Mental Health ADV 'Tobotobo Recovery' Launches on Steam
The game's deliberate avoidance of harsh developments and romance, paired with a 60-day recovery structure, offers a gentler take on mental health themes in the adventure genre.
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Independent developer Linda released the adventure game 'Tobotobo Recovery' on Steam. Players guide protagonist Koishi through 60 days of mental recovery by choosing daily actions from five options. The game avoids harsh developments and romance, and features a dialogue mini-game. It is available for PC via Steam for 500 yen, with a 15% launch discount until August 26.
Linda's new adventure game 'Tobotobo Recovery' is now on Steam, following Koishi, a person who ignored accumulating mental distress until a breakdown a month before the story begins. Over 60 in-game days, players pick one of five daily actions: writing a private diary, sleeping, doing something easy, going outside, or meeting people. These choices shape four recovery attitudes: 'Oh well', 'Know yourself', 'Don't overdo it', and 'Playful'.
Meeting characters triggers a dialogue mini-game where players raise the other person's satisfaction while spending heart, with the goal of connection rather than winning an argument. The diary action is described as putting feelings into words in a quiet, sea-bottom-like inner space. Steam News notes the game has no harsh developments and no romance, and the character design draws influence from the 'Pawapuro-kun Pocket' series. The game costs 500 yen, discounted to 425 yen until August 26.
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