# Games like Mind Scanners

> The closest matches to Mind Scanners: Papers, Please, Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation, Beholder, Dead in Antares, and SYMMETRY. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Papers, Please](https://imho.run/games/239030/papers-please) — Shares moral decision making and time pressure with Mind Scanners. 38,957 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239030/)
2. [Silicon Dreams  |  cyberpunk interrogation](https://imho.run/games/1272070/silicon-dreams-cyberpunk-interrogation) — Shares moral decision making with Mind Scanners. 196 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272070/)
3. [Beholder](https://imho.run/games/475550/beholder) — Shares time pressure and resource management with Mind Scanners. 3,028 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/475550/)
4. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Shares resource management with Mind Scanners. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
5. [SYMMETRY](https://imho.run/games/537520/symmetry) — Also Time Management and Futuristic, like Mind Scanners. 59 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/537520/)
6. [Do Not Feed the Monkeys 2099](https://imho.run/games/1964040/do-not-feed-the-monkeys-2099) — Also Dystopian, like Mind Scanners. 231 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1964040/)
7. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Also Dystopian and Futuristic, like Mind Scanners. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
8. [Not Tonight](https://imho.run/games/733790/not-tonight) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Mind Scanners. 1,400 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/733790/)
9. [Organs Please](https://imho.run/games/1593780/organs-please) — Shares moral decision making and resource management with Mind Scanners. 104 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593780/)
10. [Not For Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/1147550/not-for-broadcast) — A frequent pick in Mind Scanners players' libraries, and another Indie. 5,212 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1147550/)
11. [Orwell: Ignorance is Strength](https://imho.run/games/633060/orwell-ignorance-is-strength) — Shares moral decision making with Mind Scanners. 1,068 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633060/)
12. [Border Officer](https://imho.run/games/1057180/border-officer) — A frequent pick in Mind Scanners players' libraries, and another Action. 309 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1057180/)
13. [Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You](https://imho.run/games/491950/orwell-keeping-an-eye-on-you) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Mind Scanners. 4,802 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/491950/)
14. [Minds Beneath Us](https://imho.run/games/1610440/minds-beneath-us) — A frequent pick in Mind Scanners players' libraries, and another RPG. 829 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1610440/)
15. [HEADLINER](https://imho.run/games/680980/headliner) — Shares moral decision making with Mind Scanners. 439 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/680980/)
16. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares time pressure and resource management with Mind Scanners. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
17. [Frostpunk](https://imho.run/games/323190/frostpunk) — A frequent pick in Mind Scanners players' libraries, and another Strategy. 38,272 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323190/)
18. [Flat Eye](https://imho.run/games/1358840/flat-eye) — Also Futuristic, like Mind Scanners. 64 Steam reviews, 50% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1358840/)
19. [Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2059090/sanatorium-a-mental-asylum-simulator) — Also Political, like Mind Scanners. 132 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059090/)
20. [CorpoNation: The Sorting Process](https://imho.run/games/2159960/corponation-the-sorting-process) — Shares resource management with Mind Scanners. 95 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2159960/)
21. [The Red Strings Club](https://imho.run/games/589780/the-red-strings-club) — Shares moral decision making with Mind Scanners. 3,165 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/589780/)
22. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Futuristic, like Mind Scanners. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
23. [Ministry of Broadcast](https://imho.run/games/874040/ministry-of-broadcast) — Also Political and Dystopian, like Mind Scanners. 95 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874040/)
24. [Hardspace: Shipbreaker](https://imho.run/games/1161580/hardspace-shipbreaker) — A frequent pick in Mind Scanners players' libraries, and another Simulation. 15,871 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1161580/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1389550&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1389550&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1389550&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1389550
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1389550
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About 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...

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1389550
- **Developer:** The Outer Zone
- **Publisher:** Brave At Night
- **Genres:** Strategy, Adventure, Simulation, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Remote Play on Tablet, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 20, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1389550/mind-scanners)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1389550&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389550/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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