Cancel Unsubscribe. This was getting scary! They wanted to use Fractured Minds to help launch Safe in Our World, and I thought that was a brilliant idea. Players will embark on a personal and emotional journey through the human psyche.Exploring atmospheric and thought-provoking chapters, each symbolizing a different aspect or challenge associated with mental health — from isolation to anxiety, with everyday situations becoming distorted beyond recognition.“I created Fractured Minds to help those who suffer from anxiety and other mental health issues feel they’re not alone,” said Mitchell in a statement. By buying the game you’ll support Safe in our World and hopefully help others know that they are not alone.I plan on supporting this game by buying it for me and a few friends.As someone who suffers from Bi-Polar Disorder and extreme anxiety and depression I love seeing Mental health brought into the main stream more often.I suffer everyday anlong with my nephew who has high function autism we support this and support anything mental health related thank you.Supporting this and spreading the word.

It was an amazing portrail and I love that awareness is being introduced into the gaming society. Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. As a professional writer, the sheer mastery of storytelling revealed in this trailer alone staggered me. Supported by industry luminaries and ambassadors across the world, its mission is to create a digital destination where sufferers can seek help, gain access to resources and information, and discover stories from real people within and surrounding the games industry.“Fractured Minds represents the best of what inspired talent can aspire to offer to the world, and Safe In Our World is honored to be a beneficiary as we support Emily and her poignant project,” said Gina Jackson, trustee for Safe In Our World, in a statement. I don’t think the feelings ever truly go away and we all have to find ways of coping.In my case, I turned to gaming, where there can be a real community feel and sense of togetherness. Fractured Minds: This game is scary! Associate Art Director, Crystal Dynamics Play The Last of Us Part II update adds Grounded difficulty, Permadeath mode, and more Video But no!Incredibly, I was contacted by Wired Productions, who were working within the games industry to start a global charity designed to bring awareness of mental health issues within the gaming community.

The game has an immersive soundtrack including Exploring the familiar yet evolved platforming of Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time I picked it up this morning and recommend others do too. (kinda) gamingwithcarson. That’s incredible.Wow, congratulations on creating a game so well resemblant of mental health. “The effects of illness can be invisible from the outside, yet debilitating to those affected, so it’s important to continue raising awareness and offering support.

Subscribe Subscribed Unsubscribe 15. This game spearheading the charity is an important moment for so many people to have a game that reflectis mental health issues they experience daily.Congrats on releasing this. As someone who suffers from acute depression and anxiety, it really hit home. You can explore the emotions surrounding emptiness, anxiety, depression and paranoia with hope. The “antagonist” is absolutely terrifying; I got the chills just scrolling by the images in this post. I actually submitted it into the competition about 20 minutes before the cutoff time — imagine finding a bug 25 minutes before it’s due and thinking okay… I have five minutes to fix this! This has now given me the opportunity to share my experience with so many more people and I couldn’t be more excited!At the beginning of this story I mentioned how my gaming friends were so important to me when dealing with my anxiety. Audience, cameras, filming, awards, travel to London, people, panic… aggghhhh.On the morning of the ceremony I had a massive panic attack at the train station. Fractured Minds, a first-person puzzle adventure game highlighting the impact of mental health issues, has launched digitally on the PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.. While the manifestations of my mental illness are different (as are everyone’s), I felt the pain and fear that the images here evoked. My name is Emily Mitchell and I’m the creator of Fractured Minds, which releases today on PlayStation 4.I developed mental health issues from my early teens and if you are reading this, you may have also suffered similar experiences or know someone who has or is still suffering. At first, I thought the idea was crazy, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted to create a game that highlighted mental illness. There were parts on it the really got me. It’s only $1.99 people and you’re supporting a great cause.Oh wow, I’m glad you said the price – I don’t even have a PS4, but for two bucks I’ll absolutely support a game like this!I’m gonna check this game out. Communications Manager, IO Interactive “We are passionate about shedding light and destigmatizing mental health conditions while helping the gaming community to come together in support of one another.”The indie game has interactive environments with challenges and puzzles across six levels, each inspired by real-life obstacles. Well done! That was definitely in the top most stressful 5 minutes of my life. Senior Director, SIE Content Communications Incredibly, I won, and my worst day ever turned into my best.Amazing, and now this part of the journey was about to come to an end.