An Aspie Life is free on Steam

One day your roommate Leaves for no reason. You’re left to face the outside world alone. But this can be both difficult and amazing when you have autism. This game recreates how some people with autism perceive the world. All forms of sound, graphics and interactions are intentional.

Frequently Asked Questions:

How to get it free?

Step 1: Click "Get It Free" button.

Step 2: After clicking the "Get It Free" button, you will be redirected to the game's page on the Steam store. You should see a green "Play Game" or "Add to Library" button on the page. Click it.

Step 3: A new window will open confirming that you want to add the game to your Steam library. Go through the installation prompts by clicking "Next" until you reach the end. Then, click "Finish" to add the game to your library.

Step 4: The game should now be in your Steam library. To play it, you'll need to install it first. Do this by navigating to your library, clicking on the game, and then clicking the "Install" button. Once the game is installed, you can launch it directly from your Steam library.

How can I download An Aspie Life?

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Which platforms is the game playable?

An Aspie Life can playable the following platforms: Windows

What is the genre of the game?

The genres of the game are Single-player .

What languages are available for An Aspie Life?

An Aspie Life supports the following languages: English**languages with full audio support

When was An Aspie Life released?

The game relased on Mar 29, 2018

Who is the publisher of the game?

EnderLost Studios

Who is the developer of the game?

Bradley Hennessey,Joe Watson

Is "An Aspie Life" still free?

The game is currently free. If you add the game to your library within the time specified in the free game offer, the game will be permanently yours.

Note – This is a personal game, created from my own personal experiences of living with Asperger Syndrome. I was 16 when I started making An Aspie Life and as of now, I’m 17 years old and about to start University. Everyone with autism is a little different. I did not create the game to be offensive in anyway, only trying to explain what it is like to live with, from my point of view.

(WARNING: This game has imagery that potentially can trigger seizures for players with photosensitive epilepsy)

One day your roommate Leaves for no reason. You’re left to face the outside world alone, but this can be both difficult and amazing when you have autism. Just because you have it, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy life. Some things can be harder to do, but you can do some incredible things as well. It just makes even the mundane parts of life, can be an experience.

"An Aspie Life" is an experimental adventure game that deals with the topic of Asperger's Syndrome. The game is centered around having to live with autism. The player's actions in the game will have to adapt to how an autistic person sees the world. As every element of this game recreates how some people with autism perceive the world, therefore all forms of sound, graphics, and interactions are intentional.

"Video games can be entertaining and educational. When these two qualities are combined, the player not only enjoys being informed, they are also more likely to remember the key themes of the game. ‘An Aspie Life’ is a video game that explores autism through the life experiences of the central character and playing a video game can be more enjoyable and informative than reading literature and watching documentaries" - Tony Attwood

There’s a lot going on in An Aspie life that is meant to make players feel like they are on the spectrum. It’s a little easier in a list:
All characters in An Aspie Life are black outlines. By doing this, players can’t read body language. Just like someone with autism.
Some characters that the main character knows well, are not black outlines and have some detail. But they are still darkened. This represents how some with autism can learn someone’s body language if they have known them for a long time.
In the game, every environmental sound gets represented on the sound sensitivity meter. The player must keep this under control, so the main character does not become overwhelmed. This represents Sound sensitivity in autism.
In conversations, the player again can’t read body language, as they are all black outlines. But they must try and figure out how to respond with a limited vocabulary. This represents the difficulty Aspies have in putting thoughts into sentences that people can understand.
Also in conversations, the player’s feeling meters of stress, happiness, courage, and uneasiness will affect how a conversation plays out. For example, not much courage means you can’t look at the other person.
To regenerate the feeling meter, players must go into quiet places or do things that the main character enjoys. That being, playing video games.
The game’s art style of blue and purple, represent not just the 80/90s feel of the game but also social isolation. Some items in the game that hold great importance to the main character are not in blue/purple but are in full color, because of how important they are.