Minds Beneath Us

About

You play as a man whose consciousness is stuck inside a stranger’s body in a future where AI rules and human minds power the internet. Your choices shape his fate as you navigate a city where the desperate sell their brains to survive. Explore a cyberpunk Asian metropolis while uncovering a conspiracy that blurs the line between human and machine. Dialogue options and branching paths define your approach to puzzles and encounters, with visual novel scenes blending narrative and decision-making. The game stands out for its tightly written story and moral ambiguity. Set in a world where technology exploits the vulnerable, it leans into heavy themes without slowing its pace. Early access players praised its atmospheric art and unexpected twists. BearBoneStudio’s first project launches July 31, 2024, with a focus on character-driven sci-fi that challenges you to rethink identity and autonomy.

Storyline

Minds Beneath Us is an adventure about a guy and a data ghost who lived in his head and controlled his body. After society has become fully automated with AI, a new industry has emerged that replaces the hardware needed to operate the internet with linked human brains. As a result, the most disadvantaged of citizens have had no choice but to put in their bid to sign up, one after another. Against the stage of this mad society, a mysterious conspiracy gradually unveils.