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That Dragon, Cancer

Numinous Games · 2016

That Dragon, Cancer

Point-and-clickPuzzleSimulatorIGDB 76Steam 90%

Session Respect Score

AI estimate · 0/5 votes
0.0/ 10

"Emotional narrative experience about cancer, faith, and love."

Best session: 90-154 minutes

Minimum session

90 min

Pausability

At save points

Resume friendliness

Some reorientation

FOMO pressure

Zero FOMO

Focus required

Intense

Session structure

Story chapters

Play in one sitting when emotionally available for maximum impact.

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About

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green's 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

Single playerThird personEducational

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Context Tags

No sound needed? One-handed? Good for commutes? Players vote.

🔇No sound OK
🤚One-handed
🎵Background game
🚇Commute friendly
✈️Plane friendly
💤Suspend & resume
Quick to boot
☁️Cloud save
👶Kid can watch
🛋️Couch co-op
🎤No voice chat needed
🌙Solo after bedtime
🎙️Podcast game
🧘Zen mode
🥱Brain off
🔁Satisfying grind
🧒Kid co-op

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That Dragon, Cancer — Session FAQ

How long does a session of That Dragon, Cancer take?
The minimum meaningful session for That Dragon, Cancer is approximately 90 minutes. This is the shortest play window where you can make real progress or have a satisfying experience, based on community data.
Can you pause That Dragon, Cancer?
That Dragon, Cancer uses save points or manual saves. You'll need to reach a checkpoint before exiting to avoid losing progress — factor this into your session planning.
Does That Dragon, Cancer pressure you to keep playing?
That Dragon, Cancer has no FOMO mechanics — no timed events, live content, or narrative cliffhangers. You can stop whenever you want without feeling like you're missing out.
What is That Dragon, Cancer's Session Respect Score?
That Dragon, Cancer has a Session Respect Score of 5.5/10. This score combines minimum session length, pausability, FOMO level, and pickup friendliness into a single metric for how well the game fits busy schedules.

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