Do No Harm

Item: Do No Harm
Rating: 68
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-03-08

Summary

Engaging gameplay with an eerie, immersive atmosphere.
Distinctive art style enhances the game's appeal.
Meaningful choices lead to multiple endings.
Strategic resource and time management required.
Unclear mechanics and poor in-game guidance.
Poor balance and frustrating resource scarcity.

Categories

Job Simulation Lovecraftian Horror Resource Management Deductive Reasoning Puzzle Choice-based Narrative Multiple Endings Strategic Planning Single-player Story

Reviews (sample size): 113
Helpful reviews: 88%
Unhelpful reviews: 12%
Protest reviews: 0%

68%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
32%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 200
Negative points: 201
Gameplay points: 35
Perf. points: 10
Rec. points: 69
Misc points: 11

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging gameplay, eerie atmosphere Description The game offers engaging gameplay centered around investigating and treating patients, blending medical simulation with a Lovecraftian horror setting. Players must manage various elements like medicine, dosage, and anomalies, creating a challenging and immersive experience. The unique medieval doctoring and eerie atmosphere add to the game's charm and appeal. Importance 94%	The game offers engaging gameplay centered around investigating and treating patients, blending medical simulation with a Lovecraftian horror setting. Players must manage various elements like medicine, dosage, and anomalies, creating a challenging and immersive experience. The unique medieval doctoring and eerie atmosphere add to the game's charm and appeal.	94%
Distinctive and appealing art style Description The game features a distinctive and appealing art style, often described as bizarre, fairytale-like, and even grotesque. This visual style enhances the atmosphere, contributing to the game's overall charm and immersion. Details like spiders crawling on walls further amplify the eerie aesthetic. Importance 91%	The game features a distinctive and appealing art style, often described as bizarre, fairytale-like, and even grotesque. This visual style enhances the atmosphere, contributing to the game's overall charm and immersion. Details like spiders crawling on walls further amplify the eerie aesthetic.	91%
Immersive and strong atmosphere Description The game creates a strong and immersive atmosphere, often described as creepy, mysterious, and Lovecraftian. This atmosphere keeps players on edge and enhances the overall experience, making it both enjoyable and engaging. The cryptic nature of the game further contributes to this immersive environment. Importance 87%	The game creates a strong and immersive atmosphere, often described as creepy, mysterious, and Lovecraftian. This atmosphere keeps players on edge and enhances the overall experience, making it both enjoyable and engaging. The cryptic nature of the game further contributes to this immersive environment.	87%
Meaningful choices, multiple endings Description Player choices significantly impact the narrative, leading to multiple endings that encourage replayability. The weight of these choices increases with each playthrough, demanding attentiveness and strategic thinking. The game also explores themes of trust and moral ambiguity, adding depth to the decision-making process. Importance 83%	Player choices significantly impact the narrative, leading to multiple endings that encourage replayability. The weight of these choices increases with each playthrough, demanding attentiveness and strategic thinking. The game also explores themes of trust and moral ambiguity, adding depth to the decision-making process.	83%
Well-crafted and interesting story Description The game features a well-crafted and interesting story that keeps players engaged and eager to uncover more. The writing is well done, and the plot is intriguing, contributing to the overall positive experience. The game also features interesting characters with unraveling motivations. Importance 78%	The game features a well-crafted and interesting story that keeps players engaged and eager to uncover more. The writing is well done, and the plot is intriguing, contributing to the overall positive experience. The game also features interesting characters with unraveling motivations.	78%
Strategic resource and time management Description The game requires strategic thinking and time management to balance treating patients with maintaining the business's financial stability. Managing medication supply, income, and reputation creates a tense and strategic experience. Players must prioritize treating patients well to avoid financial losses. Importance 75%	The game requires strategic thinking and time management to balance treating patients with maintaining the business's financial stability. Managing medication supply, income, and reputation creates a tense and strategic experience. Players must prioritize treating patients well to avoid financial losses.	75%
Owl companion enhances gameplay Description The addition of the owl character enhances the gameplay experience, providing companionship and unique dialogue. This feature makes the game feel less isolating and adds to the overall charm. The owl pet and totem dialogue are particularly enjoyable. Importance 74%	The addition of the owl character enhances the gameplay experience, providing companionship and unique dialogue. This feature makes the game feel less isolating and adds to the overall charm. The owl pet and totem dialogue are particularly enjoyable.	74%
Addressed issues from demo Description The developers have addressed and fixed issues present in the demo version, such as allergies and gender-specific treatments. This demonstrates a commitment to improving the game based on player feedback. Players can now use hints to determine the effects of allergens, enhancing the gameplay experience. Importance 11%	The developers have addressed and fixed issues present in the demo version, such as allergies and gender-specific treatments. This demonstrates a commitment to improving the game based on player feedback. Players can now use hints to determine the effects of allergens, enhancing the gameplay experience.	11%
Excellent, similar to Potionomics Description The game is considered excellent and comparable to other titles like Potionomics and Potion Craft. This comparison suggests that the game offers a similar level of quality and enjoyment. Some reviewers even consider it potentially better than Potion Craft. Importance 4%	The game is considered excellent and comparable to other titles like Potionomics and Potion Craft. This comparison suggests that the game offers a similar level of quality and enjoyment. Some reviewers even consider it potentially better than Potion Craft.	4%
Sanity affects resource management Description Maintaining good sanity reduces the frequency of abnormal states and the need to replenish potions and medications daily. This mechanic encourages players to manage their character's mental state effectively. It also provides a strategic advantage, as the prices of potions and medications are fixed. Importance 4%	Maintaining good sanity reduces the frequency of abnormal states and the need to replenish potions and medications daily. This mechanic encourages players to manage their character's mental state effectively. It also provides a strategic advantage, as the prices of potions and medications are fixed.	4%
Variety of tools and modes Description The game features a variety of tools, events, and multiple modes for players to explore. This variety adds depth and replayability to the game. The availability of multiple modes allows players to tailor their experience to their preferences. Importance 4%	The game features a variety of tools, events, and multiple modes for players to explore. This variety adds depth and replayability to the game. The availability of multiple modes allows players to tailor their experience to their preferences.	4%
'Priest assimilation' ending enjoyed Description The reviewer greatly enjoyed the game, especially the 'priest assimilation' ending. This ending allows the player to live comfortably as a priest-leader, awaiting new arrivals. This specific ending was particularly memorable and enjoyable for the reviewer. Importance 3%	The reviewer greatly enjoyed the game, especially the 'priest assimilation' ending. This ending allows the player to live comfortably as a priest-leader, awaiting new arrivals. This specific ending was particularly memorable and enjoyable for the reviewer.	3%