Saving You From Yourself
A visual novel about controlling a patient's access to hormones
Taylor McCue · Released May 14, 2020
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 170
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 1 year ago
- Dec 14, 2024
What is Saving You From Yourself?
In this free visual novel, you play a transgender therapist who questions a patient about her gender identity. You decide whether to write a support letter for hormones or require further appointments, with scenes between sessions showing the consequences for her life.
For you if...
- +you like brief visual novels with multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you want uplifting stories about transgender lives
- −you prefer to avoid depictions of unprescribed hormone use
What players say
68% of 170 reviews are positive
Players praise its critique of medical gatekeeping and its portrayal of the harm it causes. Some instead criticize its depiction of transition-related care as inaccurate or interpret its dialogue as transphobic.
Screenshots and trailer
Saving You From Yourself system requirements
Minimum: Most Computers, 0.2 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Saving You From Yourself?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Graphics
- Most Computers
- Storage
- 185 MB available space
- Notes
- Computer Resolution must be above 1024x768
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
Does Saving You From Yourself have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Saving You From Yourself run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 3
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Japanese.
Does Saving You From Yourself use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam