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Depression Quest

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

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Release Date:

Aug 11, 2014

Developer:

The Quinnspiracy, Patrick Lindsey, Isaac Schankler

Publisher:

The Quinnspiracy

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By Feminist Frequency April 2, 2015

“A interactive text-based indie game exploring the nuanced struggles and complexities of living with depression.”

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Title: Depression Quest
Genre: Free To Play, Indie, RPG, Simulation

Developer: The Quinnspiracy, Patrick Lindsey, Isaac Schankler

Publisher: The Quinnspiracy

Release Date: Aug 11, 2014

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Boston FIG · Best Narrative

MassDiGi · Category Winner

IndieCade · Night Games Selection

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“Depression Quest hinges on its deeply personal writing style. It feels as though you’re reading someone’s unfiltered mental diary. Depression Quest is uncomfortable in that it feels voyeuristic, but the cramped proximity is how you develop a relationship with the character. It’s why, by the end, I was able to say I understood depression a bit better. It's a window.”
Giant Bomb

“[Depression Quest] is ‘game’ as communication, comfort and tool of understanding.”
Rock Paper Shotgun

“Besides the blues-ridden story, it's just a well-made game overall. It's excellently written, well-paced, and so engaging that you might just find yourself playing again to find out what might happen”
GameSpy

About This Game

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment. This game aims to show other sufferers of depression that they are not alone in their feelings, and to illustrate to people who may not understand the illness the depths of what it can do to people.

Over 40k words of interactive fiction.
Playthroughs are short enough to be done in one day, but long enough for the game to have gotten it's point across.
About 150 unique encounters.
Based on your depression levels, different choices open and close off to you.
Content generated based on your decisions.
The choices you make have a real effect on how your playthrough turns out.
Multiple endings.
See how your choices affected the game's world, and how well you've managed your depression.
Audio and visuals react to your depression.
Listen as the music gets glitchier and see how much stronger the static gets. Watch the color get sucked out of how you see the world.

System Requirements

Windows

macOS

SteamOS + Linux

Minimum:

OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 2+
Processor: Intel Pentium 4 or later
Memory: 512 MB RAM

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

Minimum:

OS: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
Processor: Intel
Memory: 512 MB RAM

* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.

Minimum:

OS: Ubuntu 13.04+, Fedora 18+, Arch, Gentoo
Processor: Intel Pentium 3 / Athlon 64 or later
Memory: 512 MB RAM
Additional Notes: Gamepad support unavailable on Linux platform

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