A Daily Struggle by Dakota Jones
The theme was to mix two incompatible genres, so I did Clicker/Survival horror. It's not like a typical survival horror, however. It may not be running from monsters in an unknown area, but depression is basically a waking nightmare for me. And it takes just as much effort to survive.
I wanted to convey how stressful and terrifying it is to constantly be battling my own head just perform basic human functions. Depression is a hard and scary thing to live with, so I hope I get my message across with this game.
Thank you for playing :)!


| Windows | https://github.com/kotaboda/ADailyStruggle |
| Windows | https://mercilis.itch.io/a-daily-struggle |
| Original URL | https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/41/a-daily-struggle |
Ratings
| Overall | 161th | 3.69⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Fun | 566th | 2.825⭐ | 22🧑⚖️ |
| Innovation | 294th | 3.476⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Theme | 358th | 3.571⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Graphics | 130th | 3.81⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Audio | 171th | 3.342⭐ | 21🧑⚖️ |
| Mood | 3th | 4.476⭐ | 23🧑⚖️ |
| Given | 25🗳️ | 16🗨️ |
If I'm rating this as an experience conveying depression, it's great. Really gets the feeling across.
Great game, though.
Won the game, was enjoyable :)
@vilix64 I tried my best to make it too real :joy: Thank you!
@Tutti Ankka I'm glad I reached my goal of the game, to convey how awful depression is, thank you!
@Lecalat I'm really glad you liked it :)
@Jack Hipson Everything in the mechanics and pacing of the game was intentional and calculated. Thank you :)
@Poorwill @RAFFE Thank you for your nice comments :)