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Minds Beneath Us

Minds Beneath Us is a story-rich Sci-Fi thriller adventure game set in a futuristic Asian city. In a society that has become fully automated with AI, you will be trapped into a body that doesn't belong to…

88 31 July 2024

Minds Beneath Us is an adventure developed by BearBoneStudio, released 31 July 2024 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Minds Beneath Us is

Minds Beneath Us is an adventure game developed by BearBoneStudio and released in 2024. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Minds Beneath Us is an adventure about a guy and a data ghost who lived in his head and controlled his body. After society has become fully automated with AI, a new industry has emerged that replaces the hardware needed to operate the internet with linked human brains. As a result, the most disadvantaged of citizens have had no choice but to put in their bid to sign up, one after another. Against the stage of this mad society, a mysterious conspiracy gradually unveils.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are drama, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 21 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Minds Beneath Us holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2024 averaged 76, so it scored 12 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel i5 8400/Ryzen R5 1600, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580 8GB. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Minds Beneath Us launched on 31 July 2024, within three weeks of Black Myth: Wukong, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here! and Cat Quest III. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Black Myth: Wukong, Nobody Wants to Die, Thank Goodness You're Here!, Cat Quest III.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Minds Beneath Us yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Minds Beneath Us — frequently asked questions

When did Minds Beneath Us come out?
Minds Beneath Us was released on 31 July 2024 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Minds Beneath Us?
At minimum, Minds Beneath Us needs Intel i5 8400/Ryzen R5 1600, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB / AMD RX580 8GB graphics.
Does Minds Beneath Us have controller support?
Yes. Steam lists full controller support for Minds Beneath Us, including PlayStation controllers.
Can you play Minds Beneath Us on Mac?
Steam does not sell a macOS version of Minds Beneath Us; the Steam release is for Windows.
Is Minds Beneath Us on Linux?
Steam does not list a native Linux version of Minds Beneath Us. Windows games can often run on Linux and Steam Deck through Proton, but that is a different question from native support.

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