Mind Scanners
Dystopian psychiatry sim with arcade-style treatments and ethical choices
The Outer Zone · Published by Brave At Night · Released May 20, 2021
AdventureRPGSimulationStrategy
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 75% of 1,472
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 14 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 4
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 4 years ago
- Dec 13, 2021
What is Mind Scanners?
In this retro-futuristic psychiatry sim, you work in The Structure, a tightly controlled city built inside a meteor crater. You examine residents' views to diagnose them, use devices to treat them, and manage time and resources. You can report or join a resistance group while trying to gain the city's trust and see your daughter again.
For you if...
- +you enjoy juggling limited resources in management games
- +you want a story shaped by moral decisions and multiple endings
Not for you if...
- −you prefer combat-focused play to diagnosis and treatment puzzles
What players say
75% of 1,472 reviews are positive · 71% of 14 in the last 30 days
Players praise the art, dystopian setting, writing, and treatment minigames. The most common complaint is that the minigames become repetitive; some players also find the time limits frustrating and the initial guidance unclear.
Screenshots and trailer
Mind Scanners system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7 or later
- Processor
- Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- High-range Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 760/equivalent or higher
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Danish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.
Tags
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Simulation
- Retro
- Medical Sim
- Management
- Time Management
- Dystopian
- Multiple Endings
- 2D
- RPG
- Futuristic
- Singleplayer
- Choices Matter
- Story Rich
- Pixel Graphics
- Cyberpunk
Recent updates
- Dec 13, 2021 · Localization improvements
- Nov 30, 2021 · Mind Scanners update + console launch 🥳
- Oct 25, 2021 · Fixed STROBOSHOCKER localization bug
- Sep 22, 2021 · Just some fixes
- Sep 15, 2021 · New FREE content update! 🧠
1 DLC available.
