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Depression Quest

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The Quinnspiracy
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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.

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User Reviews

Mixed
30 user reviews
63%
Positive
14 min at review
Not Recommended

Text based game with very stereotypical situations. Did not seem to be much of an effort put in to this game. Instead of helping people, it makes you want to turn the game off. Depression isn't just about one thing. Like an onion there are many layers to depression. The game seemed to deal vary basic ideas of depression. Don't take my word for it, and check out my video by clicking on the link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbpN59h4qfg

28 helpful 1 funny
6 min at review
Not Recommended

All this is is a question and answer session that you complete to determine how depressed you are it's pointless. If I could package siphilis in a box and sell it this is the worst product ever. I would rather watch the room or play superman for n64 before I ever load this again.

20 helpful 3 funny
27 min at review
Not Recommended

Ehehehehehehe. EHEHEHEHEHEHE. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. OH MY GOD, THIS IS SO HILARIOUSLY BAD. Literally, if you just don't pick what are the obviously wrong choices, you win. The lesson I got from this is, "Hey, depressed people, all you need to do is start being social and you win! No more depression!" Kinda insulting. GOD. It's so bad. IT'S SO BAD. Is this even game? Ugh, it's so bad it's funny. Also, can't wait to get some for leaving a bad review.

16 helpful 4 funny
3 hrs at review
Recommended

Protagonist is too needy. He should totally kill himself.

15 helpful 14 funny
24 min at review
Not Recommended

I got depression from this quest.

14 helpful 8 funny
2 hrs at review
Recommended

It's not made to have fun, but it defenetly helps to understand the illness of depression and delivers a chance to break through this. Although it is hard sometimes, you want to help the character and show, that you can do it.

11 helpful
25 min at review
Recommended

This game really highlighted for me what my experience with depression has been like. The option to see a therapist and take anti-depressants and talk to people was a cathartic experience that makes me believe that it can get better for me. There's a way out of this if I talk to people, and I just arranged for myself to get therapy for this. Thank you for making this, I definitely recommend if you want to get an insight into what living with depression is like.

11 helpful
35 min at review
Not Recommended

this game literally started gamer gate

11 helpful 5 funny
23 min at review
Recommended

This game definetly made me lose my faith in humanity, would be depressed again 10/10/

10 helpful 6 funny
5 min at review
Not Recommended

no just no

10 helpful 5 funny

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System Requirements

Minimum

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

FAQ

How much does Depression Quest cost?

Depression Quest is completely FREE to play. You can download and play it without any purchase.

What are the system requirements for Depression Quest?

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

What platforms is Depression Quest available on?

Depression Quest is available on Windows PC, macOS, Linux.

Is Depression Quest worth buying?

Depression Quest has 63% positive reviews from 30 players.

When was Depression Quest released?

Depression Quest was released on Aug 11, 2014.

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