Picked this up and "played" it for an hour today. It's fantastic. I was worried that it was going to be full of trolls and people trying to ruin a good thing, but every post I saw and received...
Picked this up and "played" it for an hour today. It's fantastic. I was worried that it was going to be full of trolls and people trying to ruin a good thing, but every post I saw and received felt sincere and positive.
Playing it not only helps you (I got some legitimately great responses to my first request, for example), but it makes you feel like you're playing a healer in real life. Highly recommended if the idea of writing short, supportive letters to anonymous penpals sounds like a good time to you.
EDIT: I've now put a couple hours in and I really have to commend the devs and the community. I still haven't seen a single out of line post or response. Everything has been earnest and wholesome. It's a great space to hang out in.
Store page says that this is singleplayer.
Are you writing letters to bots or real humans?
Real people. The article linked to by the post linked in OP's comment above has more about it: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-07-17-kind-words-a-game-of-lofi-beats-letters-to-strangers-and-feeling-less-alone
Picked this up and "played" it for an hour today. It's fantastic. I was worried that it was going to be full of trolls and people trying to ruin a good thing, but every post I saw and received felt sincere and positive.
Playing it not only helps you (I got some legitimately great responses to my first request, for example), but it makes you feel like you're playing a healer in real life. Highly recommended if the idea of writing short, supportive letters to anonymous penpals sounds like a good time to you.
EDIT: I've now put a couple hours in and I really have to commend the devs and the community. I still haven't seen a single out of line post or response. Everything has been earnest and wholesome. It's a great space to hang out in.
Reminds me of a more wholesome PostSecret