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Please Hold Me

Meet Olivier, your new virtual friend with a lot of issues. He really needs you.

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Estimated play time: 15-20 minutes.

Please note that this game deals with depression, self-harm and suicidal ideation. Player discretion is advised.

Please Hold Me is an interactive friend that really needs you. Meet Olivier, a lonely man that is in dire need of a new friend. You will be able to talk with him about a variety of different topics and forge a meaningful bond with him.



Please Hold Me is a small experimental game about the true meaning of being empathetic. It was developed with the intent of rethinking how we interact with conversations in video games. The non-linear dialog systems does not work with the usual structure used in such systems and create unpredictable conversations for the player.

  • A new and innovative dialog system
  • Over fifty topics of discussion
  • Hand-drawn graphics
  • Raw emotions
  • Achievements!
  • Choice driven dialog
  • Multiple endings and secrets
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