Vampire Therapist is a premium simulation game developed by Little Bat Games. It is a dark comedy visual novel experience featuring supernatural themes. In it, players will take on the role of a therapist to vampires with psychological problems and help them unload years of emotional baggage and overcome their issues.

Similar to other games like The Letter or Harrowed World: What's Past Is Portents, Vampire Therapist boasts a beautifully hand-drawn art style to complement its intriguing narrative and supernatural gothic themes. The gameplay involves real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts.

Emotional creatures

As its name would suggest, Vampire Therapist has you take on the role of a supernatural shrink of sorts catering to the needs of your vampiric clientele. Being the immortal creatures that they are, they've built up quite the emotional baggage through the centuries, and eventually manifest themselves in all kinds of ways. This is where you come in to help them out.

The most intriguing part about this simulation game is it draws from real cognitive-behavioral concepts, so you actually feel like you're practicing the profession. You'll meet diverse clients with unique idiosyncrasies to diagnose. Through dialogue, get to know more about their problems and challenge their statements and preconceived notions to help them re-evaluate themselves and learn to correct their way of thinking for the better.

You can also introduce various therapeutic techniques like mindfulness meditation and inward-looking exercises through mini games to encourage more interaction with your patients. Players will take on the role of Sam, who is a reformed Wild West gunslinger and is now a therapist and wants to help vampires. If your interest is piqued and want to check it out, this game is recommended.

Blood-draining trauma

Overall, if you like vampires and visual novel games, you can have both in Vampire Therapist, as well as an interesting twist. The visual art style is beautifully crafted and the gameplay is quite unique and even draws from real-life concepts for an added sense of realism and immersion. This game has mini games as well. However, it’s tagged as having mature themes and content.