That Dragon, Cancer
A videogame developer's love letter to his son
That Dragon, Cancer launched on January 12, 2016 with 122 votes, #287 of 4,523 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.
What it does
An immersive, narrative videogame that retells Joel Green’s 4-year fight against cancer through about two hours of poetic, imaginative gameplay that explores themes of faith, hope and love.
“I think it might have changed me in some way that I'm yet to fully understand. ... If you play this game, it may change you.” Polygon “I’ve played a lot of games...but nothing has felt as important or rewarding as making Joel giggle” The Verge You can use this widget-maker to generate a bit of HTML that can be embedded in your website to easily allow customers to purchase this game onfrom store.steampowered.com
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