Of Moons and Mania

"Of Moons and Mania" is not really a game, it's a frankly stupid "art experience" where you follow the bouncing ball through conversation notes to relay a crappy arthouse e-book about depression and mental health problems. I feel depressed when I see just how much non-game garbage like this there is on Steam. What do you do in the game? Not much, it's mostly just watching the crappy dialogue... there's nothing here for actual gamers. But Steam is for actual gamers, so this is a big problem. Trying to address serious issues such as mental and emotional health through the medium of video games is misguided and can be harmful. While it's plausible to suggest the intention was noble, this can do more harm than good. The "developer" here is not a professional in areas of mental health and social problems, and when they use video games to pretend they are, this is not only utterly ineffective, it can be harmful. It's my opinion that it's improper to use video games to address mental health issues. Apart from the harm such hamfisted attempts at addressing social problems can cause, this offers zero benefit to PC gamers. People suffering from health issues or other social problem…

The gameplay did not really support or add to the story in any way and just kinda hindered it I think.

very good game/experience. Also a note to the creator: I'm glad you found a way to keep going. Paranoia is really difficult to deal with, even if you're aware it's probably paranoia. Keep going, and I'm glad this game helped you feel better and unpack things. It's rough stuff and I'm glad you made it through it, and if you still struggle with it today then I'm glad you're still making it through it still. It's rough and I hope the best for you

Very poignant, I need to sit down and play through the rest. Heart wrenching recognizing my own past thought processes, I hope this can help some people shed light on how they think in times of mental dysfunction.

I have bipolar with about 6 month periods of mania with psychosis, followed by 6 months of major depressive disorder, then rinse and repeat. from like 20-25 i was in and out of hospitals trying to find the right medications and get help. My friends simply couldn't understand why I kept saying they weren't real and that nothing was real and it was a simulation. I can happily say I have been stable for almost 7 years after finding the right medications, and though I experience some anxiety and mild paranoia it's nothing I cant breath through and recognize I just need to talk to a friend and do some grounding exercises. I recommend this game often when people are trying to understand more about psychosis. It's so beautifully done and perfectly captures the lack of control. Thank you for this, it was beautiful.

good