After having a blast making the personal games resource list, I decided to compile a list of games, articles and other resources that focus on mental health. Hope you will find something interesting to play/read on here! :)

As always, thanks to everyone who has contributed/will contribute. <3

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Games

What Now?

Elude

Neurotic Neurons

Anxiety Attacks

Depression Quest

The Unfinished Swan

Selfie : Sisters of the Amniotic Lens

Actual Sunlight

Aether

I Used to Speak to the Wall

Frail Shells

Disorder

Neverending Nightmares

Demon Chic

Compass

Articles

Using videogames to combat mental illness stigma

Controlling Depression

Gaming's new frontier: cancer, depression, suicide

Gaming's favorite villain is mental illness, and this needs to stop

What horror games get right (and wrong) about mental illness

Making 'SYM,' a haunting, poetic game about anxiety

Darkest Dungeon explores the psychological horror of the dungeon crawl

How video games can help with depression and anxiety

Can Video Games Combat Mental Illness Stigma?

The Scariest Part of Horror Game 'The Park' Is Its Portrayal Of Mental Illness

In PS4's Hellblade, hell is a warrior's mental illness

Other resources

Obsessive-Compulsive Design: Turning OCD into a Videogame

Games, depression and escapism - Low Batteries #1

Asylum Jam

Experimental Gameplay Workshop

Killscreen published an article a few days back entitled The Year in Anxiety!

Should I blow my own horn?

I suffer from paranoid schizie and my games frequently have psychotic themes and delusional content.

I am still a competent programmer and I am told I am cognitively intact.    I have my own compiler and game engine (The Wade CAGE).

My games are here:

https://guildcompounder.itch.io/

Hi! I just came across this thread and I looked through the different games. Mental health in games is such a crucial topic. Right now I'm more focused on trying to find games with a focus on relaxation, like what I've been working on lately.

Very recently I put my first meditative game/walking simulator Vessels of the Stars on itch.io. There are 3 different areas that you can walk around in, and simply observe the scenery and relax. We've been told that the experience of this game gives a similar feeling to meditation. I hope you enjoy it! If you know of more games that help you relax and get into meditation, let me know~

Thank you for this compilation. I think it is a wonderful idea.

If you don't mind the self-promotion, earlier this year I published a short, choice-heavy visual novel on depression: these days. It features two stats and four different point-based endings. If any of you play it, I would love to know what you think of it.

Have you seen the youtube devlogs for Farewell North? It's still in development but in the devlogs the author talks about mental health issues being a theme. It's been a while since I've see the older ones where he discusses this but I think it was depression that was his target. https://www.youtube.com/c/FarewellNorth/videos

Love this topic. Cool post :) The games I've produced are all free and can be played on desktop and mobile. these are to raise vital funds for the mental health charity Mind. Check it out and donate via my page if you have time <3 Thank you!

www.gamesbyjack.co.uk