It's basically a visual choose your own adventure. No real gameplay beyond selecting choices, but there's a virtual phone with some games on it you can play

I heard found it on gog.com. I've also been a fan of the developer's other games, like Exapunks, which was a dystopian hacking game 

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[Video Game Review] Eliza -- A game about AI therapists

Did the game play mostly focus on listening to the stories and choosing responses or were there other components?

Also: how does one come across a game like this? it is not what seems like your typical game. But maybe I'm just very out of touch with gaming...