TLDR:
A pixelart and light-hearted game about looking through the lens of someone dealing with Social Anxiety on a daily basis
This game was made in a 24-hour Hackathon called Mindfulhacks
This project is open source on Github
Microbform is an interactive, humorous and entertaining game that follows the adventures of a microbe with social anxiety. Through the game, players may find themselves relating to the main character’s conundrums or woes, and will get to select different responses to various situations that may cause social anxiety, and manage an “anxiety bar” as the character goes through events in a day.
The catch: at the end of every scenario, the character’s accumulated anxiety will manifest as a ghost that reminds players of previous events that had transpired. These ghosts will continue to haunt the character for the rest of the day, while still having to tackle the rest of the day’s challenges.
After all the scenarios, the character will confront the ghosts haunting them, learning how to sort out and reflect on anxiety through different thought processes and rationalisations. The game aims to allow sufferers of social anxiety to feel more comfortable about their illness, and for companions who wish to help to be more informed.