Hold Me Still

Would I buy it if it were paid? No, but I’m giving this a 7/10 because the game was developed by a 14-year-old for a school project. If the story is also the idea of the 14-year-old, they have a great future in game development. I hope that whoever developed this game has a good and successful future in game development if they decide to follow this path. Overall, I would recommend anyone to try this game out.

Please be advised: the intro to this game is in English, but the actual gameplay is in Korean. I can't read Korean so I was unable to advance past the first place you visit. I didn't love that switcheroo. BUT! The pixel art is great and the inventory management system is well-integrated. If you can read Korean - or have an external workaround - definitely give it a try!

beautiful art and message!! i showed this game to my boyfriend, both of us almost cried...! Seeing the messages and writing around the house shows a more personal perspective on what suicidal people go through, and i think that is important to show people. Showing the player one person and all of the details that make them unique before presenting the statistics is a really effective way of getting the message across, i think. It's much more clear how tragic those numbers all are when you first see just how heartbreaking it is for even one person to suffer through such a thing.