My Friend The Spider
A downloadable game for Windows
A small "horror" narrative game about isolation and depression
Duration: about 15 minutes.
New Update: fixed some bugs, worked on sound design, added subtitles, a main menu, fed the spider.
2024 Update: The game is now on Steam! It has improved UI, and subtitles and fixed some other bugs. Thank you for being here :)
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Development log
- Final Update!Dec 11, 2022
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A very interesting game, the theme is well developed and clear. I would have liked to have had a little more gameplay and more characterizing graphics. In any case I recommend it!
thank you for playing! I'm glad you liked it enough to recommend it :)
As someone who deals with depression daily, these messages nearly made me tear up. The game was amazing don't get me wrong. These messages...are for the people that really need to hear them, me being one of those people. Thank you for making this
thank you very much for sharing, I made this game for you :) your message also helps me, so thank you very much for being a part of this
We all have been there.
thank you very much for playing and sharing!
You r very wellcome, its nice game so make more XD
haha i'm working on other projects, but I have the idea to make a longer narrative game about the same topics. Will keep you posted!
OOOh yes please do
9/10
Great game apart from some lag. Especially impactful as someone who has Major Depressive Disorder
thank you for playing :) I hope you're holding on
Games with real life messages are a rare sight to see but a welcomed one.
5/5
wow 5 out of 5, thank you! Appreciate the score and the video as well. Thank you :)
I played the steam version and I gotta say, it was very well done. When I finished it, I couldn't really put it into words. Good luck with what you have next.
Thank you! it's an honor to leave you speechless :) thank you for playing and the kind words
thank you for playing! nice message at the end :) have a wonderful week!
You too! Keep up the good work!
I was playing games on itch.io while eating and came across this and it was amazing! good job, I loved the panning from the window and the music you wake up to when it's raining and while drunk! wish it lasted more or had more small interactions. Thank you for this<3
thank you very much! I appreciate you noticed those details. I hope it made your lunch/dinner better! :)
good game!
thank you!
Good game, good work !
Bon jeu, bon travail !
merci beaucoup!
The true horror of this game was how relatable it got. D:
haha thank you! Appreciate the claps at the end :)
It was good.
good enough for me! Thanks for playing :)
:D<3
thank you for playing and sharing it! Appreciate it :)
1. how tf are you depressed when you have room this cool?
2. being depressed doesn't justify you being an asshole, its not hard to leave a message lmao
game is not good overall imo
1) material things are meaningless when you are depressed
2) when someone is depressed, something so simple as leaving a message can be seen as insurmountable.
I'm sad you didn't like the game, but as someone who clearly hasn't experienced depression in their lives, maybe this can help you to be more open and understanding whenever someone you love is going through it. Take care
This comment reminds me of one of the points the game was trying to make.
thank you for playing it and sharing it with your followers! Greatly appreciate it :)
Thank you for this amazing game!
If interested, you can check my full game playthrough video here:
I'm so glad you liked it, thank you for playing it and sharing it with your subs :)
really great message and equally great game, thank you for giving me the opportunity to play your game!
Thank you for playing and showing it on your channel! I appreciate it :)
i'm starting this game.... istg if it makes me cry im going to be pissed
i'm pissed
(thank you so much, this gave me the push to actually talk to someone, I think I might finally get out of this rut... thank you so much...)
Thank you so much for playing and sharing your experience! I'm sorry it made you cry haha but it makes me happy to see it helped. You will definitely get out of the rut, trust :)
I think I'm starting to believe that myself. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
sending you internet hugs :)
Thank you.
No, thank YOU
CLOSE THE GODDAMN DOOR!
Sorry :(
I played this for fun, but then realized how perfect it depicts depression + isolation. I've struggled with depression since I was ~8 years old, and throughout all these years I've never really been able to put it into words, but this matches it perfectly. The disappointment and anger that come with it, its always so confusing. The message is really strong, I enjoyed this game a lot !! :3
Thank you so much. It makes me so happy to see other people connecting to it, it's hard for me as well but knowing that other people share the feeling helps a lot. Thank you :)
Thanks for playing! Really appreciate your message at the end :)
short game but very emotional, its my first time crying during playing a game lol
Thank you for playing luna, I'm glad you felt moved by it :) (and sorry for the tears!)
I enjoyed this one a lot! It made me feel things
Thank you! I'm happy it made you feel things. The game is now on steam if you feel like leaving a review there! Thanks again for playing!
How about age rating? Im 13, is it ok to play?
If you don't mind spiders and a bit of cursing, you should be fine :)
it was short but really good, i really enjoyed playing this game and really hit it me where it hurt because of how relatable and realistic it was. you did a great job portraying all of this and the sweet ending wrapped it up so nicely. Keep making games ! :)
Thank you frankie! I'm glad you enjoyed playing it and connected with the message, means a lot to me. I just released the game on steam last week, so if you feel like leaving a review there I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you again!
I got to play several games in my last stream, including your game:
It was such a pretty great game, thank you so much for all your work!
Can't wait for your next experiments! Take care.
Thank you very much for playing Eyz! Appreciate the stream as well. I just released the game on Steam, so if you'd like to leave a review over there, I would greatly appreciate. Thanks again!
its not about a gameplay , its about a message
Exactly! Thank you so much for playing! I just released the game on Steam, so if you'd like to leave a review over there, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again!
I think you shared the wrong video haha but thanks anyway!
oh yeah mb lol, i made the vid on this game privite cause my editing was terible
Having struggled with depression my whole life... I've never had a game make me cry (in a good way) like this one did. WELL DONE. Thank you!!
Thank you for the words. It's like a hug to the soul, thank you very much for saying that. I just released the game on Steam, so if you'd like to leave a review over there, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks again!
Thought you should know this person stole your game - My friend 1 spider by LocalBreaker (itch.io)
I already reported them, you should too
wow, that's incredible. It seems to have been taken down. Thank you very much for reporting it and letting me know!
No problem!
Good game
Thank you for playing and sharing :) Nice message at the end
haha thanks for playing!
I would imagine the spider is a metaphor of the building depression the main character is experiencing throughout the ordeal (the more isolated the MC made themselves and depressed they felt, the bigger the spider became up to a breaking point).
The spider having disappeared becoming the point where the MC turns their life around and accepts help from their friends who were there from the beginning of their downward spiral (Worst case scenario for most people that feel so isolated that they have no one to turn to would be to just speedrun their life and be done with it).
Thank you for playing! I like your format, playing with friends. Hope you're doing good. Cheers!
I love this game and I would like to volunteer to translate that game into Turkish so that my Turkish friends can play that game. How can I contact you? I will be waiting for your reply as soon as possible.
Hi! Do you mean translating the subtitles or the whole voice over? If it's the subtitles I can probably make a version just for you and your friends :) Thank you for playing, I'm glad you want to share it.
I want to translating subtitles.
Send me an email with the subtitles and I'll make a special version for you. myfriendthespider3@gmail.com
I'm glad you felt so! Thank you for playing :)
Cool story.
Thanks!
I was surprised by the story, but the tone of the character was good for their feelings and what they were going through. Hated the spider though! lol. (Second Video: Start About: 8:20)
haha I'm sorry you hated the spider, but thank you very much for playing :)
This happened to me once.... Good Game!
Thank you for playing, I appreciate it :)