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[PlayofSparta]

Especially F33.2, from the ICD-10-CM. Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe. It's the one I have.
I can only think of this game:



Thanks.

 

[Success]

Last of Us Part 2.

EDIT: Play to find out why, no spoilers will be given to those who have yet to witness one of the all time great stories.

 

[Portugeezer]

Last of Us Part 2.

EDIT: Play to find out why, no spoilers will be given to those who have yet to witness of one the all time great stories.

I'm curious, put it in a spoiler tag.

 

[King Dazzar]

Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice. Most over hyped depressing experience I can remember in recent times. Full on depression simulator for me.

 

[SimTourist]

The Day Before. You'll get depressed if you pay money for that shit.

 

[Boralf]

Celeste kind of?

 

[Boralf]

And Disco Elysium

 

[M1chl]

Starfield, it so bland and empty that you yourself will feel it in no time.

 

[Bartski]

This War of Mine

Most depressing game ever but also bloody brilliant, especially DLCs. It's been made part of the high school base curriculum by the Polish Ministry of Education

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Have you heard of an up and coming game developer named Zoe Quinn with they/them pronouns and their hit title Depression Quest?

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Most Indy walking sims

 

[tomato shrub]

Hellblade...
Silent Hill 2?

 

[peronmls]

Probably all the silent hill games. Or SH2. Depression can be shown in many different ways. I see people say hellblade but she has another illness that I thought is more implied.

 

[winjer]

Starfield was kind of depressing....

 

[Guilty_AI]

Nier Automata. Honestly nothing else ever came close to it in that term.

Even the context in which the game was made adds to its themes. The main director Yoko Taro had been working in the gaming industry for nearly 20 years yet only produced flop after flop. The studio Platinum Games was basically on its last legs and weren't for this game would have died then and there, and they understood it at the time.

Just look at the track names (and the music themselves):

The color of depression



Blissful Death



Sound of the End



Weight of the World

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Especially F33.2, from the ICD-10-CM. Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe. It's the one I have.
I can only think of this game:



Thanks.

Do you have depression friend?

 

[TheGreatMusashi]

 

[MasterDerico]

I have severe depression too...24 years fighting against it...

That what's make me quit my job as tv director/journalist/editor to programming, so i can home office.

About games, there's a lot, but Silent Hill 2 got me. That mary letter in the end was massive.

 

[rofif]

Every single modern indie game

 

[MasterDerico]

There's an art that also represent what the REAL depression is;

 

[Mr Hyde]

Nier Automata. Honestly nothing else ever came close to it in that term.

Even the context in which the game was made adds to its themes. The main director Yoko Taro had been working in the gaming industry for nearly 20 years yet only produced flop after flop. The studio Platinum Games was basically on its last legs and weren't for this game would have died then and there, and they understood it at the time.

Just look at the track names (and the music themselves):

The color of depression



Blissful Death



Sound of the End



Weight of the World

What a great success story Nier Automata was. Brings tears to my eyes. I'm so happy for Taro and that he finally knocked it out of the park and got the recognition and success that he always deserved. His games are unique and they all have touching stories that deals with serious issues. He's a true auteur and proof that you should never give up no matter what.

 

[Shifty1897]

As I understand it, Omori but for the love of God do not play it if you are depressed. There's a lot of a certain kind of ideation and acting on it.

One of my best friends has treatment resistant depression and it's so horrible to see him struggle with it. He's about to move an hour and a half away to a bigger city for a few weeks to do electromagnetic shock therapy, I always thought that was pseudo-science but multiple doctor acquaintances have told me that there's been studies that show it's legit and effective. Stay strong OP.

 

[PlayofSparta]

Do you have depression friend?

Treatment-resistant depression. It's kinda like major depressive disorder (MDD) but the person do not respond adequately to a course of appropriate antidepressant medication within a certain time.
So, yeah.

 

[KiteGr]

Omori
Hellblade

These come to mind.
Disco Elysium could be a depressing game, but it's mostly because you play a looser in a rotten world, and you'll fail most of your checks. I suppose you meant the game to be about depression.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Treatment-resistant depression. It's kinda like major depressive disorder (MDD) but the person do not respond adequately to a course of appropriate antidepressant medication within a certain time.
So, yeah.

Cheer up friend, you are in Neogaf and we support you.

 

[Kings Field]

Stay strong guys. If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m here.

 

[PlayofSparta]

Omori
Hellblade

These come to mind.
Disco Elysium could be a depressing game, but it's mostly because you play a looser in a rotten world, and you'll fail most of your checks. I suppose you meant the game to be about depression.

Yes. I want to see some games where the protagonist is truly struggling with depression; I'm stable now, but it comes and goes sometimes, and my interest becomes larger on the subject.

Silent Hill 2 is more about Guilty (and James deserves this guilty). Angela is depressed, but she is not the protagonist.
Hellblade is more about Schizophrenia.

I remembered this game, is kinda what I'm looking for:

Cheer up friend, you are in Neogaf and we support you.

Thanks, I appreciate that.

 

[Scotty W]

Read Kafka

 

[CherryFalls]

Check out this game:

 

[Boralf]

Omori
Hellblade

These come to mind.
Disco Elysium could be a depressing game, but it's mostly because you play a looser in a rotten world, and you'll fail most of your checks. I suppose you meant the game to be about depression.

The protagonist in Disco Elysium imo certainly seems to suffer from depression, but its not a game solely about that.

 

[Rickyiez]

Dota 2. I mean it literally gives you a real experience of depression

 

[ergem]

Rime?

 

[Radioskugga]

Drowning. Not a game in the traditional way but it highligts the struggle that a person with depression/anxiety have.
Available on Playstation 4&5, Switch, PC.

 

[hinch7]

Not played it but Hellblade sure looks depressing AF. Skitzo, constantly talking to ones self and screaming. No thanks.

From the games I played TLOU 2 is really cynical and depressing. Went way too much on that scale. Heavy loss and revenge from nearly every character and not so much any else to the story.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Max Payne 2 is pretty bleak and depressing.

 

[Skifi28]

Stay strong guys. If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m here.

 

[chlorate]

It’s a book rather than a game but Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace vividly depicts depression

I would recommend it heavily over games such as Depression Quest XD

 

[Guilty_AI]

Stay strong guys. If you ever need someone to talk to, I’m here.

 

[diffusionx]

literally every walking sim made by a "diverse" indie studio

 

[xrnzaaas]

Both Max Payne 2 & 3 are good candidates imo.

 

[jayj]

TLOU2, if you can't feel the depression it will give you depression.

 

[reektann]

Heavy Rain was so miserable I ended up feeling depressed for about 3 days after that.

 

[DevilHunterX0]

Any game from Yoko Taro & Hidetaka Miyazaki

 

[SJRB]

Max Payne 3 is brutal and has Max going off the deep end.

 

[JimmyRustler]

Every single modern indie game

Came in to say this. It’s the reason why I stopped playing indi games with some kind of story.

 

[Mr Reasonable]

Major depressive disorder, recurrent severe. It's the one I have.

Sorry to hear that, I hope that things get better for you with time.

 

[Kurotri]

Probably all the silent hill games. Or SH2. Depression can be shown in many different ways. I see people say hellblade but she has another illness that I thought is more implied.

Yeah, Hellblade is about psychosis. "Psychosis is a psychiatric disorder that leads to distorting reality, having hallucinations and delusions, and having a frequent lack of intuition."

 

[RyRy93]

Lewis’ story in What Remains of Edith Finch

 

[tommib]

Heavy Rain was so miserable I ended up feeling depressed for about 3 days after that.

Good pick, actually. There are very long sequences with the father just coping and walking aimlessly, absolutely depressed and hopeless.

My picks go to Silent Hill 2 and TLOU2. There’s some really dark shit in those games.

 

[SonicVolcano]

In Sound Mind maybe? An underrated game for sure.