In addition to the exploration of using "AI" for counseling, Eliza also features an interesting ethical investigation; you play as the lead programmer who wrote

In addition to the exploration of using "AI" for counseling, Eliza also features an interesting ethical investigation; you play as the lead programmer who wrote the AI, left the company three years prior to the game's events, and is now taking an entry level job reading the AI-proscribed script to patients. The representation of tech-startup culture can be uncomfortably accurate. If you were thinking of ignoring this simply because it's a visual novel, remember who wrote it. This is an interactive stor from Zachtronics! Eliza is a visual novel from the same people that wrote the clever "datasheet" manual in Shenzhen I/O and the "zines" in Exapunks. Zach, more than most authors, knows how to write about tech's impact on culture/society!