Saving You From Yourself
Released May 2020
You are a transgender therapist. The patients you encounter might regret transitioning. Your job is to protect them from that.
69% positive · 149 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
Medium confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Saving You From Yourself is a short free-to-play visual novel that originally released on May 14, 2020. On December 14, 2024, the developer shipped a significant update that remade the game in Godot, added a new scene ("Part 2" — a short film unlocked by rejecting hormones three times), and introduced a Japanese translation. This appears to be the culmination of the game's development. The store description describes the game as a self-contained experience with multiple endings completable in about 5 minutes. There are no announced future updates, no unreleased DLC, and no developer statements indicating further content is planned. The July 2023 post was simply the developer announcing a separate game (He Fucked The Girl Out of Me) — not a commitment to additional content for this title. With the December 2024 update representing a definitive reworking of the game and no signals pointing to anything further, the game appears content-complete as of that update.
Evidence
Developer shipped a major update: game remade in Godot, new 'Part 2' short film scene added, and Japanese translation introduced. Developer's sign-off tone ('Thank you for reading this update') suggests this is a concluding release.
Game described as a complete short-form visual novel with multiple endings, 40 panels of artwork, and approximately 5 minutes of content. No mention of planned future updates or expansions.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Taylor McCue
Achievements
3
Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
A game about gatekeeping.
Play as a transgender therapist in this visual novel. Ask your patient questions about her gender identity and see how she responds. Determine if she should receive a letter of support for hormones or if she needs to attend more appointments with you. Between the appointments peek into your patient's life and see how your decisions impact her.
This game contains the use of unprescribed hormones, the unlicensed practice of medicine, and gatekeeping.
This content is potentially upsetting.
Please take care of yourself and do not play if you need uplifting transgender content.
Play as a transgender therapist in this visual novel. Ask your patient questions about her gender identity and see how she responds. Determine if she should receive a letter of support for hormones or if she needs to attend more appointments with you. Between the appointments peek into your patient's life and see how your decisions impact her.
This game contains the use of unprescribed hormones, the unlicensed practice of medicine, and gatekeeping.
This content is potentially upsetting.
Please take care of yourself and do not play if you need uplifting transgender content.
- Multiple Endings to play through
- 5 minutes to complete all routes
- 40 Panels of artwork in the game
- Each page of the game uses has unique artwork
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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