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Unwell is a game inspired by the works of Sigmund Freud and Dr. David R. Hawkins. Its narrative draws on Freud’s model of the human psyche — the Id, Ego, and Superego — while the journey through the titular Well takes players across different levels inspired by Hawkins’ Map of Consciousness.
At the heart of the story is loss and its impact on the human mind. It’s a story about an experience that will touch each of us sooner or later, in one way or another.
When creating Unwell, we set ourselves one goal: to make players reach for their phones and call someone they love after seeing the end credits. Just to ask how they’re doing.