Try new and final DEMO of Minds Beneath Us during Steam Next Fest!
Dear Players,
We sincerely appreciate your interest in and support for BearBone Studio and our upcoming game, Minds Beneath Us!
Before you dive into the latest demo for Steam Next Fest, I’m thrilled to share some exciting news: Minds Beneath Us, which has been in development for over four years since its inception during our university days, is finally nearing completion. We are confident that we will soon present the full game to you in its ideal form. The official release date will be announced shortly, so please stay tuned for our updates!
Minds Beneath Us carries many of our hopes and expectations:
To make the game feel natural and lively, we've brought the Asian city we're familiar with to the game stage, imagining a dystopian near-future where artificial intelligence has become pervasive, replacing many jobs.
With meticulous settings and vivid details, we've designed the in-game dialogue choices to be set in realistic environments, allowing players to form deeper connections with diverse characters.
Using a blend of 2D and 3D scenes, detailed hand-drawn animations, and dynamic camera work, we aim to create a cinematic experience even in a side-scrolling game.
Our core focus remains on delivering a fun and engaging experience while telling a thought-provoking story.
The new stage in this DEMO includes a part of the story from the later part of the game, and its playtime is around 20 minutes. We hope you enjoy it.
Lastly, we kindly ask you to add our game to your wishlist. Your support would mean the world to us and provide immense encouragement.
The annual Steam event LudoNarraCon is back! Players who enjoy narrative games should pay close attention! Apart from the opportunity to try out many upcoming games, there will also be numerous classic narrative games with overwhelmingly positive reviews participating in discounted activities!
Additionally, we will showcase a small segment of Minds Beneath Us in-development gameplay during this event!
Finally, we apologize for keeping the players waiting for Minds Beneath Us for so long, but we're finally approaching the game's release date! In brief, the game is currently scheduled to be launched in Q3 of this year. We have entered the final stage of production, with the game itself and text translations already completed. We are now working on fine-tuning music, sound effects, and the final touches on artwork.
We will soon announce the specific release date and will simultaneously reveal the latest game trailer! Stay tuned for more updates!
*If you want to know the details of LudoNarraCon, you can also check out their website!website
Minds Beneath Us Participating in BitSummit!
Minds Beneath Us is participating in Kyoto BitSummit. If you are coming here on this Sunday, please come to our booth DEV-82 to find us!
Furthermore, taking this opportunity, we have made some fine-tuning to the demo and added Japanese language support. Currently, the demo version of Minds Beneath Us supports Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, and Japanese. We hope that more players can enjoy it.
The game is still under development. Thank you for your continuous support.
The Nightmarket Festival 2022 is here!
The Nightmarket Festival 2022 is showcasing around 100 discounted games, and offering free demos for dozens of hot upcoming titles! The sale runs from Aug 4-8 10am PST. And includes live broadcasts to celebrate and showcase the lineup. [convert to time zones suitable for your followers] The Nightmarket Festival 2022 is the first-ever Steam sales event focusing on promoting games from the SEA region, breaking cultural barriers, and raising awareness for the region’s gaming scene. We introduce awesome games with a local touch, just like the night market culture commonly seen here -- filled with creativity, diversity, and great fun.
The Nightmarket Festival Live Show Program
Aug 5-6 23:00 - 08:30 PST (in Mandarin)
[convert to time zones suitable for your followers] Featured games: OPUS: Echo of Starsong - Full Bloom Edition, My Lovely Wife, Alina of the Arena, Potion Permit, SIMULACRA 3, Minds Beneath Us
Aug 6-7 23:00 - 01:30 PST (in English)
[convert to time zones suitable for your followers] Featured games: Asterigos: Curse of the Stars, Dusk Diver 2, Nine Sols, Dungeon Munchies, The Legend of Tianding Get your wallet ready and enjoy a diverse taste of unique SEA games waiting for you to check out! Forget the scorching weather, the party’s indoors! We got your weekend covered! Nightmarket Festival
We're attending the LudoNarraCon!
LudoNarraCon is a narrative game exhibition and sale, the event will be from 5/6 to 5/9, and we are also participating in this event. During the event, we will be streaming our demo playthrough. If you're interested in MindsBeneathUs, we welcome you to visit the event page to browse a variety of different narrative games. Players who like narrative games may find some good games in the event!
Thank you for your continued interest and support, we will speed up the development process in the hope that we can come back with more announcements. We look forward to seeing you next time!
Players who want to know more about LudoNarraCon can also check out their website website
"Minds Beneath Us comes to Enter the Dragon!"
Hello, dear players, it's been a while since the last announcement.
We have good news that Minds Beneath Us comes to the inaugural Enter the Dragon event this time, which runs until April 29, is now live! Dozens of games, demos, reveals, and sales are now at your fingertips as we shine a spotlight on some of the interesting games.
Don't forget, as part of the event we'll set a streaming on our store page on this Sunday. We hope to see you there and we welcome your support! As the Enter the Dragon sales have now started and will run throughout the event, now is the time to grab some discounts and discover some amazing games!
As always, we appreciate your continued support and motivation, and we hope you enjoy our game and the Enter the Dragon event!
Minds Beneath Us Demo Released!
Hello everyone! It's the end of the year today, and we all survived another challenging year! After a year of development of Minds Beneath Us, the demo of our game has finally been released!
[previewyoutube="OKI49w1cUY8;full"] This is a near-future science fiction text-based adventure game. Your choice will affect the story&characters, try it out now! And if you like it please wishlist it, thanks!
Notes for the demo
The dialogue options in this game are divided into limited-time and non-limited-time, but the UI design is not made clearly distinguishable, so you may need to pay more attention to them.
If you encounter any bugs in the demo that cause the game to be unplayable, you can press ESC and click the [Restart Level] option in the upper left corner of the screen.
This demo does not have an save/load function yet, so it is recommended to finish the game in one go (game length is about 30-60 minutes). You can also skip levels by pressing F9.
Lastly, we wish you all a happy New Year and all the best!
#If you find any problems in the demo, please feel free to leave your comments in the feedback section of the forum.