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Eliza

Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future. After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza. Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a

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August 12, 2019
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Windows, macOS, Linux
Developer
Zachtronics
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Zachtronics
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Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future. After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza.

Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a technological marvel that brings therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t access it? Or is it an ineffective replacement and another vector for technology companies to gain control over our lives and humanity? As she reconnects with people from her past and gets to know the ordinary people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, Evelyn finds herself caught in the middle between differing sides of the argument— and as she begins to question everything about her past life and future purpose in the world, it becomes clear she must confront the turmoil and darkness inside.

A thought-provoking story told in the form of a visual novel from an award-winning indie team. Follow Evelyn’s journey through a present-day Seattle brought to life with beautiful hand-painted art.…

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★ 8.6/10GOG · 105 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
This game made me think. A lot. It exercised the part of my mind reserved for social, or maybe political reasoning. Eliza does an incredible…
★ 5 / 5
Eliza is a visual novel. Basically all the player needs to do is press a "next" -button, though that might be presented as, for example,…
★ 5 / 5
...if you have any experience with anxiety, depression, therapy and mental health stuff, and/or are interested in how technology is barging it's way into every…
★ 5 / 5
Jump into the shoes of a young woman who's going to be a passive operator (a 'proxy', someone who rigidly sticks to the words churned…
★ 4 / 5
Eliza is very philosophical since it questions human suffering and its necessity - if there is any - but also Artificial Intelligence and some of…
★ 4 / 5
Eliza has a lot going for it. It tackles an issue that could very well become something real in the near future and in some…
★ 5 / 5
This is a visual novel game where all you have to do is read the dialogue and press next. There's not a lot of interactivity,…
★ 5 / 5
Eliza the visual novel shares its name with Eliza the AI, an algorithm designed to provide counselling services within the game's narrative. The narrative significance…

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★ 5 / 5
The visual novel part is only the facade for ethical questions about life questions, AI and big tech. Interestingly created before the rise of OpenAI…
★ 1 / 5
Seems like I'm the odd on out, but I'm amazed how well received this game is. To me it feels like it is technically well…
★ 1 / 5
Eliza has serious problems: 1. The game makes you feel annoyed & without agency by design to make a message. You can choose an ending,…
★ 5 / 5
I loved this game—it made me think deeply. It tackles complex themes, painting society through the lens of different lives and perspectives. While the counseling…
★ 5 / 5
Juego cortito, muy rejugable, con múltiples finales y una historia que te hace pensar.
★ 4 / 5
This is not a perfect game, but what is there is done extremely well. The game is thought-provoking an the writing is stellar. I really…
★ 4 / 5
The bad: The game is too short -- it doesn't need filler, instead it could use another chapter or two, perhaps focusing on supporting characters.…

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