a chronic illness simulation game.
you think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. all you know is you are always in some state of pain. you've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.
how long will it take for you to get a diagnosis?
short, raw, and essential. it plays brilliantly with the irony of the title, making you feel the sheer frustration of being dismissed, followed by the closure of finally getting a real diagnosis.
I found myself getting furious because it was easier for the protagonist than it ever was for me but at the end of the game I realized why I was getting mad. The difference between what I experienced and the protagonist is that the protagonist had the space to rest. I realized how unkind the world was to me.
I think that was the point.
Years: 28
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short and bittersweet. charming graphics, but an all too relatable plot.
it took me four years to get diagnosed with my autoimmune disease. all it took to get a diagnosis was a simple blood test. four years of pain, and it was that simple all along.
this game is heartbreakingly accurate to the chronic illness experience. i put off playing it for awhile because the frustration was too close to home. if you know someone with...
