Couch Cases
They come to be heard. That's enough.
Couch Cases is a short visual novel about sitting across from someone and actually listening. Two days, six patients, your browser, about 40 minutes.
You are a psychotherapist. Over two working days, six people take the chair in your office — a perfectionist who can't remember herself without a project, a man who won't admit why he came, a nineteen-year-old whose mother booked the session. You don't fix them. You choose how to respond: reflect, mirror, name what's underneath, push back gently — or stay silent and let the room hold them.
Every reply matters. Trust rises and falls in real time. After each session the journal writes itself from your choices: the line that opened them up, the moment you pushed too hard, the work that comes next. There's no score to chase — only people who either felt heard, or didn't.
What's inside
- Six patients across two days — each a self-contained session with multiple endings
- A response system built on real therapeutic stances — not "right answers," but ways of being present
- An after-session record that reflects the specific things you said
- A quiet room that feels lived-in: rain at the window, a ginger cat that wanders in and sleeps at your patients' feet
- Hand-illustrated portraits that shift with each patient's emotional state
- Full localization in 6 languages — English, Русский, 简体中文, Español, Português, Deutsch
- Free · runs in the browser · about 15 minutes
Free, in your browser, no download.
If it stays with you, «name your price» keeps the lights on.
Content note. This game deals with depression, anxiety, burnout, OCD, grief, and suicidal thoughts. It is a work of fiction, not a substitute for therapy. If you're struggling, please reach out — to a friend, a professional, or a crisis line. You can find one for almost any country at findahelpline.com or befrienders.org.
Support the game
Couch Cases is free. If it stayed with you — and you'd like to see more patients, and a fuller Steam version — you can leave a tip:
DonationAlerts — worldwide Т‑Bank — RU
Every bit helps keep the chair in the room. Thank you for listening.
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