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SCHIZOPHRENIA

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65%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music
65% User Score Based on 92 reviews

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SCHIZOPHRENIA is a single player action adventure game with horror and violence themes. It was developed by TheCourget and was released on April 14, 2025. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Schizophrenia is a linear fictional psychological horror first person game. You play a man diagnosed with schizophrenia. You enter in a weird, dark and distorted world, with unsolved mysteries, and an ARG. The introduction to something bigger, darker. The game lasts about 15 minutes. SCHIZOPHRENIA contains gore content, indirect and direct suicide representation, violence against children, blo…

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65%Audience ScoreBased on 92 reviews
story8 positive mentions
gameplay3 negative mentions
  • The game offers a strong, sad, and psychologically immersive story about schizophrenia that effectively conveys confusion and torment.
  • The art and atmosphere are praised as beautiful and creepy, enhancing the mental disorder experience without relying on jump scares.
  • Despite its short length and being a first game, it has solid ideas, enjoyable moments, and is recommended as a worthwhile, unique indie psychological horror experience.
  • Controls are often criticized as laggy, frustrating, and insensitive with mouse sensitivity issues and stuck moments in the gameplay.
  • The voice acting and audio are widely considered poor, with some noting the unpleasant use of AI voices and awkward script translations.
  • The portrayal of schizophrenia is viewed by many as inaccurate, stereotyped, and oversimplified, with calls for more depth and better researched representation.

  • story

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 45% neutral mentions, 15% negative mentions

    The story is generally seen as short and somewhat underdeveloped, focusing on a man with schizophrenia and his traumatic childhood, with mixed opinions on its depth and detail. While some praise its psychological themes and emotional impact, others find it simplistic or lacking in character development. Despite technical and voice acting shortcomings, many appreciate the potential and narrative ambition behind the game.

    • “This game is very short, and a bit unfinished, but besides the placeholder TTS this game is utterly amazing. Aside from the fact that the voice acting isn't fully finished, the short story and psychological end to this game is amazing. I would love future acts or similar games made by this single developer. Crazy good for their first game! Also, I'm incredibly excited. (Spoiler) At the end of the game, there is a QR code. If you scan it, it brings you to a site that states that 'the investigation will begin soon' and a timer for roughly 7 days from when I wrote this. Can't wait for what's in store!”
    • “The story is interesting, the visuals are eye-catching, and it's overall one of the best story games I've played.”
    • “Game has great story and interesting themes, bit short though, solid 8/10.”
    • “4/10 story driven — short, with very little character detail; very minor.”
    • “A short story that says nothing beyond he has schizophrenia (no personality or explanation why).”
    • “The story just revolves around a schizophrenic who experienced childhood trauma.”

  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The graphics in the game are generally praised for being visually appealing and fitting well with the story, creating an engaging experience. However, some technical issues like lag and low mouse sensitivity were noted, and the graphics are relatively simple compared to high-end standards. Overall, the visuals enhance the storytelling despite occasional performance drawbacks.

    • “The graphics are awesome and it's probably one of my favorite short stories.”
    • “The story is interesting, the visuals are eyecatching, and it's overall one of the best story games I've played.”
    • “Graphics on low settings look better than epic.”
    • “The first thing I noticed is that the mouse sensitivity is so incredibly low it takes ages just to turn around (yes, I had it set to the max in-game) and the graphic settings were all set to the max (bad idea).”
    • “I experienced lag even with the graphics set to minimum.”
    • “The graphics and mechanics are pretty simple, indicating more focus was placed on story than gameplay.”

  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay is described as simple and minimal, with limited player interaction and basic mechanics. However, the game places a stronger emphasis on story and cinematography, showing potential despite its technical limitations.

    • “The more technical side to this game such as the graphics and the mechanics of this game is pretty simple, and I can see that more story was focused on gameplay in this game.”
    • “The more technical side to this game such as the graphics and the mechanics of this game is pretty simple, and I can see that more story was focused on gameplay in this game.”
    • “- Almost no gameplay, they only let you take a few steps.”
    • “The more technical side to this game such as the graphics and the mechanics of this game is pretty simple, and I can see that more story than gameplay was focused on in this game.”
    • “But you can tell they have some solid ideas for story, cinematography, and mechanics, despite limited resources to translate them onto screen.”

  • atmosphere

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is deeply immersive, focusing on evoking emotions and sensations tied to the experience of mental disorder rather than relying on jump scares. It effectively creates a distinct, haunting environment that supports its plot and puzzles, enhancing the overall horror experience.

    • “It's not a game if you understand gaming as freedom of movement and lots of buttons for many different actions: it's a horror experience where its core, as I said, isn't the jump scare, but the atmosphere: the sensations, the emotions, the thoughts of a person suffering from a mental disorder.”
    • “It has its own plot, puzzles, atmosphere, and everything else.”

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game is widely praised for its humor, providing consistent laughter and an enjoyable experience, especially when played with friends. Many users find it to be highly entertaining and a great source of fun.

    • “Really funny game.”
    • “Played this game with a group of friends and spent the entire time laughing, best 0.3h spent of my life.”

  • music

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The music received negative feedback, with users criticizing poor audio mixing and overall sound quality.

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SCHIZOPHRENIA is a action adventure game with horror and violence themes. Common tags for SCHIZOPHRENIA include first-person, indie, linear, psychological, emotional and others.

SCHIZOPHRENIA is available on PC and Windows.

SCHIZOPHRENIA was released on April 14, 2025.

SCHIZOPHRENIA was developed by TheCourget.

SCHIZOPHRENIA has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked SCHIZOPHRENIA for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

SCHIZOPHRENIA is a single player game.

Similar games include Lurk in the Dark, When the Darkness comes, Awkward Dimensions Redux, Invisible Apartment, Graveyard Shift and others.