Clinical
Grounded in a decade of neuroscience and validated against major depressive disorder.
Backed by Techstars · 2023
Treating depression through gameplay.
Soihtu DTx is building Meliora — the first personalized, precision digital therapeutic delivered as a video game for major depressive disorder.
Our approach
Our Intervention
Experiential
An immersive narrative game patients actually want to return to, day after day.
Personalized
Adaptive training that tunes difficulty and pacing to each person in real time.
Scalable
Delivered as software — accessible anywhere, without waitlists or clinic hours.
Flagship product
Meliora
A clinically-validated video game that treats major depressive disorder by pairing adaptive cognitive training with an immersive narrative.
Meliora targets the cognitive deficits and fronto-parietal hypoactivity that antidepressants and psychotherapy don't address. In early trials it produced significant symptom reduction — results comparable to psychotherapy, but faster.
- Adaptive difficulty driven by in-session performance
- Narrative designed to sustain engagement and adherence
- Built for treatment, not gamified wellness
How it works
Assess. Adapt. Treat.
Assess
Baseline cognitive and symptom profiling pinpoints each patient's deficits.
Adapt
The game continuously recalibrates difficulty to keep training in the optimal zone.
Treat
Sustained, targeted engagement drives measurable reduction in depressive symptoms.
“A treatment that reaches the cognitive roots of depression — delivered through something people want to play.”
Validated through a large-scale clinical trial, with early results showing symptom reduction comparable to psychotherapy.
Backed by
In good company
Selected for Techstars '23 Accelerator
Soihtu DTx was selected into the 2023 Techstars Accelerator, joining a global program supporting the most promising early-stage health and technology companies.
Founders & team
Built across disciplines
A cross-disciplinary team that uniquely combines neuroscience, psychology and game development.
Jukka Laakso
CEO & Co-Founder
Lauri Lukka
Chief Psychology Officer & Co-Founder
Sami Lehtinen
CTO
Anna Lecue
Lead Game Designer
Bringing precision to mental health
Whether you're a clinician, researcher, investor or journalist — explore the science behind Meliora or get in touch.
Get in touch
For clinical partnerships, investment, or press — we'd love to hear from you.
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