Hope's Journey: A Therapeutic Experience

I started playing this game hoping for something that I could use with clients. I was deeply disappointed and frustrated as it misuses therapeutic techniques in ways that can actually be harmful by teaching people that they and their thoughts are a problem. The way they use already problematic versions of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is bad. The game itself is utilizing rigid, AKA Black and White thinking. There are no "good" nor "bad" feelings and classifying thoughts as bad is also harmful to people's therapy and healing as it deepens distrust in themself. The cute music and cool game play and small glimmers of what this could have been are not close to enough to save this game for me. As a licensed mental health professional I would NOT recommend this as a game for people seeking a game to educate them about their thought processes. **5/4/2022 Update** I've played more of the game and continue to have the same issues with the content and writing of the game despite some attempt a...

This is such a good game! I definitely recommend getting it because while it may not be the same as therapy it does go over stuff that helps. The game puts these complex emotions in a very creative way and it is very informative. I hope it helps you as much as it does to me. 11/10 would recommend.

A fun calming game to play with clever relaxing ideas .. I enjoyed playing it.

I really enjoyed playing this game. I learnt a lot about myself from playing this game. If you would like to see more gameplay of this game please fell free to check out my channel. :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHng78B5ygE&t=984s

great game so far, relaxing and helps you understand and stop your bad thoughts in fun way. recommended 10/10

A very interesting game, it may not be the most fun or action packed, but I think it's entertaining enough. However, the highlight here is the therapeutic elements, and for me they've been mind blowing. I mean the ideas presented are so simple, yet they explain so much about how our feelings come to be... highly recommended!

I love this game. This game is a very relaxing game from the music to the art style its very nice and modestly made and i recommend it for everyone who's having a bad day. even on a good day to make it better.

Hope's Journey is a game with modest graphics (but hey, I'm an old school Final Fantasy fan) but a very lively story, I found myself caring about the characters and how they see the world. Obviously the main focus of the game is therapy (it's in the name, duh!) and I believe it delivers on that front. While the game constantly reminded me that nothing is a substitute for seeking professional help, it is a great resource as a first step to think about the ideas discussed in therapy (speaking from personal experience of having sought professional help in the past) The one thing I constantly wished for while playing this game was voice acting, but that's easy to forgive given that it's a small indie title.

I learned in the first hour of this game more than I had during months of therapy. The ideas presented make a lot of sense to me. What I really like is that the game uses simple language and doesn't try to sound too smart or treat the player in a condescending way... Which is how I felt during some therapy sessions...

Interactions dont always work, very disappointed i love the premise of the game