StarStarter: Anxiety + Resilience Game
Clinically-Backed Brain Training to Manage Anxiety Symptoms
# Mental HealthWhat is StarStarter: Anxiety + Resilience Game?
Arcade Therapeutics has created a therapeutic mobile game to help manage anxiety symptoms. Our subconscious cognitive training method has been tested in 7 clinical trials and published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders.
Problem
Individuals with anxiety symptoms often rely on traditional methods like meditation apps or therapy, which face accessibility barriers, high costs, and low engagement
Solution
A clinically-backed therapeutic mobile game that trains users to manage anxiety through subconscious cognitive exercises (e.g., gameplay targeting neural pathways linked to anxiety)
Customers
Young adults (18-35), students, remote workers, and busy professionals seeking non-invasive anxiety management tools
Unique Features
Subconscious training method validated by 7 clinical trials, gamified CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) techniques, real-time biofeedback integration
User Comments
Helps reduce panic attacks during work stress
Feels less stigmatizing than therapy sessions
Gameplay distracts from anxious thoughts effectively
Clinically backed features increase trust
Accessible alternative to expensive therapy
Traction
Launched Q3 2023, featured in Journal of Anxiety Disorders, undisclosed user count but 7 clinical trial cohorts (~500 participants total), pre-seed funding round ongoing
Market Size
The global digital mental health market is projected to reach $$56.6 billion by 2030 (Grand View Research, 2023), with anxiety management as a key growth segment
