Mind Scanners

The Outer Zone · Brave At Night

Released: May 20, 2021
Platforms
Last updated: 17 Sep 2026, 00:58 GMT

Updates & announcements

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25 May 2026Developer post
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 dystopia never would: giving you a break. M
29 Jul 2024Developer post
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 pixel adventure we would love it of you chec
20 May 2022Developer post
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 links to psychiatry, society & a ve
13 Dec 2021Developer post
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.
30 Nov 2021Developer post
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 events!! Players on the storyline path o
23 Nov 2021Developer post
Mind Scanners is going places!
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 able to treat your patients on a big (or small!) screen from the comfort of your sofa or armchair because: On Novem
25 Oct 2021Developer post
Fixed STROBOSHOCKER localization bug
Fixed a bug where the STROBOSHOCKER would sometimes show the wrong symbols.
22 Sep 2021Developer post
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 descriptions
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 descriptions
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15 Sep 2021Developer post
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! The next time you launch your favourite b
23 Aug 2021Developer post
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. You can help us out: If you played the game, consider leaving a review. 🙏 It actually makes a big difference for us and the devs and
16 Aug 2021Developer post
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 titles: Mind Scanners Beholder Orwell Do Not F
11 Aug 2021Developer post
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.
07 Aug 2021Developer post
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. 🎉 Enjoy The Yogscast streams with tons of
04 Aug 2021Developer post
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 game breaking bug where the RETINA DECODER
27 Jul 2021Developer post
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 answers. Take a look at your glossary, if you
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 answers.
Take a look at your glossary, if you are unsure about the types:
GET TO WORK, SCANNER.
You greet your next patient, Misha Saltcloud, a tailor who works in The Boots. Originally she wanted to become a Marine Biologist after finding and devouring the old transcripts of her grand grand grand mother who worked far away from The Structure as one of the most famous scientists in this field.
She seems to be obsessed with everything sea related and alternates every piece she receives from a customer. Colouring fabrics blue, attaching scales and fins, turning clothing into deep sea creature costumes...
One day, a guard found her painting weird creatures on the walls. The people around her are worried, since she seems to have deeply rooted anger issues, she can't control anymore.
During your Mind Scan, Misha tells you, that she believes she has "sea-genes" that will turn her into a sea creature eventually. Until then, the life ashore makes her miserable.
You know, that The Structure would declare her insane. So you do your job.
What's the insanity type, Scanner?

Comment your insanity type guess 💊
Contest ends in 3 days 📌
We will message the key to an account with a random correct answer 📩
What else can you do?
Click the Wishlist button to support us even more, it's really appreciated! 💖
Or grab the game for 20% off during the DreamHack Beyond!
If you want to create your own Mind Scanners avatar, check out our picker:
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24 Jul 2021Developer post
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 customize your character – Collect limited ed
28 Jun 2021Developer post
Minor bug fixes
Fixed some UI bugs.
14 Jun 2021Developer post
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 load the videos for some reason. Skippi
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 load the videos for some reason. Skipping the video intro won't make the game load much faster on most systems as the game is already loading in the background while the videos are playing.
Balancing:
Slightly more insanty on hard mode.
ROBOTANY made easier.
Cooldown changes:

Electrigger cooldown now stacks with other cooldowns
ECHOPUNCTURE cooldown now depends on the number of insanity points you remove.
HYPNAMID cooldown slightly increased to not allow back to back uses.
Bugfixes:
Trauma Bomb + Ease Pill
Mouse issues
Text alignment
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04 Jun 2021Developer post
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. Device changes: 5 new mazes added to MIND
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.
Device changes:

5 new mazes added to MIND MAZE.
LUNA SUCKER made slightly easier.
Improved Russian and Chinese localization for REFLECTOR (word device).
Balance changes: Slightly shorter traveldistances and more available patients at any given time.
Gamebreaking bugs have been fixed:

Mouse issues on a multiple monitor setup.
Better handling of currupted/missing save files.
Game will skip video intro if video can't be played.
Minor bug fixes:

Fixed time pausing exploits with book of Lunacy.
Some missing sprites have been hooked up.
Fixed interaction edgecases of different devices.
UI tweaks.
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27 May 2021Developer post
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 while reading the book. Time consumption an

Mind Scanners

Updates & announcements

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

Happy Birthday, Mind Scanners!

Mind Scanners is joining PixElated Adventures Festival!

Mind Scanners turns 1! 🥳 Let's celebrate

Happy Birthday, Mind Scanners!

Localization improvements

Mind Scanners update + console launch 🥳

Fellow Scanners,

FIRST THINGS FIRST 🤩

ON TOP 🎮

Mind Scanners is going places!

Fixed STROBOSHOCKER localization bug

Just some fixes

New FREE content update! 🧠

TIME TO GET TO KNOW YOUR NEW DEVICES!

HEMOLYZER

STROBOSHOCKER

BIGGEST DISCOUNT YET:

Mind Scanners reached 300 reviews on Steam!

Thank you for 300 reviews!

You can help us out:

We live in a society bundle

⚡️ WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY BUNDLE ⚡️

Fixed some really annoying bugs

Tiny Teams 2021

Mind Scanners will be a part of Tiny Teams 2021!

The event will run from 7th until 14th of August.

Mind Scanners has been optimized!

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

Greetings, Mind Scanner!

Visit our DreamHack Beyond booth! ⚡

Mind Scanners is part of DreamHack Beyond!

THE GAME IS OFF 20% DURING THE EVENT

Minor bug fixes

More fixes and tweaks

Your Quality of Life has been improved

Read the manual, new and improved