Ad Nauseam

About

Ad Nauseam is a psychological role-playing game that mixes visual novel storytelling with point-and-click exploration. You play as Tsurine, a woman struggling with memory loss in a surreal, never-ending hospital-like environment. Choices drive the narrative as you search for missing pieces of a mysterious key while navigating shifting realities and personal trauma. Dialogue options and environmental interactions shape how you confront both external threats and internal instability. The game stands out for its tight integration of genre elements and its focus on emotional decision-making. With its eerie atmosphere and nonlinear structure, it challenges players to balance pragmatism with vulnerability. Early feedback highlights its bold approach to themes like dissociation and coping, though its unsettling tone and ambiguous direction may not suit all tastes. The blend of dialogue-driven drama and light puzzle mechanics creates a tense, introspective experience.

Storyline

Tsurine is a PsySpec wrapped up in the intensity of her job, and the delirium that comes with dissociative amnesia. One night, a mysterious woman offers to help recover her lost memories. All Tsurine must do in exchange is hunt down the missing fragments to an unusual key.