Actual Sunlight (2014)

Developer

WZOGI

Platforms

Windows, macOS

Genres

Adventure, Indie

Rating

3.7 of 5, 618 player ratings

Typical playtime

about 1.5 hours

Where to get it

Steam

How it feels

A relentlessly bleak, text-driven journey that pairs sharp, pitch-black observations with the suffocating weight of depression.

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What players say

Players are split on this short RPG Maker story about depression. Many praise its honest and brutal portrayal of loneliness and suicidal thoughts, saying it captures the experience with rare accuracy. Others find it shallow, pretentious, or too self-indulgent, and note there is almost no gameplay beyond reading text. The story is entirely linear with a single, unavoidable ending.

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