Interactive fiction · Psychology education
Psych
Patch
A story-driven visual novel that lets teens and parents explore mental health from the inside out.
01 · The premise
Five students. Five hidden inner worlds.
The player enters the story as a newly hired high-school counselor.
Each chapter follows a student whose behavior can be misunderstood from the outside. Through emotionally loaded dialogue, trust-based choices, and conversations with well-meaning parents, the player learns how psychological patterns can shape what a teenager shows and what they conceal.
The project explores themes including high sensitivity, perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive patterns, bipolar disorder, avoidant attachment, and emotional masking.
02 · Learning through choice
Psychology appears inside the story, not beside it.
Choices affect trust, and trust changes what a character is willing to reveal.
Words have consequences
Supportive, dismissive, or poorly timed responses alter the relationship.
No single correct button
Chapter One can resolve differently depending on accumulated trust and understanding.
Concepts at the moment they matter
Short explanations connect an interaction to the pattern beneath it.
03 · The book version
The same emotional world, redesigned for the page.
Psych Patch also exists as a booklet, extending the project beyond the game format.
The book version belongs to the Psych Patch project rather than Lemon Biscuit Taco Co. It offers another route into the characters and psychological ideas, particularly for readers, educators, or settings where playing the full game is less practical.
04 · Current build
A finished chapter with a larger story waiting behind it.
Chapter One is fully playable and focuses on perfectionism and high sensitivity.
The current build includes original characters, script, soundtrack, psychological popups, branching dialogue, and four endings. Planned chapters expand to additional students and themes, with possibilities for localization and classroom materials.
The game is educational, not diagnostic. Sensitive material is framed to promote understanding and empathy rather than replace professional care.
Explore mental health from inside the conversation.
Psych Patch turns abstract concepts into moments where tone, timing, trust, and interpretation can be felt.