Way of the lost by Navypink

You are Ms. Hart, a young psychologist determined to work in a mental hospital. Your lifelong dream is to help people in need, and this is where they await you.  #

Your new job is not as easy as one might think – you will be faced with many challenges. Nothing is handed to you. Your patients’ trust, will to cooperate, to even talk to you – everything depends on your ability to understand them and communicate with them. There will be times when you will find yourself lost, and confused. At these times, you have to remember to never lose hope – because the fate of your patients depends solely on your choices.

Your patients will only tell you a fraction of what you need to know – you have to figure everything out on your own. Will you know all about them before they reveal it to you? Or will you fail and lose their trust?

Four patients will be assigned to you, given your lack of experience. Each of them deals with a drastically different illness: 

• **Dissociative identity disorder **(formely known as “Multiple Personality Disorder”) – a disorder characterized by the presence of multiple distinct persons within a single body, with unique personalities, beliefs and, often, memories.
• **Obsessive compulsive disorder **(OCD) – a disorder commonly associated with excessive diligence, but in reality characterized by unwanted, recurring thoughts, irrational actions taken to satisfy said thoughts, and specific phobias.
• **Schizophrenia **– a well-known but not as well-understood disorder, commonly accompanied by strong, false beliefs and perceptions, paranoia, as well as unusual behaviors and emotions.
• **Generalized anxiety disorder **– an anxiety disorder characterized by excessive worry, irrational fear and, commonly, panic attacks.

You are allowed, and even encouraged, to focus on the one you communicate with best – make sure not to neglect the others, though…

• Experience six routes **with unique but interconnected storylines **over a period of six weeks.

• Manage your time well –** plan sessions** with your patients.

• Succeed as a psychologist – make the right choices while interacting with your patients to help them recover.

• Take notes – after each session, you can input custom notes and reminders of what you’ve learned, which you can check later.

• Create bonds with your coworkers – use your breaks to interact with three side characters, who each offers their own side story.

• Explore the hospital – use your breaks to walk around and learn new information about your workplace and the characters.

• View information about** **all characters you’ve met and all locations you’ve seen using a special journal menu, which updates every time you learn something new.

• Adjust difficulty settings with optional tutorials and gauge meters.

• Enjoy an original soundtrack and custom user interface.

• Make choices that impact your character’s personality and relationships throughout the game.

• Navigate a complex web of relationships, conspiracies and secrets as you learn more about the truth behind the hospital.

Cancellation notice #

The build contains weeks 1-4 out of the 6 that were originally planned, for five routes out of six. The game is cancelled and no longer in development, but may receive small updates. The latest version is Patch C.1.1, released on the 1st of January 2024. Please make sure you have the latest version before reporting a bug. Check this devlog post for more information.