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Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Embark on a journey through the human psyche to experience the everyday challenges associated with these conditions.

Fractured Minds is a indie, first-person and adventure game developed by EmilyMGames and published by Wired Productions.
Released on November 14th 2019 is available on Windows and MacOS in 11 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 397 reviews of which 312 were positive and 85 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.4 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 1.59€ on Steam with a 20% discount, but you can find it for 0.40€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Fractured Minds into these genres:

Indie First-Person Adventure Psychological Horror Short Horror

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (32-bit)
Processor: Intel core i3 @ 2.4GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA GeForce 620M (or equivalent)
DirectX: Version 9.0
Storage: 1586 MB available space

MacOS

OS: MacOS X 10.8.5
Processor: Intel Core i3 @ 2.4 GHz
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: AMD GPU Radeon HD 7870 / NVIDIA GeForce 620M (or equivalent)
Storage: 1601 MB available space

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March 2026

Fractured Minds is a simple walking simulator where you walk around and interact with game objects to progress the game chapters. Each chapter simulates different emotions for the players to allow them to understand and empathise with someone who is experiencing social anxiety. Chapter 1 is called The Mundane and the player feels bored when walking around in the room looking for the key to unlock the door to the next chapter. Chapter 2 called Emptiness allows the player to feel empty as they are celebrating their birthday but no one is around. Chapter 3 titled Comfort Zone allows the player to feel safe and secure inside a room and when they venture out of the room, a voice tells them not to leave, making them feel discomfort. Chapter 4 with the title Paranoia makes players feel fearful when they see many people in the streets looking at their handphones. The player feels more anxious when they have to find the people with the correct matching symbols to unlock the exit to the chapter. Chapter 5 called Sinking and is related to the previous chapter? In the previous chapter, as players tried to reach the door at the other end to exit the chapter, they get pulled down into the water, causing them to feel that they are burdened by a heavy load or responsibility. Finally, Chapter 6 called Monster requires the player to turn four levers to destroy the monster and the process caused the player to reflect on whether they are the monster that they are trying to eliminate. Even though the game is quite straightforward, I was stuck in Chapter 5 Sinking as I could not see the password on the television screen after I put the batteries into the remote control on the table. My character was standing too far from the television screen, so the numbers on the television screen are quite small and do not stand out for me as numbers. I had to watch a YouTube video to look for the answer for the passcode to unlock the door to exit the chapter. I also missed the achievement called "Do you need me to hold your hand?" in Chapter 4 Paranoia as I did not know that I had to wait for a while for the monster to spawn along the walkways beside the street and so I missed this achievement on my first playthrough. I had to play Chapter 4 again to get this achievement. When I replayed Chapter 4 to get this achievement, I honestly felt a bit anxious that the monster did not appear even though I had waited for quite some time (waited for about 18 minutes?)

Nov. 2025

Fractured Minds is a small but meaningful experience. Each chapter feels like stepping into a different corner of someone’s mind, with surreal scenes that capture anxiety and emotional struggle in a very raw, symbolic way. It reminded me of navigating a fractured inner landscape: confusing, tense, and honest. Short, yes, but important, and I’m glad games like this exist.

Oct. 2025

Very short but really good game / experience. Level 4 part 2 (Or was it 5?), with the water and the platforms and jumping to the door was a bit difficult.. The way the running jump keeps your momentum and doesn't slow you down as you move forward through the air, a dampening effect, would have been helpful. The movement on the ground was a bit weirder than I am use to as well, it had a sort of ice skating effect where your character continues to slide a little after you let go of the keys. Everything in the game worked though! I was able to complete the game and that makes me happy.

Aug. 2025

I remember playing this game for the first time on my xbox, had no idea it was on steam so i decided to playthru it again. Its a really short game that does a great job in visualizing different mental health issues. I'd recommend it to anyone whos struggling with mental health or just anyone whos curious about mental health. But for the price, theres not alot of games out there that can send the same message that Fractured Minds can. Ill eventually playthru it again, only complaint I have that it wasnt longer.

April 2025

I hope Emily is very proud of this one. As a game developer, we want our games to be fun, but sometimes we also want them to spark emotion. For me this game sparked a lot of emotions. It was short, but well put together. Keep it up Emily

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fractured Minds is currently priced at 1.59€ on Steam.

Fractured Minds is currently available at a 20% discount. You can purchase it for 1.59€ on Steam.

Fractured Minds received 312 positive votes out of a total of 397 achieving a rating of 7.39.

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Fractured Minds was developed by EmilyMGames and published by Wired Productions.

Fractured Minds is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Fractured Minds is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Fractured Minds is not playable on Linux.

Fractured Minds is a single-player game.

Fractured Minds does not currently offer any DLC.

Fractured Minds does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Fractured Minds does not support Steam Remote Play.

Fractured Minds is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Fractured Minds.

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