Eliza

About this game

Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.



After abandoning her high-powered tech career and a mysterious three-year absence, Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey resurfaces working as a proxy for a virtual counseling app called Eliza. Her job consists solely of reading a script provided to her in real-time by an AI, leaving her no autonomy over what she says. Is Eliza a technological marvel that brings therapy to those who otherwise couldn’t access it? Or is it an ineffective replacement and another vector for technology companies to gain control over our lives and humanity?

As she reconnects with people from her past and gets to know the ordinary people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, Evelyn finds herself caught in the middle between differing sides of the argument— and as she begins to question everything about her past life and future purpose in the world, it becomes clear she must confront the turmoil and darkness inside.

• A thought-provoking story told in the form of a visual novel from an award-winning indie team.
  
• Follow Evelyn’s journey through a present-day Seattle brought to life with beautiful hand-painted art.
  
• Get to know Eliza’s clients and the employees of Skandha, the technology giant behind it, with over a dozen fully-voiced characters and powerful performances from a highly regarded cast.
  
• An evocative, ambient original score by the composer for Infinifactory, SHENZHEN I/O, Opus Magnum, and EXAPUNKS.
  
• Is AI-driven counseling better than nothing? Is it worse than nothing? What responsibilities come with technical skills? Consider your own answers to these questions and more.
  
• Counseling sessions getting a little too real? Relax with Kabufuda Solitaire, a new take on solitaire using Japanese kabufuda cards.

Latest news

• Announcements·14 Dec 2022Official

  Eliza is now available in Portuguese and Japanese!

  Eliza agora está disponível em Português! 『Eliza』は日本語に対応しています。 Eliza is now available in Portuguese and Japanese! Special thanks to the translators who created these translations: Japanese: Shin Imamura, Yuri Tanaka, Lina Mitsufuji, Eriko Hayashi (Main Editor), Cheryl Ng Special Thanks: Koji Kariya (EDM advice) Portuguese: Lucas R M Nunes, Luan Botelho, Gabriel Freitas, Bruno Morais, Tiago Coutinho, Gabriel Prada, Ayumi Anraku, LHEC, Yuri Beira, Ivan Lopes, Erin London, Ryuji "Angelus" Shiryu (@RyujiBlades), Daniela Vilarinho, Janaína Monte
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• Announcements·5 Jul 2022Official

  Last Call BBS - The last game by Zachtronics!

  Boot up your Z5 Powerlance and dial into Last Call BBS, the last game from Zachtronics! The Barkeep’s loaded up his retro computer with a full set of puzzle games for you to download and play. No need to worry about copy protection, they’re all fully cracked and ready to enjoy! Includes eight full games: 20th Century Food Court: Design factories to produce food just like they did over 700 years ago in the 20th century. Keep your costs low and your machines running fast! STEED FORCE Hobby Studio: Assemble robot models based on the anime smash hit Steed Force right on your computer. No sandpaper required! X’BPGH: The Forbidden Path: Enter a cursed world and create bizarre flesh sculptures in exchange for eternal life. The master is pleased… but can you trust him? Sawayama Solitaire: It wouldn’t be a Zachtronics release without a brand-new solitaire game. This time it’s a fresh take on Klondike, the “classic” solitaire variant. Dungeons & Diagrams: Try your hand at these beguiling tile-based logic puzzles. Can you map out the dungeons and steal all the treasure? ChipWizard™ Professional: Build integrated circuits using wires, transistors, and capacitors. Wait a second, is this a game or a CAD program? HACK*MATCH: The tile-matching minigame from EXAPUNKS, completely remastered with a single player campaign and local head-to-head multiplayer (with Steam Remote Play support). Kabufuda Solitaire: Create matching sets of Japanese kabufuda cards in this retro-demake of the challenging original solitaire game that debuted in Eliza. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1511780/Last_Call_BBS/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/3949752/7a03bded4c17d67960ecbb5f5ddd32c2b2d855cc.png
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• Announcements·19 Sept 2021Official

  Eliza is now available in Italian and Chinese!

  Eliza is now available in Italian and Chinese! Special thanks to the YakYak translators who created these translations: Italian: Daniela Delbarba, Jonathan Antonioli, Emanuele Siena, Marco Ramazzotti, Federica Carboni, Timmy Vargas Chinese: Jian Li
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• Press Coverage·19 Nov 2020

  As Cyberpunk 2077 is running late, here's a broad spread of cyberpunky fun

  Now that Cyberpunk 2077 is delayed again until December 10th, what are you to do? You’ve grown a lurid blue mohawk, your leather jacket is almost worn in, and your prescription mirrorshades are ready for collection at Specsavers – but for what? You might as well use this time to explore all games cyberpunky, from edgy and nihilistic griping about how the future sucks to wacky cyberjapes that make you wanna jump up and shout HACK THE PLANET. I have some recommendations. (more…)
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• Patch Notes·13 Nov 2020Official

  UPDATE: Fixing the crash handler

  Today's update fixes our crash handler to point to a new URL. Nothing else should have changed.
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