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Sym

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First release
May 07, 2015
Developer
Atrax Game
Publisher
Mastertronic
Engine
Adobe AIR
Genres
Indie, Platform, Puzzle · Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Sym is a puzzle-platformer that explores social anxiety disorder. Play as Josh, a teenage boy trying to reconcile a maze of two contrasting worlds that coexist within the blank spaces of each other - his perception of reality, and the world he created to avoid his fears.

Also known as Sym.exe

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Storyline
Guide Josh, a teenage boy affected by social anxiety disorder, through a shifting maze of of black-and-white. Move at will between reality and the world Josh created to avoid his fears, but beware of the dangers lurking across the divide.Read more

Guide Josh, a teenage boy affected by social anxiety disorder, through a shifting maze of of black-and-white. Move at will between reality and the world Josh created to avoid his fears, but beware of the dangers lurking across the divide.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 07, 2015
Mac
May 07, 2015
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
Side view, Text
Keywords
anxiety, text adventure

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