The Portal series tell a narrative that you are going to fail.
They encourage a game community that welcomes and supports people experiencing mental health challenges, and that recognizes the humanity and mental health of game creators.
They aim to decrease the stigma, and increase the support for, mental health in the game enthusiast community and inside the game industry. This list of games that can help foster various forms of psychological resilience is compiled with the expert help of Take This. Whether you’re saving the universe from an alien invasion or tending crops in your animal community, playing games mimics the process of resilience. Games, by design, present players with adversity and much of the joy of gaming comes from taking on and overcoming unnecessary obstacles. As much as resilience involves 'bouncing back' from these difficult experiences, it can also involve profound personal growth. Psychologists define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress - such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial stressors.
