Kind Words is a beautiful game about helping real people by writing letters

Kind Words is one of the most beautiful games I've ever played - beautiful in its intent. It's a game about helping other people, about writing encouraging letters to each other and sharing worries.

It's very simple (and cheap: £4). You're a cartoony character in a warmly coloured little bedroom, adrift in a sort of dreamspace, and you sit at a desk, sending and receiving letters. They're not long letters, more like memos, and they're delivered via an adorable postal deer. Yes, a deer.

I browsed other people's letters to begin with. They're anonymous so all you know of the other person is an initial of their name (which is probably made up), and then it's up to you whether to reply. You might not have anything to say, but some problems might be exactly what you've been through, so maybe you have advice to share.

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