That Dragon, Cancer
Released Jan 2016
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.
90% positive · 1,548 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation
That Dragon, Cancer launched on January 11, 2016 as a self-contained, approximately two-hour narrative experience — a personal memoir about Joel Green's fight against cancer. The store description makes no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content. The game was explicitly designed as a complete, finite work from the outset.
Developer communication after launch consists of a bug-fix patch on January 31, 2016 and a news post on March 14, 2016 expressing gratitude to backers, announcing GDC attendance following an IGF nomination, and noting a related documentary film release. Neither post announces or hints at additional game content. The March 2016 post is the last recorded developer communication, and given the nature of the game — a deeply personal, story-complete memorial — this silence is consistent with the project having concluded as intended.
No DLC was ever listed, no roadmap was ever published, and no future content was ever promised. The game shipped as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, approximately two-hour narrative experience — a personal memoir with no mention of DLC, expansions, or ongoing content.
Short description frames the game as a finite, self-contained ~2 hour experience, consistent with a complete shipped product.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Numinous Games
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
"This is where we go to remember our son Joel, up through here along this path. We want to show you who he was, and how his life changed us. Can we walk here together for a while?"
A videogame developer's love letter to his son; an immersive narrative driven experience to memorialize Joel Green and, through his story, honor the many he represents. That Dragon, Cancer is a poetic and playful interactive retelling of Joel’s 4-year fight against cancer.
Using a mix of first-person and third-person perspective, and point-and-click interaction, this two-hour narrative experience invites the player to slow down and immerse themselves in a deeply personal memoir featuring audio taken from home videos, spoken word poetry, and themes of faith, hope, despair, helplessness and love, along with in-game tributes to the loved ones of over 200 of our Kickstarter backers.
Can you find hope in the face of death?
Note: Thank You For Playing is an independent project, produced and directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit. The Green family along with the rest of the Numinous team did not produce the film, but they are very honored to be the subjects of the film.
A videogame developer's love letter to his son; an immersive narrative driven experience to memorialize Joel Green and, through his story, honor the many he represents. That Dragon, Cancer is a poetic and playful interactive retelling of Joel’s 4-year fight against cancer.
Using a mix of first-person and third-person perspective, and point-and-click interaction, this two-hour narrative experience invites the player to slow down and immerse themselves in a deeply personal memoir featuring audio taken from home videos, spoken word poetry, and themes of faith, hope, despair, helplessness and love, along with in-game tributes to the loved ones of over 200 of our Kickstarter backers.
Can you find hope in the face of death?
Note: Thank You For Playing is an independent project, produced and directed by Malika Zouhali-Worrall and David Osit. The Green family along with the rest of the Numinous team did not produce the film, but they are very honored to be the subjects of the film.
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Last evaluated Jun 27, 2026
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