Underplayed Gems

Mindscorn (2025)

Mindscorn cover
Developer
Mystic Craftz
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Action, Adventure, Indie
Rating
4.8 of 5, 20 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 1.9 hours
Where to get it
Steam

How it feels

A tense and atmospheric psychological survival horror where you explore a decaying hotel and uncover a mystery while playing as a troubled journalist haunted by personal failure.

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What players say

Players describe Mindscorn as a satisfying short horror experience that can be finished in one sitting. The manual reload mechanic, where you load each bullet individually, is a standout that many call tense and stressful, though a few find it tedious. Most praise the atmosphere, but some note the enemy AI is too easy and the story is dumped on the player near the end.

Screenshots

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