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Minds Beneath Us

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.

What works

  • Deep and engaging story
  • Complex moral choices
  • Immersive cyberpunk world-building
  • Well-developed characters
  • Atmospheric art and music

Things to keep in mind

  • Minimal gameplay mechanics
  • Some translation typos
  • Linear story with limited branching
  • Lack of manual save system
  • Some unresolved plot threads

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Cabernet

  • 2064: Read Only Memories

  • MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury

  • The Forest of Drizzling Rain

  • The Aquarium does not dance Special Edition

  • Road 96 🛣️

Less fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Minds Beneath Us but with less of a community feel

  • Sanfu

  • Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire

  • Oxenfree

  • NORCO

  • Lunar Mirror

  • VirtuaVerse

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Minds Beneath Us: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Survival, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026