendships while being ill. Man. went through the same process with my mom. Thank you for making and sharing this.
Great game, I played it on my phone first and immediately went to see if KJAM had made any other brilliant works. After discovering they haven't I decided to see what happens if I don't search for answers. That ending hits hard, but no where near as hard as the part where you find out it's not a tumor!
as a person with a chronic illness, I personally related to this so much. the frustration of visiting so many specialists and ending up with negatives is somthing i would wish upon no one.
sobs i love this game so much
literally ouch
she looks like marcy from amphibia (best Disney channel show)
i thought that too, they look so similar
WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE MY MUM
I have chrons disease and my parents thought I was fine for ages until I begged them for help. damn this hit home
I'm struggling with ME/CFS and a lot of things are similar. I did the sleep test too, but it came out normal, so it was not a sleeping disorder in my case. I'm glad this game exists, there are illnesses that are not understood even by the doctors, they aren't seen on the body or in the test results, so a game like this helps to spread awareness and empathy
I'm currently experiencing this and have been since I was nine, I'm now 16. Thankfully we got some answers but we're still getting more. I have an autoimmune disease and I'm getting worse. I can't go to school anymore, walk anymore. I can only exist. I haven't even stepped foot in a high school.
i cried so many times-
Experienced the same bs with doctors at 11. So glad to see this
it look like marsee wu
coming back to this game with a bunch of months of medical testing I'm even more grateful this exists. I still don't know what's going on with me and most of my family just kind of gave up. I'm still pushing to find a solution or even just an explanation but most doctors don't actually care enough to try to find the root of the problem and just fkn look for the "most obvious solution" that doesn't help at all! Some people even believe I made it all up and ask me if it's gone now, like it's just gonna dissapear or I'll get tired of faking. Just, thank you. Thank you for making a game that feels so relatable now. Thank you for showing the kinds of stuff a lot of people have to go through.
Gawd damn. Marcy Wu's back story.
I knew someone would say that
This was relatable on a level that's so- deep, in a way. The constant testing, doctors, the misdiagnoses from everyone. It makes you feel so awful + the meds they put you on. I love this game for how well I can understand it. Thank you.
This was amazing.
alr- that was good
chronically ill 20-something here who's had health issues my whole life, thank you for making this. <3
how do i download this bc my browser doesnt suport
Try itch.io desktop app, or maybe update your browser to play online
thx i will try that
it worked i finished the whole story im glad i did
Good
I'm going through something of a similar situation right now, right down to the constant fatigue. I've almost given up on trying to find someone who will actually listen to me multiple times, but it's reassuring to know that, even if I can't get a diagnosis of my own yet, there are other people who've gone through the same kind of thing and gotten through it. I'm so grateful that there are things like this game that help me, and many other people, feel a little less alone. Thank you.
This was such a good game. The story felt very real and very relatable (somehow? I haven't been through all of this but I just felt so much and got absorbed by the story) I got teary eyed a few times and I really loved how the ending isn't "and she healed!". I love how it talks about "the new normal" and how things can't really go back, but they can become something good.
I honestly can't describe how grateful I am this exists.
Same here.
I don't have enough words to say how much I love this game, waaaay before I knew my own illnesses I tried to play and was already relating so much. Can't say it was what took me to doctors because it wasn't but I was already at the annoying trial and error phrase so could relate to the medical fatigue
Now quite a few years later I tried to play again, now in road to recovery adjusting well to medication and getting help but still not quite there, even when the situation is different I still adore this game. Inspired me to make one of my characters on a DnD campaign also have narcolepsy, which in turn also made me and my best friend research more about it
All I can say is thank you for such realistic yet comforting portrait of living with an invisible illness
Loved this. And actually really appreciated that it had a happy ending, but one that was REALISTIC.
Steven universe reference on the poster! And Hamilton but I haven’t seen it so I don’t care as much