Tulpa the Unseen Lover is an announced psychological visual novel about Nick, a 23-year-old depressed manga artist who manifests an anime girl in his mind. The game matters for its potentially self-reflective take on loneliness, fantasy and control, alongside a striking comic-book visual style created by a married team of former Spider-Verse animators.

Players can name the girl and choose her clothes, while navigating choices intended to stop her making Nick’s life “a living hell”. The concept draws on the idea of a tulpa, described as a mind-created being and linked in the article to Tibetan Buddhist inspiration; its trailer suggests an ominous direction despite the character’s cheerful appearance. No release date has been announced, though it is available to wishlist on Steam.