Underplayed Gems

Mind Over Magic (2025)

Mind Over Magic cover
Developer
Sparkypants
Publisher
Klei Publishing
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Simulation
Rating
4.3 of 5, 4,430 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 24 hours
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a colony sim where you carefully balance building and optimizing a magic school while managing the survival of mages and fending off a creeping deadly fog

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What players say

Players praise the building and room keyword system as rewarding, but many wish for a planning mode to avoid demolishing and rebuilding. The game is compared favorably to Oxygen Not Included, though some find the magic system simpler than expected. A recurring complaint is the tedious dragon quests and the UI being unintuitive. Some report crashes on Linux and note the game lacks content variety.

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