The game contains ten short "interactive stories", including one new title, De Tres al Cuarto, developed specifically for the compilation.
[1] Essays on Empathy was developed by Valencia studio Deconstructeam, a trio of writer and designer Jordi de Paco, artist Marina González and musician Paula Ruiz.
[4] Eurogamer found the games to explore "terribly real" themes in a "raw and truthful" manner, although finding the concepts were not fully matured due to the short length and development periods of the individual titles.
[22] Laura Luna of MeriStation assessed that De Tres Al Cuarto was the "most refined" work of the compilation, describing the game's depiction of the couple's intimate moments as a "very human" romantic dilemma.
[3] Manu Delgado of Vandal wrote that the game demonstrated the "mastery" of the studio in "giving life to unique characters interacting in credible situations narrated from the familiarity of more or less everyday scenes".
[22] Laura Luna of MeriStation stated that the features providing "interesting" context for the player to understand "certain artistic decisions and the reason for experimenting with certain mechanics".
[3] Manu Delgado of Vandal strongly praised the content as demonstrating "unusual" levels of "honesty" and "transparency" in the studio's creative approach "rarely seen" in documentaries about video games.