Full game metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Steam app type | game |
| Steam App ID | 4575020 |
| Live current players | 0 |
| SteamPulse tracked peak | 1 |
| Live count (today's peak floor) | 0 |
| Price | $6.99 |
| Free to play | No |
| Discount | 0% |
| Original price USD | $6.99 |
| Current price USD | $6.99 |
| Release date | June 2026 |
| Developer | Creamhouse |
| Publisher | Creamhouse |
| Owners estimated | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate minimum | Not available |
| SteamSpy owner estimate maximum | Not available |
| Review type | Positive |
| Positive review percent | 100% |
| Positive reviews | 12 |
| Negative reviews | 0 |
| Total reviews | 12 |
| Steam recommendations | Not available |
| Achievements | 23 |
| Average playtime forever | 302 minutes |
| Windows support | Yes |
| macOS support | Yes |
| Linux support | Yes |
| Parent game | Not available |
| Store URL | https://store.steampowered.com/app/4575020/ |
Short description
An adult romance visual novel set in rain-soaked Portland. Play as Nolan, a clinical psychologist who crosses professional boundaries with three vulnerable patients. One pivotal choice determines whose trust you exploit and how care becomes control.
About this game
About Harmful Attachment Set in rain-soaked Portland, Harmful Attachment is an adult romance visual novel where intimacy and ethics collide behind the closed door of a private therapy practice. You play as Nolan , a licensed clinical psychologist with a gift for reading people—and a willingness to dismantle the boundaries that keep them safe. Three women enter his office carrying different kinds of pain. Your single, pivotal choice determines who Nolan "prioritizes"—and how quickly the therapeutic frame turns from sanctuary to trap, blurring care into dependence and romance into harm. Meet the Cast Iris — The Empty Room A bereaved mother in mandated treatment after a psychiatric hold, Iris lives beside the untouched room of the daughter she lost. Nolan is documented as her primary protective factor—the person standing between her and the abyss. Their intimacy grows in the shadow of existential dependence, where comfort can become a leash. Sloane — The Flinch A domestic violence survivor six months into trauma therapy, Sloane has rebuilt her life through discipline, vigilance, and the fragile belief that safe men exist. Nolan becomes her template for safety—until the boundary breaks and she mistakes violation for healing. With Sloane, romance feels like freedom… right up until the door closes. Gemma — The Offered Hand A first-time therapy patient with disordered eating and relentless insomnia, Gemma gives, fixes, anticipates, and apologizes as instinct. Nolan's own assessment identifies her as highly susceptible to authority-directed compliance—making their romance the most unsettling, because "yes" may not mean choice at all. Key Features One defining choice, three routes: Commit to Iris, Sloane, or Gemma and follow a focused romance storyline shaped by vulnerability, trust, and escalation. A clinical narrative edge: The game names what's happening in the room—transference, boundaries, crisis protocol, ethics—so the player can't hide behind ambiguity. Atmosphere as storytelling: The waiting room, the fifty-minute hour, the lamp-lit office after dark—professional comfort rendered intimate, then claustrophobic. Romance with consequences: Each route can loo…
Supported languages
English * , Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America * languages with full audio support