State of Mind
Berlin, 2048 – The world is on the brink. Lack of resources, illnesses caused by polluted air and water, crime on the rise, war. Governments and companies promise remedies through technological progress. Drones and humanoid robots replace humans in the public sector, everything is interconnected, surveillance has become omnipresent. Richard Nolan is one of the few journalists openly criticizing this development. When he wakes up in hospital after an explosion and finds that his wife and son have mysteriously vanished, Richard realizes: he and his family have become more than just bystanders in a storm of rivaling ideas pertaining humankind’s salvation between dystopian reality and digital utopia. Instead, they find themselves right at the center of it.
Game Discussion
Steam User 10
Game not working? Fix that
Fix this bug (according to
1. Press WinKey+R to open Run window. In it paste:
SystemPropertiesAdvanced
2. Press "Environment Variables..." button
3. In the lower frame, System Variables, press New (add new System variable).
4. Paste this data as new System variable
Variable Name:
OPENSSL_ia32cap
Variable value:
~0x20000000
This one should fix the bug. The game is really interesting!
Steam User 6
Really great game! Awesome story! Don't let the style of graphics put you off like it almost did me. I didn't want it to end. Played really well in VR using UEVR. I ended up finishing the game on desktop/pancake though. Definitely recommend!
Steam User 4
I read many of the reviews before purchase and decided against to buy regardless. In my defense it was on sale. And I am glad I did. The game is a little clunky, sure. But so are many other games in this style. I found the story intriguing and made me question ai, moral grey areas and what consists of a family. I had no idea where the story line would go but was pleasantly surprised to see where it went and the choices I made.
If you like narrative story driven point and click adventure games with character choices then I recommend giving this game a go. If you are looking for dynamic mechanics and a game that will challenge you- try Cybermanhunt or Citizen Sleeper.
Cheers
P.S. Was happily shocked by Doug Cockles voice acting as the protagonist. He voices Geralt in the Witcher game series.
Steam User 3
This is more like an interactive movie than a game. It is filled with long cutscenes and despite its seeming openness, little that you do actually influences anything. The story is good.
Steam User 2
Not so much of a game but more of an interactive movie or a walking simulator with some (very) light exploration, stealth and puzzle aspects; it is heavily story and narrative driven, not necessarily a bad thing, just don't expect a game like Deus Ex. You are thrust into a futuristic and dystopian world in the lives of two characters and live through their ordeals. Choices don't matter much, just sit back and enjoy the show.
While this game came out several years ago, it is now more than ever relevant - especially with the recent advances of AI, it dives into several philosophical topics such as existentialism, transhumanism, eugenics, and free will. If you enjoy a good book or story, you will enjoy this masterpiece.
Steam User 1
This is a good game. It's not a fantastic game, there's very little gameplay but if you're familiar with walking simulators and/or life is strange games, it's a great game.
In a weird way, you can think of this game as a spiritual prequel to SOMA. Those who played it can kinda see where I'm going with this and those who have not yet played SOMA, do yourself a favour and play it after this. This is like an alternate reality of it I guess and they both address kind of the same ideals.
Graphics are ok, it's a nice art style, the main character can be a little annoying but it adds to his personality, music is great, you can play two diferent pianos for funsies lol and the ending is very dramatic, very on point.
8/10 game, no replayability though, you can just see all the endings by reloading the checkpoint ( which is not bad imo , don't have to play the whole game to see the diferent endings ) or just youtube them.
Get it on sale if you're not sure.
Steam User 0
State of Mind, well, technically took me 4 years to finish it LOL, I started playing the game back in 2021, for whatever reason, which I honestly can't remember, stopped in the middle, despite enjoying it at the time.
I recently remembered it and went back to finish it, the game got a very good, very interesting story that I loved a lot, the controls can be a bit wonky at times though, the graphic style is unique and very interesting to look at, and overall Daedalic created a great game back in 2018 that I just happend to finish for the first time in 2025.
If you're into adventure games, and more importantly, story driven adventures where your choices actually matters, you would choose well to try this game, it might not be a masterpiece but it's definitely worth playing.