The Session

The variety of women and the sexiness of each encounter are nice, but that's all this has going for it. The "Story Rich" tag is a joke. When I read the description, of a therapist crossing lines, I really thought there might be *some* exploration of mental and emotional manipulation, of why he would risk his professional license in such a brazen way. Nope, it's simply "Horny guy has time alone with an attractive woman desperate for attention" multiple times. He could have been a guy at a bar who's good at listening and the story would have hardly changed. In fact, it would have made more sense! Even though it is appropriately labeled "Linear," I was still hoping you would have the choice to finish inside or outside, so even that was a bummer. "Psychological" "Thriller" are also silly tags. The first is surface level and there is none of the second. I got fooled into thinking this would be more than it is, hence my disappointment.

Here’s a quandary: the current build is broken and won’t open through Steam. You can launch it externally, but that means no playtime tracking though you do get an extra unlockable gallery. Alternatively, you can download an older depot and play that version instead. Either way, it’s hardly worth the hassle. The game is abysmally poor in both renders and story.

The Session is a narrative-focused visual novel developed and published by Magicstick Studio that centers on intimate character dynamics and psychological tension rather than traditional gameplay systems. Designed as a mature, story-driven experience, it places players within a therapeutic setting where a complex relationship gradually forms between a therapist and his patient. Rather than relying on branching gameplay mechanics or interactive systems, the game leans heavily into dialogue, emotional nuance, and cinematic presentation to deliver its impact. From the beginning, the tone is deliberate and restrained. The setting is largely confined to private sessions and personal interactions, creating an atmosphere that feels both intimate and emotionally charged. The pacing unfolds slowly, allowing conversations to breathe and encouraging players to pay close attention to subtle shifts in tone, body language, and implication. The narrative explores themes of vulnerability, trust, power imbalance, and blurred boundaries, presenting a character study more than a plot-driven drama. Each exchange between the protagonists deepens the psychological complexity of their connection, inviti…

But this is not a game, this is a slideshow. We just click next. Nothing more. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⡄⠀⠀⣠⣾⣧⣀⠀⠀⠀⢠⠀⠀⢠⡀ ⠀⢀⣴⣅⣀⢒⡚⠛⠛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡷⠆⠀⠘⠃⠀⠈⠣⠀ ⢀⣼⡿⠛⣥⣤⣔⠒⢶⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣧⡤⠒⣪⣭⣭⠓⣯⣧ ⣼⡟⢠⡾⣡⢦⢝⡷⠀⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠸⡧⣤⢢⢳⡌⣿⣧ ⣿⣷⣌⣷⣭⣂⢊⣤⣾⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣅⢀⣪⡾⢠⣿⣿ ⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡿⠟⣛⣫⡝ ⣷⣶⣦⣭⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡯⠴⠶⠿⠿⢿⡇ ⢫⣭⣭⣤⡤⠴⢛⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣟⡛⠛⠿⣿⣿⠁ ⠈⢫⣭⣥⣶⣿⣿⡿⣟⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⢿⡿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣶⣶⢤⡄ ⠀⠈⠛⢿⣿⣿⡟⡀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⣤⡀⡈⣿⣿⣿⠟⠓⠊ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠻⢿⣯⣾⣿⣿⣿⣯⣿⣿⣷⣿⡿⠛⠋ ⣿⣿⡶⢶⣤⣤⠀⠝⠛⠻⠿⢿⠿⠿⠛⠛⢩⡴⢇⣠⣀ ⠿⣿⣿⣷⣽⣻⢇⣠⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣽⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆ ⣷⣮⣭⣿⡛⢿⣿⣿⣿⣧⢠⡤⣠⣤⣴⣶⣿⣿⠿⠿⣿⣿ No multiple choice. 100% linear.

New evaluation after the update... Well, it’s always the same, this game is evolving, I just played again and the make-up has evolved, and that’s all, you click on the screen for 100 minutes, no choice to make, it goes like a carpet, the women are pretty but since it’s completely linear, it’s pointless and it’s a shame because this game could have great potential. So I did it, for the others wait until the game has evolved. At the time of writing, the game is on sale for 2.33 euros; buy it then, because once it’s finished, if they don’t give up...

Few of the scenes from the preview never happen. It’s cool and a quick play through. No choices just click through the novel.