Vampire Therapist
As Phoenix Wright is to murder mysteries and Pro Philosopher is to poking holes in moral frameworks, Vampire Therapist (out now for Steam) is to cognitive therapy.
Sam, an American vampire, has been looking for answers about the meaning of his existence since the old West. In 2024, Sam’s search brings him to Berlin to meet Andromachos, who’s been asking some of the same questions for 2,000 years. Between the two of them, they build a framework for applying modern psychiatric practices to the problems of their fellow vampires.
It’s both more and less silly than it sounds. Vampire Therapist is a visual novel with occasional minigames, but the core of its gameplay is in spotting and calling out the flaws in an argument. Your goal is to diagnose the issues of Sam’s vampire patients, like black-and-white thinking or buying into your own hype. It’s a dark comedy that’s equal parts horror, parody, and psychological detective story.
