About This Game

Static. Your body is foreign territory.

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE is a mystery puzzle game about communicating with people you don't understand.

College grad Louis has just moved back to his childhood home, but things seem worse this time around. He's chronically ill, struggling to find adequate healthcare, and can't seem to recognize the streets he was raised on. When he is attacked by a mysterious entity, communicating only through a cassette player, he must consult with it and the other townsfolk to discover the true nature of the assault.

• Consult with witnesses using only phrases they have already said in unique word-based puzzles.

• Unravel a supernatural conspiracy in a small town.

• Chat with the locals and distract yourself with their problems.

• Take pictures of the city's bugs for a friend!

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE currently has:

• Full controller and keyboard support

• An optional in-game content warning system 

• Dialogue auto-play

• Toggles to disable sensitive sounds 

• Swappable fonts

• In-game hints and solutions

• Objective reminders and character summaries

• Limited voice acting

• Screen reader compatibility

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

This game contains depictions of assault, discussions of murder and kidnapping, discussions of child death, violence against disabled people, ableism, transphobia, and emotional manipulation. Scene-by-scene warnings for mature content can be enabled in the Options menu of the game.