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Steam app 1389550 · updated 12 Sep 2026, 23:07 UTC

Mind Scanners

Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...

Mind Scanners Steam header artwork
The Outer ZoneBrave At Night
5playing now
724-hour peak
437all-time peak
5average, last 30 days

The last 30 days

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283 hourly samples, with the daily peak drawn over them. Weekends are shaded.

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All time

65 months, May 2021 to September 2026. The highest number of people in the game at once, each month, on a time axis -- a gap in the record stays a gap.

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Monthly peak

The last four months

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The highest number of people in the game at once, each month. Four, because four is as far back as the source keeps anything finer than one figure a month.

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July 2026

31 days, each one the highest figure that day. The source keeps no hourly detail this far back. Weekends are shaded.

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August 2026

31 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 168 hourly samples from 14 Aug, which is as far back as the source keeps every hour. Weekends are shaded.

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September 2026

12 days as the curve, each the highest figure that day. Behind it, 115 hourly samples. Each dip is a night. Weekends are shaded.

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October 2026

Mind Scanners was released on 20 May, 2021.

Not out yet.There is nothing to draw for this month.
Nothing here is interpolated or estimated; where a sample is missing the line is broken.

Game information

Updated 12 Sep 2026, 23:07 UTC
App ID
1389550
Last updated
23 May 2022 build 8791987
Developer
The Outer Zone
Publisher
Brave At Night
Release date
20 May, 2021
Platforms
WindowsmacOS
Download size
45 MB45 MB
Install size
178 MB179 MB
Genres
Adventure, RPG, Simulation, Strategy
Game modes
Single-player
Controller support
Unknown
Achievements
14

Features & support

Steam features

Steam AchievementsRemote Play on TabletFamily Sharing

Controllers & input

Accessibility

Popular tags

Choose Your Own AdventureSimulationRetroMedical SimManagementTime ManagementDystopian Multiple Endings2DRPGFuturisticSingleplayerChoices MatterStory RichPixel GraphicsCyberpunkStrategyPolitical SimAdventurePsychological
About this gameFull description from Steam
Mind Scanners is a retro-futuristic psychiatry simulation in which you diagnose the citizens of a dystopian metropolis. Locate a host of other-worldly characters and use arcade-style treatment devices to help them. Manage your time and resources to keep The Structure in balance. Remember, you take full responsibility for your patients. Manage your time and resources to aid the citizens of The Structure Diagnose your patients by analyzing their views of the world Operate and master a variation of arcade-style devices to treat your patients Spend your ₭apok and science points to develop new devices Face difficult moral choices and ethical dilemmas Report the resistance group Moonrise or join them to help their cause Gain the trust of The Structure if you want to see your daughter again The meteor came. And from it, the survivors learned to harness the power source known as Zygnoka. In the next forty years, the megacity known as The Structure was erected inside the impact crater. Here, the people isolated themselves, accelerating their dependence on technology and created a society as a machine of its own. In The Structure, order and efficiency is maintained by severe top-down control. In the name of efficiency, new machines and instruments are put to use on the public the instant they are invented. In pursuit of optimisation, a new profession is tasked to maintain the increasingly precarious anomaly levels of the city's inhabitants. These are called Mind Scanners.
Content & age ratingsSteam content notice · 2 regional ratings

Content notice

References to mental health issues, self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse, murder, suicide, sexual content, sexual abuse and violence.

Regional ratings

DEJUS14Medo · Linguagem imprópria
IGRS18Horor · Penggunaan bahasa
System requirementsMinimum and recommended hardware

Minimum

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 or later Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 550/equivalent or higher DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space

Recommended

Recommended: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: High-range Intel Core i5 Memory: 3 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia Geforce GTX 760/equivalent or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space

macOS

Minimum: OS: MacOS 10.12.6 Processor: Intel Core m3 Memory: 4 MB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Storage: 300 MB available space Recommended: OS: MacOS 10.15.4 Processor: Intel Core m3 Memory: 8 MB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Storage: 3 GB available space

Linux

Minimum: Recommended:
Supported languages7 languages
LanguageFull audio
English
French
German
Danish
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Polish

A blank audio cell means full audio was not marked in the returned language list.

Screenshots & trailersScreenshots and trailers

Trailers

AchievementsTotal count and selected achievements

14 achievements in total.

Show selected achievements (may contain spoilers)
Break The StructureAchievement
The AgreementAchievement
Good ZebraAchievement
BackfiredAchievement
Architect Of FortuneAchievement
For The Greater GoodAchievement
CatastropheAchievement
Not My Daughter!Achievement
For Normality And The MindAchievement
ExiledAchievement

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36 developer announcements, Sep 2020 to May 2026 · times in UTC

May

  1. Grab Mind Scanners for $1 and celebrate the anniversary with us! 🔥

    Happy Birthday, Mind Scanners!Five years ago, we asked you to serve The Structure, scan the minds of your neighbours, and make impossible choices - all in a day's work. To celebrate this wonderful anniversary, we're doing something the…

    bulka_tarta

July

  1. Mind Scanners is joining PixElated Adventures Festival!

    PixElated Adventures Festival is live now on Steam, and to celebrate alongside hundreds of other pixel art developers and players, we have launched a very special deepest-ever discount on Mind Scanners! If you are looking for your next…

    bulka_tarta

May

  1. Mind Scanners turns 1! 🥳 Let's celebrate

    Happy Birthday, Mind Scanners! The Structure turns 1 this Friday and we prepared some really cool things for you. It has been a full year since we released Mind Scanners and thanks to you it has been a wild ride. Being a political game with…

    kassiopeeia

December

  1. Localization improvements

    We recently added Russian to the console ports together with a new crisp Russian font. This patch brings the new font to the PC version together with some other minor localization improvements.

    Patch notes

November

  1. Mind Scanners update + console launch 🥳

    Fellow Scanners, It's been a wild journey with our favourite dystopian psychiatry sim and we are very excited! Here's why: FIRST THINGS FIRST 🤩 We have a new update for you to snatch! - Expanded endings on the evil story path! - New story…

    kassiopeeia
  2. Mind Scanners is going places!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/a6673cd0d6bcee852c7c74a4f81b16443f6a6fe5.jpg Fellow Mind Scanners, Buckle up and grab your devices, here are some amazing news! 💥 Mind Scanners is packed with stunning arcade-like minigames and soon you'll be…

    Brave At Night

October

  1. Fixed STROBOSHOCKER localization bug

    Fixed a bug where the STROBOSHOCKER would sometimes show the wrong symbols.

    Patch notes

September

  1. Just some fixes

    Fixed a localization bug where some of the lines from the STROBOSHOCKER would not get translated Fixed an issue where the Science or Kapok displays would not updated Fixed an issue with the Inventor achievement Added achievement…

    Patch notes
  2. New FREE content update! 🧠

    Fellow Scanners, We have been blown away with how well Mind Scanners has been received and during the past few months we have been super hard at work to prepare something ✨very cool✨ for you to enjoy: TIME TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW DEVICES!…

    kassiopeeia

August

  1. Mind Scanners reached 300 reviews on Steam!

    Thank you for 300 reviews! A phenomenal number of 90% of the recent ones recommend the game. We are psyched that you enjoy Mind Scanners so much.…

    kassiopeeia
  2. We live in a society bundle

    ⚡️ WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY BUNDLE ⚡️ What is better than a dystopian game that makes you question your morals? A whole bundle of amazing dystopian games! That's why we prepared this amazing package for you: Including a list of excellent…

    kassiopeeia
  3. Fixed some really annoying bugs

    Some players experienced issues with the Steam overlay and game background. This is fixed now. Some players got stuck because of a corrupt master save file. The game can now repair the master save file if this happens.

    Patch notes
  4. Tiny Teams 2021

    Mind Scanners will be a part of Tiny Teams 2021! Did you know, that The Outer Zone is a team of only 2 members!? Together with a lot of other small teams, we will celebrate the hard work of our developers during Tiny Teams 2021 Festival. 🎉…

    kassiopeeia
  5. Mind Scanners has been optimized!

    Load time and memory consumption has been reduced. Especially on slower machines the loading time was a bit long before. You will now be able to enter the game much faster. Remember you can still skip the video intro on Esc. Bug Fixes: A…

    Patch notes

July

  1. Guess the insanity type and win a Mind Scanners game key! 🔑

    Greetings, Mind Scanner! A new patient arrived for you to treat. Find out what insanity type she has and answer in the comments for a chance to get a Mind Scanners game key! 🔑 Who will win? We pick a winner randomly from the correct…

    kassiopeeia
  2. Visit our DreamHack Beyond booth! ⚡

    Mind Scanners is part of DreamHack Beyond! Visit our booth at the DreamHack Beyond between 24th and 31st July. Get your free ticket here: CLAIM YOUR FREE TICKET Join us celebrating games online with super cool activities: – Create and…

    kassiopeeia

June

  1. Minor bug fixes

    Fixed some UI bugs.

    Patch notes
  2. More fixes and tweaks

    For your convenience: You can now leave treatment to repack your bag and resume treatment immediately as long as no insanity points have been removed. Logo video intro can now be skipped on ESC. This is mostly intended for players who can't…

    Patch notes
  3. Your Quality of Life has been improved

    Small new features to improve the life of any Mind Scanner: Easy swap and reorder devices in device manager. A device can no longer be interrupted while it is just about to deliver its effect. You can now also delete your current profile.…

    Patch notes

May

  1. Read the manual, new and improved

    This patch is meant to make it easier to pick up and learn new devices. Learning new devices (only on easy and normal difficulty): Book of Lunacy instructions have been extended to better explain how devices are operated. Time is paused…

    Patch notes
  2. New Difficulty Settings and localization fixes

    Hi all! A New patch is now up and apart from some minor bugs, we have now added a difficulty setting! When you start a new game, you will be now able to select a difficulty setting from the main menu. If you already have an existing save…

    Patch notes
  3. 🧠 MIND SCANNERS is out now! 🧠

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/b9c758e3c4cdbf19dc2890a8aaf8e1fdef5ceb53.png 🧠 Mind Scanners is OUT NOW on Steam 🧠 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey there, IT IS…

    Brave At Night
  4. Mind Scanners Launch Trailer + Pricing!

    Hey there! Mind Scanners, our very first published title releases in just two days and we couldn’t be more excited to share our launch trailer with you! After many years of working on the concept of this unique title, the developers are now…

    Brave At Night
  5. Mind Scanners LIVE stream - watch us play the game and come for a key giveaway!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/774d91d951d723892cb7254f03cb4fee5b47519d.png Mind Scanners launches only ONE WEEK from now! 😱 Who is ready to scan those pesky minds?! 🧠 We are incredibly excited to launch Mind Scanners and to show off the game…

    Brave At Night

April

  1. Sunday means play time with the fam.. community! ❤️

    Play THE STRUCTURE with us on Discord and win game keys on top On Sunday 10AM PT we are going to gather around the gates of The Structure on our Discord server and play a LIVE Discord game with you guys. Become part of the Mind Scanners…

    kassiopeeia
  2. Malte from The Outer Zone answers all your questions & even more ⁉️

    Get all the answers during the dev Q&A On Saturday 9AM PT the next event on our list is a dev Q&A where we asked Malte from The Outer Zone what he was thinking!? Mind Scanners lives from a buzzing environment, quirky characters and lore…

    kassiopeeia
  3. Win GAME KEYS during our Gameplay Commentary 🔑

    We'll give away game keys during LudoNarraCon On Friday 9AM PT we'll start into the LudoNarraCon with a Mind Scanners gameplay commentary to show you the overall vibe of the game and the mechanics. To win a game key, all you have to do is…

    kassiopeeia
  4. Play Mind Scanners DEMO this weekend! 🥳

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/1e207df44e84c9fd1ef5d1e4a966d6179f48de2d.png Mind Scanners will be part of LudoNarraCon 2021 📅 Mark the dates! Let's celebrate narrative games between 23rd and 26th of April. We prepared a whole bunch of amazing…

    kassiopeeia

March

  1. 🎉 We have a DATE!

    WE HAVE A DATE! Prepare your devices fellow Mind Scanners, the game will be released on 🎉 20th of May 2021 🎉 The Structure needs you to step up your game, because a lot of its citizens don't behave like they should. Get to work to keep up…

    kassiopeeia
  2. 🔑 WIN A KEY for MIND SCANNERS

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/1dc3aa6be91d3edf19b49eb99f97160d590e6632.jpg Win 1 of 2 keys by simply guessing what you think the release date of Mind Scanners will be! What you need to do: Like this post and comment what you think will be the…

    kassiopeeia
  3. Mind Scanners reached 10K Wishlists! 🎉

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/8c8887fa313097bba3e472fa966233eb2f80166e.png The past few months have been like a one massive rollercoaster ride for the entire Mind Scanners team. We are totally overwhelmed by the support and love we've…

    kassiopeeia

January

  1. Mind Scanners Beta is now Live!

    Are your ready to meet your patients, scan their quirky brains and help the development team to create the strangest game experience we possibly can? Well... GET YOUR SCANNERS READY NOW! Mind Scanners beta is now up and running and we…

    Brave At Night

November

  1. Sign up for Mind Scanners Beta!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/1246f7c792320da1f1b50ac043c2c1456ad6a81f.gif We need your feedback! Are your ready to get your devices together and join the development team to tighten up the game? Mind Scanners Beta signups are now live! Head…

    Brave At Night

October

  1. Mind Scanners: a retro-futuristic management RPG DEMO PITCH

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/9ba913825898081c958715be409489265be4d9bf.png About the game Mind Scanners is an experimental, thought provoking management sim that takes place in a metropolitan regime city. Take a role of a Mind Scanner…

    Brave At Night
  2. 🧠 Mind Scanners Live stream: the very first public gameplay!

    {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/38831602/3f701123fda12157c8362e92f04f54b8ba5978b1.png Mind Scanners Live Stream: Join us for the first public gameplay of Mind Scanners during the Steam Autumn Festival! We will be hosting a live stream of the first few…

    Brave At Night

September

  1. Greetings Mind Scanners! BIG NEWS - Demo coming soon!

    Hey everyone, welcome to Mind Scanners! 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. Make sure you go and wishlist Mind Scanners so you don’t forget…

    itsTeganM

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