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you're just imagining it
A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“maybe one day a doctor will take my symptoms seriously in real life, too”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Really quick game to play. It puts you in the POV of someone with chronic pain and the stress of managing money, pain, and energy. The doctors also felt realistic if you've ever delt with dismissive or patronizing doctors before. I'm not surprised since npckc tend to make really…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“It's a really great game that hits a bit too close to home”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2025-01 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-25.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
you're just imagining it is Steam Deck Verified!
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you're just imagining it, now out on Steam!
You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. all you know is you are always in some state of pain. you've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life. H
you're just imagining it, coming soon to Steam!
You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. all you know is you are always in some state of pain. you've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life. H
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, Simulation, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Interactive Fiction · Simulation · Visual Novel · Life Sim · Adventure · Cute · Story Rich · Minimalist · Cartoony · Free to Play · Indie · Emotional (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Keyboard Only Option · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean |
| Achievements | 5 |
| Official site | https://npckc.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7