So I've played a lot of games dealing with greif and getting through the five stages of it. Just wondering if there was anytyhing simular for depression/anxity to help lesson thier effects of the illness in the real world as I live with cronic deppresion and anxity disorder.

I'd love to hop into a game on a "bad" day and it to be able to help me so I can go about you know acvtually playing most of my libary of games <.<.

Could you all be super people and list me some wonderful copeing/ playable joys?.

Not a game with sensitive subjects, but Yume Nikki is just theurapetic to play. It's a bit creepy, but its magic is that everything you experience are dreams (hence the Japanese name "dream diary") so everyone interprets everything on their own, there is no "true story" behind it. A lot of people recommend it and thank it for helping them through difficult moments, I don't know what the game actually does with no story or dialogue, but it's just good to sit back, relax and experience and interpret the weirdness. It's free on Steam (it has always been free), and it spawned a huge RPG maker community.

There are a few games about depression and stuff, like, the cat lady, and whatnot. But I'm not sure they're excellent ideas.

It's like music. It's not always very constructive to seek music in sync with your mood, when you're down. Sometimes it helps to impose yourself some tunes that are exactly what you wouldn't want to hear at that time.

Not a game, but BoJack Horseman is a really nice feel-bad TV series. The first season starts a bit slow, but it soon goes downhill real fast.

I second this. BoJack Horseman is fucking awesome.

I'd rather recommend:
Brain Donors
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
or Murder by Death
otherwise..

First of all *big hugs*.

I've been dealing with this shit since my teens, and that's.... a long time now.

Now for the games: There are a few games that might help you, but that really depends on your disposition and mood.

Someone brought up The Cat Lady... difficult. It's a very dark game, and IMO the best game about depression ever made. It might help you - because it could make you feel understood, but it might also drag you further down.
I don't know about your music tastes, but IMO the best album about depression is Nine Inch Nails' "The Downward Spiral", If you know that, and it helps you cope, The Cat Lady might help too.

If you feel outcast, and in yourself actually think "I'm the good guy, it's the world that is wrong" - have a look at the Witcher games. If you're into reading, please read the books first (the games are a continuation of the books).

If you just need to get your mind off stuff and try to reach some meditative feeling - games like Race the Sun helped me with that.

And if you're in really in need to lighten your mood - the Amanita Design games always managed to do that for me. I'd recommend Botanicula and Chuchel for a start.

Also, if you feel the need to talk - my chat is open. Just might take a while until I answer, because I have family and job - just be patient. Wishlisted.

I think you need to be a little more specific on what you're looking for. Is it games that can just make you feel positive and relaxed with their cute graphics and gameplay, or is it something that specifically talks about depression/anxiety?

Either way, you could check out Night in the Woods. I haven't played it yet myself but thought about picking it for the similar reasons, and I immediately thought of this game when I saw your post.

And well, Undertale! When I played it, It really gave me so many happy feelings, I still smile when I think about all the characters you get to meet while exploring the underground world inhabited by the most innocent and lovable monsters out there!

Another one I can definitely recommend is point and click adventure game called Dropsy, about a scary looking but otherwise very kind clown that just really wants to hug everyone (and everything xD). The interesting thing to note is that not a single letter nor word is spoken throughout the whole game!

I could dig out some more games if I knew more specifically what you are looking for :).

One approach is to look for games that have content or trigger warnings; such games often have them *because* they deal with such sensitive subject matter.

One game that I watched someone play on Twitch is called "Secret Little Haven"; it's about a teenager discovering, with the help of the Internet, that she is transgender. The game is told via a fake OS, and there are some secrets that you can find by exploring it (including hidden characters). It's not on GOG (and if it were, I suspect the release topic would end up being locked), but it is available (for $5) on itch.io and that one other site.

Maybe The Void. I'm basing my recommendation off of this review by brax

This is... a very strange game. And one you really should play, if only to say "I was there, I saw it. I have no idea what the hell it was about". It's profound, has the most original gameplay I've seen in years, is hard as nails, genuinely creepy, and beautiful in an often dark, morbid sort of way.

It's the 2nd review down. The other reviews also state similar feelings, although I have yet to play it, I might get it on a deep discount. I'm normally averse to FPP/FPS games but I've come back to this game's page so many times that I knew the recommendation off the top of my head.

If you have the time for it and are willing to try a more novel approach, how about Gothic, or better yet, Gothic 2? Seeing your character start from the lowest dregs of society and slowly but surely rise to the top is one of the most satisfying parts of the game.

Lord of the Rings Online. Make a Hobbit Minstrel. Get through the Intro, and have fun playing music. :)

Laurelin and Landroval servers would be best for this.

Depression quest - https://store.steampowered.com/app/270170/Depression_Quest/
Emily is away - https://store.steampowered.com/app/417860/Emily_is_Away/
TOMORROW DON'T COME - https://store.steampowered.com/app/758570/TOMORROW_DONT_COME/
Actual Sunlight - https://store.steampowered.com/app/288040/Actual_Sunlight/
Sym - https://store.steampowered.com/app/342100/Sym/

It occurred to me that Celeste ($20 on itch.io) might be worth checking out; it's a pure platformer, but the plot is actually quite serious.