Fractured Minds
First-person puzzle game exploring mental health through distorted everyday situations
EmilyMGames · Published by Wired Productions · Released Nov 14, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 82% of 396
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Jun 19, 2018
What is Fractured Minds?
Fractured Minds is a single-player, first-person puzzle game set in altered versions of everyday spaces. You interact with your surroundings to solve puzzles across six chapters, each representing mental health struggles such as isolation, anxiety, or paranoia.
For you if...
- +you appreciate personal games built around visual metaphors
Not for you if...
- −you prefer to avoid unsettling depictions of mental illness
What players say
82% of 396 reviews are positive
Players praise its relatable portrayal of anxiety and depression, with some finding its message reassuring. Criticisms focus on the brief runtime and simple puzzles, and some players report achievements resetting when replaying chapters or starting over.
Screenshots and trailer
Fractured Minds system requirements
Minimum: HD 4000, 4 GB RAM, 1.6 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Fractured Minds?
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- OS
- Windows 7/8/10 (32-bit)
- Processor
- Intel core i3 @ 2.4GHz
- Graphics
- Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA GeForce 620M (or equivalent)
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1586 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 8/10 (64-bit)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7 @ 2.5GHz
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GTX 950M (or equivalent)
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1586 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Fractured Minds have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Fractured Minds run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Default controller config not fully functional
- The native resolution is not the default one
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- 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
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 9
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does Fractured Minds 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
