
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.
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Reviews, worldwide (the counter carries no country): 4.11/day in the week to Aug 4 → 18.14/day in the week after.
For scale, across Steam · Top Sellers · Brazil over the last 30 days: the 26 chart moves that followed a price cut of more than 20% went a median of 7 places towards #1, and the 2,400 moves with no price cut behind them went 2 away. One store, one chart, one country — it is the only place we have enough observations to say even that.
Prices outside the United States have been collected since 6 August 2026 and chart positions since 19 July 2026, so a cut older than that has no market to compare and a market that joined later has no history yet. Nothing here is converted between currencies.
About
Embark on a thrilling sci-fi journey in a futuristic Asian city with MINDS BENEATH US. In a society fully automated by advanced AI, you find yourself trapped in a foreign body, alongside the subconscious of its original owner.
As society evolves, a new industry emerges that replaces the hardware needed to operate AI-automated systems with human brains. Consequently, the most disadvantaged citizens have had no choice but to sign up one after another. Against the backdrop of this mad society, a conspiracy gradually unfolds.
Players can make their own dialogue choices and shape the relationships between characters throughout the journey. The combination of dialogue choices and actions will continually affect the story.
Observe environments, pay attention to the dialogue, and then look for hidden clues in every scene. This way, you can even unlock new dialogue choices.
With hand-drawn animation and smooth camera movement, a unique cinematic experience is created.
The game combines 2D characters and detailed 3D environments to present the streets of a near-future Taipei.
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Reviews
Minds Beneath Us is, by far, the best sci-fi visual novel I've played. The thrilling plot and the dialogue depth constantly forces you to think about how morality and its consequences shape each one of us, and the world we exist; that the truth is beyond loyalty or betrayal. Ultimately, the duality of things, right or wrong, good or evil, they're just one side of reality, and without morality there is no necessary evil or unnecessary goodness. Philosophic intakes of utilitarianism and consequentialism are strong in this story; such idealisms are beautifully integrated with a dystopian thriller, that makes you wonder what's really going on, until the very end! In the later chapters, the story also focus on stoicism ideals, which in my view are rather timeless and very fitting of our present times. "It does look like the world is on a downward spiral, no matter what we do... But in the end, it's always better to choose to lose a battle, so that you do not lose the war." - Situ This is definitely a hidden indie gem in the gaming world. If you find it, make sure to give it a try, you won't regret it :)
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Languages: Traditional Chinese, English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain
Hours played at review time, across 500 reviews with recorded playtime.
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Absolutely life-changing experience. A visual novel where you make choices and watch the events unfold, showing what our society could look like in a few decades. These choices might seem insignificant at first, but sooner or later you see the results of your actions, whether it's something small like a character liking you more or less, or something major that changes how the story develops later on. The characters in this game all have their own problems, and as the story progresses, you watch them grow and develop. Many times, you realize that you've formed an opinion of someone based only on what you've heard about them, but when you finally meet them and hear their side of the story, you discover that things aren't as one-sided as they seemed. The game allows you to form your own opinions and decide what you want to stand for, but it constantly throws situations at you that challenge those beliefs. It's up to you whether you stick to your ideals or completely change them. Many times, you'll feel confused and betrayed, unsure of who to trust as you try to navigate your relationships while the story continues to throw even more challenges your way. Overall, I really enjoyed this game. The story is incredibly gripping, and by the end, I felt slightly empty that it's all over. Either way, It's one of the best story-driven games I've ever played.
2025.07.04 一年前玩的,依旧很喜欢。 记得当初两天打完治好了我的电子ed,久违的找到了玩底特律时候的感觉。很对我电波,和同事一起的日常很好玩,很喜欢帮助大家每一个人的感觉,各种观点的思辨也看得很爽,文案打磨得很细腻。虽然很多坑没填但是人物塑造饱满配乐满分,一开始打的跟所有人爆了的结局bgm配上记忆闪回以及结尾的落日飞车的十年台北劲特别大……芳……回档打了加入鸮反而削弱了这种冲击力。代入感超级强……被命运裹挟般前进的无可奈何还是要坚持当下的正义,或者是承担着沉重的压力下坚持去做必要之恶,非常现实的题材讨论的范围广且深,每一次选择都在与自己辩论挣扎纠结。全成就也很好打,玩得很爽很开心
非常好的一部游戏,大部分好评以及说的很清楚了。那种对于人性的思考以及场景,背景音乐的转化都是极好的。我个人本来不太玩的进去这种要看很多文字的游戏,但是这一部真的很吸引我。(命运石之门之前玩了一小会有点玩不下去那种,可能是因为场景太死板了,这个场景变换感觉很舒服)
I am so embarrassed for the developers because everyone let them go outside dressed like this. Minds Beneath Us is littered with so many phrases and terms that sit at arm's length from normal English speech that I couldn’t get through the first mission. The writing is (usually) not grammatically incorrect…it’s just not how anyone talks. From the first mission after the prologue: - “Fran doesn’t like people asking about private matters.” should be something like “Fran doesn't like personal questions.” - “Auntie’s office” Come on now. lol. - “Shall I buy it?” should be “Should I buy it?” - “Have you checked my performance record? Top of the line, in every single review” was just really bad, the best I could come up with was “Have you seen my performance reviews? I’m the best farmer here.” - “When it comes to your words against my words the system might as well fire YOU.” should be more like “If it’s your word against mine, the system might just decide to fire YOU.” - “Truth or lie, we will tell soon enough.” should be more like “We’ll see about that.” - “You should see it as good news. One more vacancy in the team, now your chance has increased.” should be more like “His loss might be your gain.” It’s absolutely bonkers the game is rated as well as it is. Another review with a similar complaint pointed to bot farms as a possible explanation. I can’t verify that but it would explain a lot. 95% of 912 English reviews is impossible in the game’s current state. So embarrassing.
说实话没有自动播放这点我真的很想打差评,但游戏玩起来确实挺好的,目前玩到第二章还没结束,不可否认剧本在这么短的时间内打动了我 在这么短的时间内讨到每个人的喜欢其实不难,每一个有机会跟女主说我爱你的机会的时候我都选这个,她单刀赴会的时候我说的最后一句话就是我爱你。哭得我稀里哗啦的。拉操作杆那里其实是因为这是一个游戏我可以选大不了回档,但现实中如何呢?能引发观众的思考,我觉得就是一件很厉害的事情
剧情比2077好一百万倍,看看啥叫赛博朋克,2077那是过家家吗
遊戲很棒 很有台灣的味道 劇情很完整 沒有奇怪的地方 背景很科技又很現代 感覺很寫實 很像二十年後的台灣 他的故事我覺得未來真的有可能會發生欸
绝棒的赛博朋克剧情向佳作。人物构造,剧情,美术,音乐我都能给到高分。没有他应有的热度让我有一点小可惜,但是是金子总会发光的。台湾的制作组让我也见识了东亚未来科技感的一种可能性,其实台湾我并未去过,所以这次的游戏体验也让我看到了工作室眼中湾湾的一面。说回剧情,这个结局确实意料之外情理之中吧,其实有的时候,赛博朋克题材那种结局的无力感现实感也是我喜欢的一环。燃烧自我反抗资本的朋克主义固然浪漫,但终究并未触及摩天大楼地基的残酷像一拳狠狠的重击,可总还会有人为此前赴后继,不断跌倒不断爬起,在有限的框架中去做到最好,出于爱出于信仰,或许这就是朋克主义虽不切实际但让我仍如此着迷的原因。
Captivating, stirring, and deeply resonant. So glad I played Mind Beneath Us – thanks to the creators for this gem. Really hope it finds its way to more players and gets the spotlight it deserves!
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