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That Dragon, Cancer
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
All Reviews:
Very Positive (1,261) - 89% of the 1,261 user reviews for this game are positive.
Release Date:
Jan 11, 2016
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Publisher:
Numinous Games

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78
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Awards
  • 2016 Independent Games Festival Finalist
  • 2013 IndieCade Showcase Finalist
  • 2013 Rezzed Leftfield Collection Finalist

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“I think it might have changed me in some way that I'm yet to fully understand. ... If you play this game, it may change you.”
Polygon

“I’ve played a lot of games...but nothing has felt as important or rewarding as making Joel giggle”
The Verge

About This Game

"This is where we go to remember our son Joel, up through here along this path. We want to show you who he was, and how his life changed us. Can we walk here together for a while?"

A videogame developer's love letter to his son; an immersive narrative driven experience to memorialize Joel Green and, through his story, honor the many he represents. That Dragon, Cancer is a poetic and playful interactive retelling of Joel’s 4-year fight against cancer.

Using a mix of first-person and third-person perspective, and point-and-click interaction, this two-hour narrative experience invites the player to slow down and immerse themselves in a deeply personal memoir featuring audio taken from home videos, spoken word poetry, and themes of faith, hope, despair, helplessness and love, along with in-game tributes to the loved ones of over 200 of our Kickstarter backers.

Can you find hope in the face of death?


Note: Thank You For Playing is an independent project, produced and directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit. The Green family along with the rest of the Numinous team did not produce the film, but they are very honored to be the subjects of the film.

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    Minimum:
    • OS *: Windows 7 or higher
    • Processor: 1.80GHz dual core processor
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Yes (Headphones highly recommended)
* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.
    Minimum:
    • OS: OS X v10.7 Lion or higher (64bit)
    • Processor: 1.80GHz dual core processor
    • Memory: 2 GB RAM
    • Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
    • Storage: 5 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Yes (Headphones highly recommended)
* Starting February 15, 2024, the Steam Client will no longer support 32-bit games or macOS 10.14 or lower.
    Minimum:
    • OS: Tested on Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04, 15.10 / Latest Steam OS
    • Processor: 1.80GHz dual core processor
    • Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
    • Sound Card: Yes (Headphones highly recommended)
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