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Fishbowl Kid

Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.

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Developer
Hoo Cares, Jared Bruhn
Publisher
Hoo Cares
Release
Coming Soon
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About the Game

A visual and mechanical representation of the complexities of mental health.

A Story Told Through Action:
Arrange, Avoid, Draw, Decode, Fill, Fold, Revolve, and Reveal

A variety of minigames present a lens for looking at depression and anxiety, introducing strategies for mental health management. Each interaction is informed by the designer's personal search for mental wellbeing.

  • Follow Mason's comic-book story as he seeks psychiatric help for the first time:




  • Delve into Mason's inner imaginative world via evocative minigames.



Fishbowl Kid is a short game that can be experienced in a single sitting.
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