Encounter the Light

Encounter the Light is a pixel-art narrative game that follows a psychologist who can enter patients’ dreams. You piece together the restraints buried in a patient’s mind from fragments of speech and strange events in their dreams, then decide how to treat them. The story takes about two hours and has limited interaction, making the game closer to a visual novel.

Song Tingze’s story

Your patient, Song Tingze, was raised by parents who hoped he would pursue piano. He wants to make films instead, and is good at it. He and his partner, Bai Zhi, first met as shy teenagers before growing close and falling in love.

Despite his promise as a young man, Song has been judged to need psychological treatment. His life has brought him misfortune, but whether that alone explains his need for intervention remains uncertain.