Take As Needed
Chromeleon Games · 2021 · Indie, Puzzle, Choices Matter, Dystopian , Visual Novel
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About Take As Needed
Welcome to Mazer- the most cutting-edge pharmaceutical company in the world! As a drug developer, you'll be designing compounds used for all sorts of things. It's a highly treasured position, so show some gratitude! Be punctual, treat your coworkers with respect, and satisfy all of our customer's needs.
Don't forgot to take care of yourself too- the last thing we need is another liability! Manage your stress, reputation, and panic attack disorder through whatever means necessary... Hey, don't you work for a pharmaceutical company? Let's just make a drug to take the edge off!
Become friends with your coworkers, confront your higher-ups, and try to assure your mom that you'll find love in this life! Your choices matter- perhaps enough to change this problematic industry for the better?
Complete AI-generated puzzles for a myriad of different customers. They'll pay extra if you can come up with elegant solutions!
Take a moment to center yourself each day- shave, clean your room, take an antidepressant, water your plants, check in with your mom, and/or check the news. You'll feel much better!
Hey! Take a moment to check out the charities the proceeds of this game go to:
https://ihrfoundation.org/
https://iflusa.org/
Take As Needed was made possible by funding from the Loyola Marymount University Honors Program, and is a part of a research project that looks to investigate methods of addressing mental health in video games.
Don't forgot to take care of yourself too- the last thing we need is another liability! Manage your stress, reputation, and panic attack disorder through whatever means necessary... Hey, don't you work for a pharmaceutical company? Let's just make a drug to take the edge off!
Conversations & Conspiracies
Become friends with your coworkers, confront your higher-ups, and try to assure your mom that you'll find love in this life! Your choices matter- perhaps enough to change this problematic industry for the better?Make the World a Better Place Through Drugs! (Or not)
Complete AI-generated puzzles for a myriad of different customers. They'll pay extra if you can come up with elegant solutions!Take Care of Yourself
Take a moment to center yourself each day- shave, clean your room, take an antidepressant, water your plants, check in with your mom, and/or check the news. You'll feel much better!Hey! Take a moment to check out the charities the proceeds of this game go to:
https://ihrfoundation.org/
https://iflusa.org/
Take As Needed was made possible by funding from the Loyola Marymount University Honors Program, and is a part of a research project that looks to investigate methods of addressing mental health in video games.
What Steam players say
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[quote]A review copy was provided by the developer.[/quote] [quote]Follow my Curator page, [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/41363546-Fruit-N-Doggie-Reviews/]Fruit N Doggie Reviews,[/url] so you can be updated whenever I post a new review.[/quote] [h1]Overall Rating - Unplayable Trash ☆☆☆☆☆[/h1] [h1]First Impressions[/h1] I don't have much interest in visual novels (VN), but because of my background in mental health, Take As Needed (TAN) was more compelling to me than most. The thought of juggling issues of morality, patient care, and coworker relationships was intriguing. With the game including so many factors, I thought it might be too complicated and convoluted for its own good. Only one way to find out. [h1]Gameplay[/h1] As the game started, I was confused as to why I was lingering in the guy's residence. However, since I could, I engaged in basic self-care: shaving, making the bed, and getting ready for work. After heading out the door the game started more as I expected, working in an office setting, though each day it'd allow me to tidy up first. This leads into my main issue with TAN, and it's that the developers don't clearly convey information to the pla…8 found this helpful
Set in a dystopian world, "Take As Needed" has a "Papers, Please" vibe. You are a chemical engineer developing new pharmaceuticals at Mazer. At the end of the day, you're graded by how well you perform in combining compounds to design formulas that meet three criteria: Reach the minimum/maximum price, use a certain amount of a particular compound, all without going over the maximum volatility. Different color strands, open or closed, play a part in raising and lowering the volatility for each formula. The price of the compounds go up each time they are used. There's a narrative story, where you make choices at home and in the office. The artwork is hauntingly beautiful and fits the mood perfectly. The heart of the game is an innovative puzzle that changes each time you play. It procedurally-generates new requirements which are your goals to create formulas. It takes a lot of thought and balance to achieve the correct result. Though you are given the freedom to solve it any way you like. "Take As Needed" is very original and challenging to play.7 found this helpful
The molecule building mechanics and the procedural generation of molecule goals is awesome and makes for a really challenging and fun puzzle solving game.4 found this helpful
I was a beta-tester for this game and it's incredible! The mechanics are simple to learn but hard to master, the story turns out to be super interesting, and the dialog / tiny details about the world are really funny and satirical.2 found this helpful
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