Mental Health Awareness games

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edit 10/10/16: Monday the 10th of October is World Mental Health Day and the fortnight from the 10th to the 23rd is, here at least, Mental Health Awareness Weeks. as a result I intended to resurrect this thread a few weeks ago with some new giveaways in preparation but life has been very busy and finances very unstable (many sarcastic thanks to the Department of Works & Pensions who offer employment opportunities exclusively for the incompetent, the lazy and the sadistic) so this is a tad late
I will however be launching a short train of bundled games soon which I'll tie into this somehow

InstruMental Health will be performing in a few Nottinghamshire locations, if anyone happens to be in the area and interested then the events open to the public are at Middle Street Resource Centre's Open Day on Friday the 14th in Beeston and at Renew 37 in West Bridgford on Monday the 17th

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the 16th to 22nd of May is Mental Health Awareness Week in UK (there's also an International one in October) and, with my current batch of giveaways, public this time so no thread for them, ending on friday the 13th (how could I resist?) I'm thinking about trying to do some special giveaways on the theme for that week

any suggestions of games with a strong connection (or even a vague one if you feel it's noteworthy) to mental health would be appreciated, both as giveaway ideas as well as for my own curiosity. my finances are limited so I can't promise a lot, but still feel free to suggest games of any price range anyway for completions sake

if it doesn't mean spoiling the game, please try to give some details on the issues addressed in the games as well. I'll be editing suggestions into this post as time (and internet connection) permit

I'll also be doing a performance as part of the band InstruMental Health on the Monday and plan to 'officially' open our youtube channel that day as well with some of our pieces so I'll throw a link to that around too :P

edit 20/5/16: it took a little longer to get the youtube channel up and running but it's done now :D

edit June 2016: I plan to add more giveaways in October for the World Mental Health Awareness Weeks. In the meantime don't be afraid to add more suggestions for the list or even some giveaways of your own.

mental health related games list thusfar

Game	Mental Health Issues addressed	Giveaway?
Actual Sunlight	depression	maybe later?
Alice: Madness Returns	?	maybe later?
Always Remember Me	?	maybe later?
Anna - Extended Edition	?	maybe later?
Anxiety Attacks	anxiety	FREE
The Archetype	schizophrenia	maybe later?
Asphyxia	?	ENDED
The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne	social anxiety	FREE
The Beginner's Guide	anxiety, depression	maybe later?
Cahors Sunset	?	ENDED
The Cat Lady	suicide	maybe later?
The Consuming Shadow	hallucination, suicidal impulse	maybe later?
Cry of Fear	depression	FREE
The Darkness II	depression-ish	maybe later?
The Deed	?	ENDED
Depression Quest	depression	FREE
Disorder	?	maybe later?
Downfall	?	maybe later?
Dream	?	maybe later?
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey 2	depression	maybe later?
Dreamfall Chapters	depression	maybe later?
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout	schizophrenia, depression	ENDED
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes	schizophrenia, delusion	ENDED
Elude	depression	FREE
Enola	?	maybe later?
Ether One	?	maybe later?
Euclidean	?	maybe later?
Face It - A game to fight inner demons	?	ENDED
Forgotten, Not Lost - A Kinetic Novel	?	ENDED
Fran Bow	psychosis, hallucination	maybe later?
Gone In November	suicidal depression	maybe later?
Hatred	sociopathy, misanthropy	maybe later?
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice	hallucination, psychosis	not yet released
Her Story	?	maybe later?
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi	?	maybe later?
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi	?	maybe later?
The House in Fata Morgana	?	maybe later?
Hypnosis	?	maybe later?
I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream	Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, suicidal depression, amnesia	maybe later?
Inner Vision	suicidal depression, addiction	FREE
Insane Decay of Mind	?	maybe later?
Kairo	?	maybe later?
Knock-Knock	insomnia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	maybe later?
The Lady	?	maybe later?
Life Is Strange	suicidal depression	maybe later?
Limbo	?	maybe later?
Locked-in syndrome	locked-in syndrome	maybe later?
Masochisia	psychopathy	maybe later?
Max Payne	suicide, depression, paranoia, addiction	maybe later?
Max Payne 2 The Fall Of Max Payne	suicide, depression, paranoia, addiction	maybe later?
Moirai	?	FREE
Neverending: Nightmares	depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder	maybe later?
Nevermind	?	maybe later?
Papo & Yo	?	maybe later?
The Park	?	maybe later?
Pneuma	?	maybe later?
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt	wide variety	maybe later?
Psychonauts	?	maybe later?
Remember Me	amnesia	maybe later?
The Rivers of Alice - Extended Version	?	maybe later?
Sanitarium	amnesia	maybe later?
Selfie : Sisters of the Amniotic Lens	?	maybe later?
Shrouded in Sanity	?	maybe later?
Sickness	?	maybe later?
Silence Of The Sleep	?	maybe later?
Silent Hill Homecoming	?	maybe later?
The Static Speaks My Name	depression	FREE
Soul Gambler	?	maybe later?
Sym	?	maybe later?
That Dragon, Cancer	depression	maybe later?
To The Moon	autism or asperger's	ENDED
The Town Of Light	?	maybe later?
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines	Malkavian clan covers a wide variety	maybe later?
Winged Sakura: Mindy's Arc	amnesia	maybe later?

borderline or debatable entries

Game	Mental Health Issues addressed	Giveaway?
every single game with an inventory system ever	kleptomania	not bloody likely
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs	?	maybe later?
Amnesia: The Dark Descent	?	maybe later?
Beyond Eyes	?	maybe later?
The Binding of Isaac	?	maybe later?
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder	?	maybe later?
Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage	?	maybe later?
Dead Space	?	maybe later?
Dreaming Sarah	?	maybe later?
The Eigengrau Menagerie	?	maybe later?
Far Cry 3	?	maybe later?
Hotline Miami	?	maybe later?
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number	?	maybe later?
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men	?	maybe later?
Layers of Fear	?	maybe later?
The Long Dark	?	maybe later?
Mad Max	?	maybe later?
Max Payne	?	maybe later?
MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition	?	maybe later?
The Old City: Leviathan	?	maybe later?
Our Darker Purpose	?	maybe later?
The Path	?	maybe later?
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds	?	maybe later?
SOMA	?	maybe later?
Spec Ops: The Line	?	maybe later?
Stick it to The Man!	?	maybe later?
Stray Cat Crossing	?	maybe later?
The Swapper	?	maybe later?
The Talos Principle	?	maybe later?
This War Of Mine	?	maybe later?
Trauma	?	maybe later?
Yesterday	?	maybe later?

8 years ago*

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MDuh

Alice: Madness Returns << First game that popup to my mind
Papo & Yo << I still believe this game is more related to mental problems rather than domestic abuse
Fran Bow
Limbo
Kairo
The Cat lady
Dream
Beyond eyes (maybe??)
Far cry 3 (vaas is crazy??)

8 years ago