Urso - A mobile game that takes care of your mental health

Hello, fellow makers! My name is Anton, I'm the founder of Urso – a mobile game that really cares about your mental health. Our team aims to turn the daily self-care routine into a fun and engaging experience. Daily self-care is a struggle 😓 We all know mental well-being is a big deal, right? Many of us resort to mindfulness to tackle stress, burnouts, sleep issues, and whatnot. But once we've sorted out the issue at hand, it can be really challenging to keep nurturing our mind on a daily basis. Self-care becomes yet another task on the to-do list that takes time and doesn't bring immediate rewards. Games help in forming a habit 🕹️ The same goes for anything that needs a solid kick of motivation, like learning, jogging, or hitting the gym. Before our brain forms a habit, it feels like a boring chore. That's why many fitness and educational apps toss in game elements to make things more rewarding and help users reach their real-life goals. We aim to do the same for mental health care. The game for a happier mind 🧠 Our new app offers a range of guided meditations, which remain the core activity. On top of that, there's an idle meta-game featuring a cute virtual pet named Urso who crash-landed on an uncharted world and needs aid. By completing daily mindful activities, users help Urso evolve, explore the world, discover new stuff, and build his new home among the stars. Mindfulness for everyone 🤗 We have many things planned: social mechanics, micropets, deeper exploration, as well as more educational content. But the main focus is to make daily mental health care more appealing. While not everyone may be prepared to commit their lives to mindfulness, we believe that everyone can take small steps toward it every day. Especially if it's fun! To bring all our plans to life, we're on the lookout for investments. Please drop me a line at anton@ursoapp.com, and let's chat about all the exciting details. The app is free, so no promo codes here. But every Product Hunter who downloads Urso within the next week and completes their first session will get an exclusive in-game t-shirt 🎁 Thank you for your support 💙

Omg, finally, they’re alive 💙

We worked so long and hard to launch our app, but today I’m short on words to express the happiness and pride for our team! Thank you, guys! Congrats to us 🥳

Congratulations! I believe that idea of gamifying meditations is pretty fresh by itself.

I'm excited to see our launch on Product Hunt! It's a testament to the hard work of our team, and I couldn't be prouder of this milestone.

Congrats on the launch @anton_shayakhov - I really love the mission towards gamifying mental health, self care and habit forming. Oftentimes these things go overlooked and come second to the grind/pursuit of the all mighty dollar and this is such a refreshing take! Are there in app purchases or I guess - how do you plan to monetize?

Wow, congrats! Great idea; I love that you are trying to use gamification for good. The app looks like it needs a bit of polishing, but it works, and I definitely see a lot of value in it. I would love to be able to change the language and give it to my kids to try it out, too.

Congratulations on the launch 🎉, best of luck today!

Gamified Mental Health care, love to see it. (Everything else is gamified to take our attention, why not concept it with healthy gamification!) 🔥 Curious if you're implementing anything from Actionable Gamification by @yukaichou ? I read it a few years ago and it made the lens I see every day in a bit different. I see a few elements from it so was curious :)

Super! Does he recommend mushrooms?