The Session

Editorial Meh

The Session is a short, linear visual novel about a therapist treating patients in a remote town. Community opinion is sharply divided. Positive reviewers praise the character designs, rendering quality, and cinematic presentation—calling it a focused, intimate character study that delivers its concept well for a debut title. Critical reviewers, however, are far more vocal: they consistently cite a paper-thin story (essentially "patient arrives, brief chat, sex scene, cured"), complete lack of meaningful choices despite the game marketing itself as story-rich, rampant spelling and grammatical errors (particularly inconsistent apostrophe spacing), and severe technical issues including crashes on launch, a broken gallery display, and false language support claims. The game is under new ownership (KetsuBro acquired it from Magicstick Studio) with promises of expansion, but many players view this skeptically given the existing quality issues. Most damning is widespread suspicion of review manipulation, with even the developer accused of deliberately misleading players about playtime length. For its intended audience—those seeking quick adult content without mechanical depth—the visuals may suffice; everyone else should approach cautiously.