The Company of Myself
2009 video game
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The Company of Myself is a 2009 Flash platformer by Eli Piilonen featuring a hermit as the protagonist whose depressed inner thoughts appears as writing on the "walls" of the game.[1] Piilonen has stated that the "core intent [of the game] is to be half puzzle game and half character study".[2] It has been frequently cited as an early example of an art game and has received praise for how it deals with issues of mental health.[3][4][5][6] Tom Fronczak of Destructoid called the game "brilliant".[1] It was included in Michael Rose's 2014 book 250 Indie Games You Must Play[7] and has been frequently cited in video games research.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Piilonen later released a prequel for the game called Fixation.[14]
| The Company of Myself | |
|---|---|
Screenshot of the game | |
| Developer | Eli Piilonen |
| Platforms | Browser, Flash |
| Release | 2010 |
| Genre | Puzzle platformer |
| Mode | Single-player |
