State of Mind
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a…
State of Mind is an adventure developed by Daedalic Entertainment, released 15 August 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Linux. It currently starts at $1.99 at GOG. The main story takes about 10.5 hrs to finish.
What State of Mind is
State of Mind is an adventure game developed by Daedalic Entertainment and released in 2018. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
You are Richard Nolan, a father and journalist from Berlin who discovers that he and his wife and son have been subjects to mind uploads. Richard’s upload, however, has gone wrong. As a result, he is still living in real-life reality, but an incomplete second version of his self also exists in a secret Virtual Reality project. Upon realizing that he is literally a torn man, Richard sets out on a dramatic and dangerous search for salvation. He aims to reunite with his family, as well as with his own split self. On his way, he soon realizes that this journey isn’t only about him, but about the future of mankind.
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
State of Mind holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 32% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 10.5 hrs. At its current cheapest price of $1.99, that works out to about $0.19 per hour of the main story.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for 2.8 Ghz Dual Core CPU, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce 560 / AMD Radeon 7770 or similar, at least 2 GB of VRAM. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 23GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $1.99 at GOG, 90% below its usual price.
What it launched against
State of Mind launched on 15 August 2018, within three weeks of Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition and The Messenger. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, Dead Cells, Divinity: Original Sin II - Definitive Edition, The Messenger.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for State of Mind yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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