Undiagnosed
You forgot your keys again? You can't find your phone again? You didn't do your homework again? You made a bunch of careless mistakes again? God, stop being so lazy! What's wrong with you? Why can't you remember anything the first time? Just admit you didn't want to do it! Stop making up excuses! Apply yourself more! Stop being so messy! Can't you do anything right? What do you mean you forgot? What's wrong with you? You're making things harder for me! Why can't you pay attention when I'm talking to you? Just concentrate and sit still! Check your work! What's wrong with you? Stop doodling! Don't take so many breaks, you'll never get anything done at this rate! What's wrong with you? Just listen the first time! What's wrong with you? No one will like you if you're like this! What's wrong with you? No wonder you don't have any friends! What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? What's wrong with you? W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶h̶a̵t̶'̵s̴ ̷w̴r̶o̴n̸g̷ ̶w̵i̸t̶h̶ ̶y̵o̴u̵?̴ ̷W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈W̶͙̦̥̻̐h̸͚͋̔a̴͈͚͆̎͜͠t̵̜̥̥́͋'̶̥̤̝̓͛s̵̱̞̪̽̍ ̶͙̪̀̄͌͑w̸̺̠͊̈́̀͝ȓ̶̥̻̽o̷͎̖͛͂n̴͙͛̈ǵ̶̥̘̱͔̅͗ ̵̟̮͈̎̽̽̽ẃ̸̤̖͊͜i̸̝͛̆̃t̴̩͙̭̾͠h̸͎͕̳̀ ̴͙̝̼̏̔͠ý̸͎͒ọ̶͊̓͋̊u̸̡̜̹͉͂̽?̵͖̺͛͊̉ ̶͕͇͍̩̈
a game about undiagnosed inattentive-type adhd and the shame surrounding it
artwork by me (done in adobe illustrator)
sound effects by migfus20, Sid Ghost, 121269I9, dkiller2204, meltormen (modified), jrssandoval (modified), korry999 (modified), DrinkingWindGames (all via freesound.org)
bg image edited from "AW little guy !!! OH hes a little bit fucked up actually .." meme (source unknown)
special thanks to sparrow the cat, who i had to repeatedly poke to get her to trill and stop from leaving my room so i could record her annoyed meowing
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5 |
Rating | Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings) |
Author | Andie Zhou |
Genre | Simulation |
Made with | GameMaker |
Tags | adhd, Side Scroller |
Development log
- update 1.1Oct 18, 2023
Comments
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I'm stuck at the part where I need to leave for school in the game. How should I continue playing? Please help me.
As an ADHDer who struggles with getting out of the house on time, I appreciated and enjoyed this game (and by that I mean I felt the worry and shame being portrayed while also going "oh BTS! can I pick up the ARMY bomb" and "can I pet the cat?" and "oh the arm has the watch on it now, how cute")
The game definitely got me from the very start with me getting distracted and trying to turn on the computer. I was enjoying the familiar experience of forgetting things and needing to go back for them, and then the ending hits and hoo boy does it hit. 11/10, would play a sequel.
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At a point, I started to constantly scroll back to check if the phone escaped again
Playing this game really made me feel panic and a bit of shame, too. Proof that it's working as intended. Succinct and powerful.
Of course, Sparrow is the star of the show here, let's make that clear.
This really hits so close to home. even with diagnosed ADHD it's really hard not only struggling with not being able to keep up with your own stuff but also the feelings of guilt from everyone expecting you to get it right for once. Great simple game! quick question tho is the game supposed to end after you leave the house and just hang on the repeating phrase "What's wrong with you" or is this a glitch? also lol the rating system says "rate this careless mistake" and that's a mood.
the game ends on that screen yes! might release an update in the next few days after some playtesting bc there was some confusion around a few things
glad you liked it though!