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Mind Scanners is a singleplayer healthcare puzzle-simulation game developed by The Outer Zone and published by Brave At Night.

A demo release of the game was available during the 2020 Steam Autumn Festival.^[2]^[3] The full game was released on 20 May 2021. The game received content updates until late 2021 alongside the expected bugfixes and improvements, with the most notable update occurring on 30 November 2021, which included expanded endings and new major and minor story events.^[4]

General information

Official Discord server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GOG.com
Microsoft Store		Purchase includes an Xbox Series/One version.
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\The Outer Zone\Mind Scanners\demo_saves_v30\master.save HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\The Outer Zone\Mind Scanners
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1389550/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\The Outer Zone\Mind Scanners\demo_saves_v30\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1389550/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed^[5]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Can be toggled by pressing `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		^[6]
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Capped at 120 FPS during gameplay, 60 FPS during cutscenes.^[6]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Language selection.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, sound effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All dialogue is text-only.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Danish
French
German
Polish
Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11	^[8]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			^[7]
macOS (OS X)			^[7]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5	Intel Core i5 (high-range)
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	3 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	500 MB	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 550 Ti DirectX 10 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.12.6	10.15.4
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core m3
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	300 MB	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.6f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1389550) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-02
↑ Steam Community Announcement - Greetings Mind Scanners! BIG NEWS - Demo coming soon! - last accessed on 2022-02-13
"Everyone loves a demo, so we’re excited to announce that Mind Scanners will have a demo up NEXT WEEK as part of Steam’s Autumn Festival."
↑ Steam Community Announcement - Mind Scanners: a retro-futuristic management RPG DEMO PITCH - last accessed on 2022-02-13
↑ Steam Community Announcement - Mind Scanners update + console launch 🥳 - last accessed on 2022-02-13
↑ Mind Scanners - 3440x1440 resolution 21:9 Black Bars - last accessed on 2022-02-13
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2022-02-13
Despite my laptop monitor configured to run at its native 165 Hz, the game is, according to Steam Overlay, never faster than 120 FPS.
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2022-02-13
Tested using Linux file command.
↑ Verified by User:Expack3 on 2022-02-13
Confirmed via game's Player.log output file.

[2] Unity engine build: 2019.4.6f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1389550) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1389550) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-02

[3] Steam Community Announcement - Greetings Mind Scanners! BIG NEWS - Demo coming soon! - last accessed on 2022-02-13
"Everyone loves a demo, so we’re excited to announce that Mind Scanners will have a demo up NEXT WEEK as part of Steam’s Autumn Festival."

[4] Steam Community Announcement - Mind Scanners: a retro-futuristic management RPG DEMO PITCH - last accessed on 2022-02-13

[5] Steam Community Announcement - Mind Scanners update + console launch 🥳 - last accessed on 2022-02-13

[7] Mind Scanners - 3440x1440 resolution 21:9 Black Bars - last accessed on 2022-02-13

[VsyncAndFPS-8] 6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2022-02-13
Despite my laptop monitor configured to run at its native 165 Hz, the game is, according to Steam Overlay, never faster than 120 FPS.

[LinuxFileCmd-9] 7.0 ^7.1 Verified by User:Expack3 on 2022-02-13
Tested using Linux file command.

[10] Verified by User:Expack3 on 2022-02-13
Confirmed via game's Player.log output file.

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Developers

	The Outer Zone
Publishers
	Brave At Night
Engines
	Unity 2019^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	May 20, 2021
macOS (OS X)	May 20, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Puzzle, Simulation
Art styles	Pixel art, Stylized
Themes	Cyberpunk, Healthcare, Sci-fi