Mind Scanners

You are a Mind Scanner working for the authorities of The Structure, a controlled metropolis. Your work brings you into contact with citizens whose thoughts and behavior are treated as signs of possible mental anomalies. You also hope to earn the chance to see your daughter again.

Each case involves speaking with a citizen, interpreting their views, and deciding whether they need treatment. Diagnosis and treatment use different arcade-style devices, each with its own interactive challenge. Patients’ stress and personality are among the factors to consider as you work.

Your working time and resources are limited, so you must decide how to spend each day and how to use your earnings and science points to develop new devices. Choices about patients and the resistance group Moonrise shape your path through the story and its possible endings.

Players who enjoy the game often point to its patient characters and stories, retro-futurist atmosphere, and difficult treatment choices. Some also find the diagnosis and treatment challenges engaging. Recurring criticisms include repetitive mini-games, tight time limits, and unclear instructions for learning the devices; opinions on the story and replay value vary.