Minds Beneath Us

Minds Beneath Us

Released Jul 2024

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.

96% positive · 6,006 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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All announced content has been released
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Evaluation

Minds Beneath Us launched on July 31, 2024 after five years of development. Following release, BearBone Studio shipped several patches addressing bugs and quality-of-life improvements, and added a small scene to the ending in August 2024. On July 30, 2025 — marking the game's first anniversary — the developer shipped a new extended ending, describing it as making "the story feel more complete." This is the most recent major content addition to the game. In that same anniversary post, the developer teased an entirely new project set in the same universe as Minds Beneath Us, describing it as a separate game rather than additional content for this one. No further DLC, expansions, or updates for Minds Beneath Us itself have been announced since then. Subsequent posts (September 2025 and March 2026) have been localization updates — Italian and Spanish language support — which are maintenance-style additions rather than new story content. The developer's August 2024 statement that they "plan to release some small content updates in the future" was followed by the anniversary extended ending in July 2025, which plausibly fulfills that promise. There are no unreleased DLC entries on the store, and the developer has not announced any further content for the game after the anniversary update. The game appears to be content-complete as of the extended ending released on July 30, 2025.
Evidence
On the game's first anniversary, the developer released a new extended ending and teased an upcoming new project set in the same universe — described as a separate game, not additional content for Minds Beneath Us.
news post · Jul 30, 2025 source content shipped
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Game officially launched on July 31, 2024 after five years of development.
news post · Jul 31, 2024 source content shipped
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Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
BearBoneStudio
Achievements
21
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Story

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.

Features

  • 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.

Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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