Vampire Therapist

93% positive of 926 Steam reviews

Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Little Bat Games.

About the game

Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

Tagged by players

Vampires
Philosophical
Dark Comedy
LGBTQ+
Alternate History
Dark Humor
Lore-Rich
Gothic
Historical
Choose Your Own Adventure
Visual Novel
Dark Fantasy

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Vampire Therapist

93% positive of 926 Steam reviews

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Released: 2024
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by Little Bat Games.

About the game

Tagged by players

Vampires
Philosophical
Dark Comedy
LGBTQ+
Alternate History
Dark Humor
Lore-Rich
Gothic
Historical
Choose Your Own Adventure
Visual Novel
Dark Fantasy

What players say

Recommended
The good: Great introduction to cognitive distortions for those unfamiliar with CBT/DBT (and good practice for those who are!). I especially appreciate that the game reminds you that cognitive distortions will always happen and obsessive monitoring for them isn't healthy either. Love the repeated jokes about American puritanism; as an American I felt appropriately called out! Although they explicitly stated that…
7.9 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The number of times I have to pause and go "ooooh, that's why" in relating to some clients in this game makes me love it even more. I'm already a sucker for vampire-related games, so this already sucked me in and every time I play a session, I feel like I had therapy myself (in a good way!)
4.4 h played when written. 2 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
The briefest way I can say why I don't recommend this game is that it's based on CBT. The art is good, the concept is charming, it's polished. It is absolutely researched and based on real psychological principles. Unfortunately, they're CBT, and it was so deeply frustrating to watch my protagonist miss many opportunities for deeper emotional exploration in order to play cognitive distortion gotcha. Fallacies are…
3.6 h played when written. 6 found it helpful.
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