<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
game	O
dealing	O
with	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
depression	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Zoë	O
Quinn	O
using	O
the	O
Twine	B-Application
engine	O
,	O
with	O
writing	O
by	O
Quinn	O
and	O
Patrick	O
Lindsey	O
,	O
and	O
music	O
by	O
Isaac	O
Schankler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
web	O
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
can	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
free	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
pay-what-you-want	O
pricing	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
portrayal	O
of	O
depression	O
and	O
its	O
educational	O
value	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
received	O
backlash	O
from	O
some	O
gamers	O
who	O
disliked	O
its	O
departure	O
from	O
typical	O
game	O
formats	O
and	O
from	O
other	O
gamers	O
who	O
opposed	O
"	O
political	O
"	O
intrusions	O
into	O
gamer	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
False	O
allegations	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
from	O
a	O
journalist	O
in	O
a	O
relationship	O
with	O
Quinn	O
around	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
triggered	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
Gamergate	O
harassment	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
presents	O
descriptions	O
of	O
various	O
situations	O
and	O
prompts	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
choose	O
their	O
response	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
choices	O
are	O
often	O
crossed	O
out	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
clicked	O
on	O
,	O
a	O
mechanism	O
that	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
uses	O
to	O
portray	O
the	O
character	O
's	O
mental	O
state	O
and	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
logical	O
decisions	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
online	O
as	O
a	O
web	O
browser	B-Protocol
game	I-Protocol
on	O
February	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quinn	O
also	O
submitted	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Greenlight	O
program	O
and	O
consequently	O
received	O
disparaging	O
comments	O
and	O
hate	O
mail	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
withdraw	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
accepted	O
by	O
Greenlight	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
August	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quinn	O
considered	O
delaying	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
Williams	O
 '	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
proceeds	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
are	O
sent	O
to	O
a	O
charity	O
–	O
initially	O
iFred	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
later	O
changed	O
to	O
the	O
National	O
Suicide	O
Prevention	O
Lifeline	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
received	O
mostly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
generally	O
viewed	O
it	O
as	O
not	O
being	O
intended	O
for	O
entertainment	O
but	O
for	O
education	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Gizmag	O
,	O
Adam	O
Williams	O
called	O
the	O
experience	O
of	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
dark	O
and	O
compelling	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
added	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
find	O
the	O
game	O
fun	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
certainly	O
no	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Brothers	I-Application
,	O
but	O
that	O
's	O
probably	O
the	O
point	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
Kyle	O
Orland	O
called	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
gripping	O
and	O
educational	O
views	O
on	O
the	O
subject	O
[	O
of	O
depression ]	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Smith	O
,	O
in	O
Rock	O
,	O
Paper	O
,	O
Shotgun	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
was	O
"	O
 '	O
game	O
 '	O
as	O
communication	O
,	O
comfort	O
and	O
tool	O
of	O
understanding	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Giant	O
Bomb	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Klepek	O
praised	O
Depression	B-Application
Quests	I-Application
writing	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
 [ he ] 	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
say	O
 [ he ] 	O
understood	O
depression	O
a	O
bit	O
better	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
warns	O
players	O
not	O
to	O
expect	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
Playing	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
'	O
fun	O
 '	O
,	O
like	O
watching	O
Schindler	O
's	O
List	O
is	O
n't	O
'	O
enjoyable	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
designer	O
Quinn	O
also	O
headed	O
a	O
Playboy	O
article	O
which	O
featured	O
several	O
video	O
games	O
dealing	O
directly	O
with	O
the	O
subjective	O
experience	O
of	O
depression	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
noted	O
"	O
I	O
'm	O
very	O
interested	O
in	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
n't	O
there	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
player	O
feel	O
exceptional.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
faced	O
backlash	O
online	O
from	O
some	O
gamers	O
who	O
disliked	O
its	O
departure	O
from	O
typical	O
game	O
formats	O
emphasizing	O
violence	O
and	O
skill	O
,	O
and	O
who	O
opposed	O
"	O
political	O
"	O
intrusions	O
into	O
gamer	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quinn	O
has	O
faced	O
harassment	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
since	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
intensified	O
with	O
the	O
additional	O
publicity	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quinn	O
initially	O
withdrew	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Greenlight	O
service	O
,	O
after	O
having	O
a	O
detailed	O
rape	O
threat	O
mailed	O
to	O
their	O
home	O
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
brought	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
back	O
to	O
Greenlight	O
,	O
Quinn	O
began	O
receiving	O
threatening	O
phone	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mid-August	O
2014	O
,	O
soon	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
official	O
Steam	B-Application
release	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
boyfriend	O
of	O
Quinn	O
wrote	O
a	O
lengthy	O
and	O
negative	O
blog	O
post	O
about	O
their	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opponents	O
of	O
Quinn	O
claimed	O
that	O
Grayson	O
had	O
given	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
a	O
positive	O
review	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
relationship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investigations	O
proved	O
this	O
to	O
be	O
false	O
:	O
Grayson	O
had	O
at	O
no	O
point	O
reviewed	O
Depression	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
