Play this when
Life Is Strange: True Colors
She can literally see how everyone feels. Then she has to feel her own grief. For every 'empath' who's exhausted.
Who it's for
Alex Chen sees others' emotions as coloured auras and can read and even absorb them, turning emotional attunement into a playable mechanic: the player has to notice, name and decide what to do with someone else's anger, fear or sadness.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Life Is Strange: True Colors is a 2021 narrative adventure game developed by Deck Nine and published by Square Enix. Alex Chen, a young woman who can sense other people's emotions as coloured auras, leaves foster care after eight years to reunite with her brother Gabe in the Colorado town of Haven Springs.
Where to find it
PlayStation Store (PS4/PS5), Xbox Store, Steam (Windows), Nintendo eShop (Switch). Stadia has shut down.
Before you start
Heads up: Sudden death of a sibling.
Age: Not verified (suggested 16+)
If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
