Please play this game.
I’ve lost sleep consuming all media I could possibly consume featuring Clinical Trials.
I sincerely love how the game describes the audience’s thoughts and feelings so perfectly, especially in both endings.
People can be messy, but it holds especially true for people who are hanging by a thread.
How can this be truly appreciated if you have never been pushed to the edge?
Do things that shouldn’t be forgiven by normal people?
Spoilers/Feedback
Give our poor girl a break, let her wash that crusty stained jacket, ain’t no way we gonna keep holding onto it.
I think it’d be funnier for Lee to comment on it in ending 2 since it’s not completely washed and dried…
I really enjoyed the game, but I felt the first ending could have used more content. it makes it clear that the second ending is canon cause the first one just feels a jarring end, even though i imagine most players see it first. if you ever decide to add more to the game, maybe a brief epilogue or something from lee's perspective in his last moments would make it feel more substantial.
I've returned to this game after some time and I've still reached the same conclusion after viewing both endings: it's a weird, problematic, boyish, masturbatory SA survivor savior fantasy. While Angel has some interesting dialogue, it doesn't save the game when everything else in it feels so gross and almost like an endorsement of Lee.
It's nice seeing someone actually see that stuff. Everyone here is praising this game and obsessing over it, while I personally cannot see this game's worth being tossed out thanks to the ending. Everything was going so well up until the creator decided it was a good idea to create "a very fucked up twist that'll shock the readers".
Hello. I greatly enjoyed the game, getting all the endings and combing through the art files. I was curious if you had any plans for future projects or games?
hai !!!!! i absolutely love the turn of events, the art and overall aesthetic c: i've completed both endings and in the process i've got a question
spoilers: the drugs Lee inyected Angel, in that scene where he says they changed manufacturers and that's why it looked and felt different, did it really? is there a chance that same drug was used when Lee put down Brandon? i ask because in the ican'trememberwhichweek Angel was dizzy when going to the clinic. or was it just the shock/trauma?
hi. this is really random but i was wondering about it, i’ll keep my description brief for the sake of potential spoilers. when lee either goes to wash the jacket or goes to shower (depending on which choice) and angel looks for the flashlight, where in game does lee go? i looked but i couldn’t find him so i guess he’s just gone maybe. i also have the same question for when he goes to do maintenance work on his car/van thingy. is there a reason that we can’t find him at this point in the game?
I'm looking through the assets you provided a couple days ago, and for the life of me cannot find the animation of them dancing. Can you tell me which folder its in?
Very well made game, great play - just slight nitpicking is that during the scenes where angel accepts lee were like, CLOSE to being believable but like, i cant lie it felt a tad too forced
Mainly just an issue of how things are phrased and some lines just being so, well yeah forced no other way to say it, id go out of my way to just say how id rewrite it myself but like only if asked cuz im lazy - yes i do in fact know EXACTLY how id rewrite/rephrase those scenes to make them far more believable
oh yeah also the illusion of choice was hilarious, besides the like accept/reject thing that was the only like "oh a real choice??", i went out of my way to google how many endings the game had LMAO like i had to make damn sure i was making a REAL choice
anyways again this is a great game, really well made, good enough that ill be referencing it for awhile
can I please contact you somehow? like seriously here is my email thysaniaspark@gmail.com, your social networks are just closed and deleted everywhere((9(
Hi! I think my game has bugged. I saved it the other day and when I was about to play again today I noticed that I cannot interact with objects such as doors or the closets in Lee’s bedroom - that’s where I last saved the game and now I’m kinda stuck. I’ve tried re-opening the game but the issue is still there and I don’t think I can do much about it..? So I’m seeking help 🙏
Are you possibly at the point where you are supposed to examine the desk in the bottom right corner of Lee's bedroom to progress the game? Are you unable to do that?
VERY COOL GAME!! Love the character development and watching things play during the second part of the game. Lowkey still processing everything after witnessing the endings... like I am genuinely speechless! I haven't been this invested in a game's characters in a while and it felt like getting a really good stretch :] <3
This was a super duper awesome game! However I only have one negative comment.
Spoilers: I find it quite odd that the only good ending in this game is the one where Angel chooses to stay with their stalker. I know the intent was probably not to glamorize this unhealthy dynamic, but it still comes off this way. There should be a third ending where Angel leaves this arguably bad man and is happy by themselves. LOL that's just how I see it though. Amazing game despite this, cheers!
I’m a huge fan of your game and its characters. I wanted to ask for your permission to create a non-commercial fan game inspired by it. The project would feature my own original drawings, music, and story, with clear credit to you and the original game. There would be no monetization — it’s purely a passion project.
Could you let me know if this would be acceptable? Thank you for your time and for creating such an inspiring game!
Not natively, no. If you have a Chromebook that can run Android apps, you might be able to use these instructions which are for running the game on Android, but that's just me taking a guess.
I have been trying to access the games image files and am unable to find a way to access them. if you had any copy or method to open them I would be profoundly grateful!
This has been so lovely. As a psych major, I appreciated everything from the medical/research to the character writing. Sound design and art were also lovely.
I played this game all the way through instead of doing my responsibilities this weekend.
This game rocks. I loved Lee as a character, and i can really see both angel and him as real people. Very well written, and executed beautifully. Its hard being lonely and neurodivergent, and that leads you to doing abnormal things. but sometimes comfort can be found in another who can see what you mean.
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Please play this game. I’ve lost sleep consuming all media I could possibly consume featuring Clinical Trials. I sincerely love how the game describes the audience’s thoughts and feelings so perfectly, especially in both endings. People can be messy, but it holds especially true for people who are hanging by a thread.
How can this be truly appreciated if you have never been pushed to the edge? Do things that shouldn’t be forgiven by normal people?
Spoilers/Feedback
Give our poor girl a break, let her wash that crusty stained jacket, ain’t no way we gonna keep holding onto it. I think it’d be funnier for Lee to comment on it in ending 2 since it’s not completely washed and dried…
this game changed my life.
thank you <3
Acceptance ending was such a lie to myself . But besides that will you do a QnA sometime? Im really curious how this game was made .
minor ending spoilers:
I really enjoyed the game, but I felt the first ending could have used more content. it makes it clear that the second ending is canon cause the first one just feels a jarring end, even though i imagine most players see it first.
if you ever decide to add more to the game, maybe a brief epilogue or something from lee's perspective in his last moments would make it feel more substantial.
I've returned to this game after some time and I've still reached the same conclusion after viewing both endings: it's a weird, problematic, boyish, masturbatory SA survivor savior fantasy. While Angel has some interesting dialogue, it doesn't save the game when everything else in it feels so gross and almost like an endorsement of Lee.
It's nice seeing someone actually see that stuff. Everyone here is praising this game and obsessing over it, while I personally cannot see this game's worth being tossed out thanks to the ending. Everything was going so well up until the creator decided it was a good idea to create "a very fucked up twist that'll shock the readers".
Hello. I greatly enjoyed the game, getting all the endings and combing through the art files. I was curious if you had any plans for future projects or games?
hai !!!!! i absolutely love the turn of events, the art and overall aesthetic c: i've completed both endings and in the process i've got a question
spoilers: the drugs Lee inyected Angel, in that scene where he says they changed manufacturers and that's why it looked and felt different, did it really? is there a chance that same drug was used when Lee put down Brandon? i ask because in the ican'trememberwhichweek Angel was dizzy when going to the clinic. or was it just the shock/trauma?
i think it was the trauma from going out with the coworker. The drug must have nothing to do with it.
hi. this is really random but i was wondering about it, i’ll keep my description brief for the sake of potential spoilers. when lee either goes to wash the jacket or goes to shower (depending on which choice) and angel looks for the flashlight, where in game does lee go? i looked but i couldn’t find him so i guess he’s just gone maybe. i also have the same question for when he goes to do maintenance work on his car/van thingy. is there a reason that we can’t find him at this point in the game?
Ojalá le hagan una traducción al español
I hope so too!
Estoy en eso. Cuando termine le enviaré la traducción a homie.
Bendito seas
I'm looking through the assets you provided a couple days ago, and for the life of me cannot find the animation of them dancing. Can you tell me which folder its in?
None of the sprites from the bonus ending cutscenes are in there, just the backgrounds.
Just curious, is there a community discord or anything for this game?
There's no official Discord server. If there are any active fan-run servers, I am not aware of them.
from what ive seen, there is a fan run server now collaborating with the fan-run subreddit
here are the sources/links if curious
https://www.reddit.com/r/ClinicalTrialGame/
https://discord.gg/vfNdwqQ2
Very well made game, great play - just slight nitpicking is that during the scenes where angel accepts lee were like, CLOSE to being believable but like, i cant lie it felt a tad too forced
Mainly just an issue of how things are phrased and some lines just being so, well yeah forced no other way to say it, id go out of my way to just say how id rewrite it myself but like only if asked cuz im lazy - yes i do in fact know EXACTLY how id rewrite/rephrase those scenes to make them far more believable
oh yeah also the illusion of choice was hilarious, besides the like accept/reject thing that was the only like "oh a real choice??", i went out of my way to google how many endings the game had LMAO like i had to make damn sure i was making a REAL choice
anyways again this is a great game, really well made, good enough that ill be referencing it for awhile
I am deleting your comment for the untagged ending spoilers. Feel free to leave the same comment again with a spoiler warning at the beginning.
can I please contact you somehow? like seriously here is my email thysaniaspark@gmail.com, your social networks are just closed and deleted everywhere((9(
Hi! I think my game has bugged. I saved it the other day and when I was about to play again today I noticed that I cannot interact with objects such as doors or the closets in Lee’s bedroom - that’s where I last saved the game and now I’m kinda stuck. I’ve tried re-opening the game but the issue is still there and I don’t think I can do much about it..? So I’m seeking help 🙏
Are you possibly at the point where you are supposed to examine the desk in the bottom right corner of Lee's bedroom to progress the game? Are you unable to do that?
I’ve tried several times but I cannot interact with anything in the room
Nvm, it somehow worked gladly 🙏
Still thanks for your quick reply and support!!
Can we pay?
ОЧЕНЬ КЛАССНО!!! вы хорошо постарались, ребята. Но у меня есть вопрос. Сколько концовок в игре? 2 или больше? Спасибо за ваше творчество!
две концовки
VERY COOL GAME!! Love the character development and watching things play during the second part of the game. Lowkey still processing everything after witnessing the endings... like I am genuinely speechless! I haven't been this invested in a game's characters in a while and it felt like getting a really good stretch :] <3
This was a super duper awesome game! However I only have one negative comment.
Spoilers: I find it quite odd that the only good ending in this game is the one where Angel chooses to stay with their stalker. I know the intent was probably not to glamorize this unhealthy dynamic, but it still comes off this way. There should be a third ending where Angel leaves this arguably bad man and is happy by themselves. LOL that's just how I see it though. Amazing game despite this, cheers!
Hello!
I’m a huge fan of your game and its characters. I wanted to ask for your permission to create a non-commercial fan game inspired by it. The project would feature my own original drawings, music, and story, with clear credit to you and the original game. There would be no monetization — it’s purely a passion project.
Could you let me know if this would be acceptable? Thank you for your time and for creating such an inspiring game!
I'm not sure if you're the same person who sent a similar inquiry on Twitter today, but either way, yes, that is fine. Glad you enjoyed the game.
question can I play this game on Chromebook?
Not natively, no. If you have a Chromebook that can run Android apps, you might be able to use these instructions which are for running the game on Android, but that's just me taking a guess.
thank you
Mac build may not work (I’m still going to play it later on my PC just letting people know!)
Did you follow everything on the 'Instructions for Mac' tab on the game's page, and it still didn't work for you?
Yep - it’s cool though I got it to work on pc
can you make an android version pls
you can use JoiPlay to play it since its made in RPG maker, joining the patreon to download the RPG maker plugin is free
i don't know how can u tell me how
this is the best game i've played for a while now. keep up the great work <3
Hey man can you make a version for android
Hey, I'm interested in translating the game to Latin American Spanish
I'll play it when they let you translate it.
Hello!
I have been trying to access the games image files and am unable to find a way to access them. if you had any copy or method to open them I would be profoundly grateful!
All game image assets are viewable here, or you can use the RPGMAKER File Decrypter.
thank you so much! I absolutely adore your work and cant wait to see future projects!
how do u get the spritesss im gonna bawl homie
Left me a crying mess last night. I wish I could play it again for the first time
amazing game and not boring at all 10/10 for me
I dont know what to say but it was really good
This has been so lovely. As a psych major, I appreciated everything from the medical/research to the character writing. Sound design and art were also lovely.
I played this game all the way through instead of doing my responsibilities this weekend.
Hi!! I saw your game on TikTok, and I want to translate it into russian. Can I get your permission?
Ты можешь переводить , все переводы от фанатов . Я уже кстати начал переводить , напиши мне в дискорд chepushnya .
прими мой запрос пожалуйста, а то тебе нельзя писать. akkefichuychu
а то я хочу помочь :)
How do u save data on a game?
You press the escape key. Any time Angel is able to walk around is when you can save.
I LUVV ITT YHANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!
I very much like angel 10/10
This game rocks. I loved Lee as a character, and i can really see both angel and him as real people. Very well written, and executed beautifully. Its hard being lonely and neurodivergent, and that leads you to doing abnormal things. but sometimes comfort can be found in another who can see what you mean.