The View From the Couch is Always the Same is a short, branching visual novel created for the Only One of Any Asset (O2A2) 2025 game jam. A visit to the therapist - what choices will Yu make? How will they affect Yu?

TW: Contains discussion of mental health, hallucinations, and death

CREDITS:

  • Doctor photo taken by Ruslan Fatihov on Unsplash, manipulated by Jamie Rosen
  • Menu Background photo taken by Rostislav Kralik, manipulated by Jamie Rosen
  • Ceiling photo taken by and manipulated by Jamie Rosen
  • Music ("21 01 sept 18 (19 jun 20)") by Jamie Rosen

The game is 1000 words long but has multiple endings. Depending on reading speed, it should take approximately 3 to 5 minutes to play.

Thank you for your time.

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Download

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The View From the Couch is Always the Same_2025_07_20_19-50-49_DL.zip 13 MB

Install instructions

To run the program, unzip the file and open index.html. The game will run in your browser.

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