Dys4ia

Dys4ia

Browser - Screenshot - Title.

Developer Anna Anthropy Publisher Anna Anthropy Published 2012-03-04 Platforms Browser Genres Microgames Themes LGBT Distribution Freeware

Dys4ia is a microgame video game developed and published by Anna Anthropy in 2012-03-04 as a free browser game. It was programmed in Flash.

The game tries to capture what things are like for a person trying to get hormone therapy as they transition to female. It does this by having the player move through various scenes, each designed as a microgame.

Personal

Own?	No. This game was never sold.
Won?	Yes.
Finished	2024-03-29.

I found this game randomly in Flashpoint and played it. While I didn't care much for the game play, the message is very important.

Review

4	5	3	2	3

Best Version: Browser

Good

• The game takes you through the difficulties faced by a transgender person, the various stages they have to go through during the transition process, and tries to capture just how difficult it can be.
• Some of the pixel art looks really good.

Bad

• Because it's little more than a brief series of microgames, the game will be over in only a few minutes no matter how good or badly you do.
• As is common with most games based on microgames, they're incredibly simple. Usually, microgames become more complex as you progress, but these stay simple the entire time. I get that the game's primary goal is to tell a story, and not become a challenge, but I would still like more complex game play.
• I found the spoken sound effects to be a bit annoying.

Ugly

• Nothing.

Media

Screenshots

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  Title.

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  Story.

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  Failing to fit in.

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  Dealing with TERFs.

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  Being misgendered.

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  Making the decision.

Videos

Longplay.

Play Online

Browser

Download

• w.itch.io/dys4ia - Windows.

Representation

Strong female character?	Pass	You play as the transitioning woman.
Bechdel test?	Fail	There isn't enough dialogue.
Strong person of color character?	Fail	There are no strong people of color.
Queer character?	Pass	The narrator / playable character is trans.

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