Mind Scanners
Dystopian psychiatry sim with arcade-style treatments and ethical choices
The Outer Zone · Published by Brave At Night · Released May 20, 2021
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 1,164
- Recent reviews
- Mixed
- 64% of 14 in 30 days
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- May 23, 2022
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
78% of 1,164 reviews are positive · 64% 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.
How many players finish Mind Scanners?
7.7% of Steam players have unlocked «Good Zebra», 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 Scanners system requirements
Minimum: GTX 550, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Mind Scanners?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →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
Does Mind Scanners have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Mind Scanners run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, German, Danish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish.
Does Mind Scanners 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 Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Simulation
- Retro
- Medical Sim
- Management
- Time Management
- Dystopian
- Multiple Endings
- 2D
- RPG
- Futuristic
- Singleplayer
- Choices Matter
- Pixel Graphics
- Story Rich
- 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.
