#josh larson

Josh Larson cooking some holds

Ever since I dropped what I was doing and went on a 100 day road trip with my best friends, I realized that this is it, I’m climbing and traveling until I can’t move anymore. I may be 29 but I don’t care at all, I’m living and breathing like I have no age.

That Dragon, Cancer, the game designed as a living love letter to Joel Green, who lost his four-year battle with brain cancer lst year, has been successfully funded. The original goal of US$85,000 was smashed, as the project raised a total of US$104,491 from 3,687 backers.

Tearful Preview: That Dragon, Cancer

Now, I’m no sissy. When I broke my nose, I cursed up a storm, then went to my Dad and said “I think I broke it.” But in certain situations, the ability to maintain composure is less strength of character than unwillingness to see what is right in front of you. This game made me cry about 3 times in ten minutes and I only played a couple of introductory scenes. Based on that, I don’t know if the…

That Dragon, Cancer

This game is a mother and father's poetic retelling of raising their four year old son with terminal cancer. From the art, to the music, this game is deeply evocative for me - even only in screens and context-divorced snippets of the score. A story that deserves grace, and seems to be getting it. I'm almost afraid to play it. 

That Dragon, Cancer is a heartbreaking / heartwarming game inspired by Ryan and Amy Green’s 4-year old son Joel, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer at a young age. As the game was developed and the story progressed, Joel lost his fight with the dragon, but the game lives on – and now the development team needs your help.

Developer Highlight - Ryan Green, Josh Larson, and of course Joel Green of That Dragon, Cancer

An adventure game about hope in the face of death.  A story about raising a son.  A parable of grace.

That Dragon, Cancer is an adventure game that acts as a living painting; a poem; an interactive retelling of Ryan and Amy Green's experience raising their son Joel, a 4-year-old currently fighting his third year of terminal cancer.  Players relive memories, share heartache, and discover the overwhelming hope that can be found in the face of death.