That Dragon, Cancer

An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.

That Dragon, Cancer is a indie, story rich and emotional game developed and published by Numinous Games.
Released on January 11th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 1,459 reviews of which 1,312 were positive and 147 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified That Dragon, Cancer into these genres:

Indie Story Rich Emotional Adventure Walking Simulator Narration Atmospheric Singleplayer Great Soundtrack Documentary Surreal Point & Click First-Person Dark Casual Drama Family Friendly Beautiful Funny Comedy

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

OS *: Windows 7 or higher
Processor: 1.80GHz dual core processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: Yes (Headphones highly recommended)

MacOS

OS: OS X v10.7 Lion or higher (64bit)
Processor: 1.80GHz dual core processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: Yes (Headphones highly recommended)

Linux

OS: Tested on Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04, 15.10 / Latest Steam OS
Processor: 1.80GHz dual core processor
Graphics: Video card with 512MB of VRAM
Sound Card: Yes (Headphones highly recommended)

Reviews

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Nov. 2024

As a new father this was heart wrenching. Some scenes were so similar to experiences I've had with my own baby that they destroyed me. I am happy for the authors to have found so much solace in religion, though sadly it did not resonate with me as much as I would have wanted. However, I found it very masterfully done.

Nov. 2024

Wow. A truly indescribable game - if you can call it that. It's more so a story, an expression and one that has made me feel more emotion in this amount of time than anything ever has. I highly, highly recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played it, and my one piece of advice is to do everything. Read every note, listen to every bit of dialogue as intently as possible and immerse yourself in this game. Be prepared to cry and be prepared to really truly feel this grief.

Nov. 2024

I have three boys, all around the same age (they look similar, too). This nearly wrecked me, especially the "Farmer Bill" part. This is the only game where I was actually glad that at times the controls weren't 100% intuitive because I really needed the break from immersion to get control of myself as I looked/clicked around to figure out what to do next. What an amazing way for a family to navigate through this by putting out this 10/10 game.

Sept. 2024

"I shall cover you with my hand until I have passed." I first heard about That Dragon, Cancer a long time ago, back when it won the Games for Impact award at The Game Awards 2016, and from watching Jacksepticeye's and Markiplier's. But I haven't seen the documentary 'Thank You For Playing'. That Dragon, Cancer is an autobiographical game based on Joel’s 4-year fight against cancer which allows players to experience the highs and lows of Joel’s cancer journey through this point-and-click game. Made by the family who lost their loved ones. Ryan Green (Joel's father) is the developer of this game and Amy Green (Joel's mother) is the writer of this game. Several voices and conversations you hear in the game are from home videos the parents recorded. So, when you are at 'Dehydration' scene, brace yourself 'cause I can't imagine how hard it must be to hear a little boy crying in pain. But this game also tells about another person's story, which I read all the cards/letters at 'Waking Up', 'Adrift', and 'Drowning' scene. But that 'Waking Up' scene, there are so many cards. Those card may be short and it may not seem like much, but it's a small piece of someone else's life. Life... no matter what, difficult times will come. But that's part of the journey. No matter how hard, it helps shape who we are. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3331280244

Sept. 2024

Absolutely beautiful story. So heartbreaking to play through as a new Dad, but so hope-filled.

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9.99€

8.6

1,312

147

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Developer

Numinous Games

Publisher

Numinous Games

Release 11 Jan 2016

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