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Mind Over Magic

Magic-school colony sim with room planning and dungeon expeditions

Sparkypants · Published by Klei Publishing · Released Feb 12, 2025

Simulation

Reviews
Very Positive
85% of 4,478
Recent reviews
Very Positive
81% of 58 in 30 days
Players
207
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Sep 26, 2025
Minimum PC
2 GB VRAM
8 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Mind Over Magic?

A single-player colony simulation about building and managing a school for mages while a deadly fog threatens it. You design rooms, manage schedules and training, craft gear, raise magical creatures and undead workers, and send mages into the underground Underschool for turn-based battles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy planning and optimizing constrained room layouts
  • +you want colony management mixed with turn-based battles
  • +you prefer layered systems and a self-directed pace

Not for you if...

  • −you want freeform building without strict room requirements
  • −you dislike extensive character needs and schedule management
  • −you expect late-game progress without repetitive waiting

What players say

85% of 4,478 reviews are positive · 81% of 58 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the school-building system, particularly its room puzzles, layout planning, and optimization. They commonly criticize later progression as slow and repetitive, and say rigid room rules make expansion or rebuilding frustrating.

Players over time

▲ +113% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 335 players on Nov 1, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026207
Nov 6, 2026158
Nov 5, 2026177
Nov 4, 2026236
Nov 3, 2026224
Nov 2, 2026239
Nov 1, 2026335
Oct 31, 2026316
Oct 30, 2026221
Oct 29, 2026248
Oct 28, 2026240
Oct 26, 2026247
Oct 25, 2026290
Oct 24, 2026261
Oct 23, 2026241
Oct 22, 2026254
Oct 21, 2026220
Oct 20, 2026101
Oct 18, 2026132
Oct 17, 2026103
Oct 16, 202681
Oct 15, 2026105
Oct 14, 2026100
Oct 13, 2026125
Oct 11, 2026131
Oct 10, 2026132
Oct 9, 2026113
Oct 8, 2026110
Oct 7, 2026120
Oct 6, 2026125
Oct 4, 2026134
Oct 3, 2026112
Oct 2, 202690
Oct 1, 202672
Sep 30, 202688
Sep 29, 202688
Sep 27, 2026102
Sep 26, 2026110
Sep 25, 202693
Sep 24, 202675
Sep 23, 202674
Sep 23, 202680
Sep 22, 202664
Sep 21, 2026108

How many players finish Mind Over Magic?

2.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Cursebreaker», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Mind Over Magic screenshot 1

Mind Over Magic system requirements

Minimum: 2 GB VRAM, 8 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10
Processor
2 GHz
Graphics
2 GB VRAM
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Thanks to all the computers out there for making magic happen!

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Mind Over Magic have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Mind Over Magic run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
82
Steam features
Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does Mind Over Magic use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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