Dear Agony Aunt
Dear Agony Aunt is a nostalgic email simulator set in 2006. Offer the right advice to a diverse cast of characters to land a job as a professional agony aunt!
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Congratulations! Your job application was successful. All you have to do now is get through the trial period. Offer your best advice to solve people's problems. The replies you send will determine whether you are hired or fired. Will you become a professional agony aunt?
wholesome storytelling delivered entirely through emails
a British magazine that may or may not hire you as their new agony aunt
a diverse cast of 24 characters, each with their own unique problem to solve
two possible outcomes for every character, determined by the choices you make
over 15,000 words and over 80 emails - this is a reading game
short gameplay, approximately half an hour per playthrough
Dear Agony Aunt is a love letter to the English language.
