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Colin’s apartment maze has puzzles, dialogues, and some dry humor waiting for you. A surreal adventure of a special kind.

Mindlock - The Apartment is a adventure, point & click and dark humor game developed by Roof Cut Media and published by USM.
Released on November 26th 2024 is available on Windows and MacOS in 2 languages: English and German.

It has received 389 reviews of which 378 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Mindlock - The Apartment into these genres:

Adventure Point & Click Dark Humor Puzzle Conversation Story Rich 2D Dark Comedy Psychological Horror Narration Linear Horror Surreal Hand-drawn Mythology Atmospheric Psychological Investigation Emotional Mystery

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7
  • Processor: 2.5 GHz (Single Core) or 2 GHz (Dual Core)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: OpenGL 2.0 compatible with 512 MB dedicted RAM
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX compatible
MacOS
  • OS: OS X Mavericks
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 processor
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics
  • Storage: 4 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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April 2025
Mindlock – The Apartment is an interesting game that is extremely well crafted. The art is unique, the soundtrack engaging (especially the music video!), the voice-acting superb, and the story ends well. The game is a traditional point-and-click adventure that is heavy on find-and-use inventory puzzles. There are numerous characters to meet and dialog trees to traverse. There are many objects in the environment to inspect or interact with. Luckily, your pockets are bottomless so you can pick up and carry a plethora of items. The story focuses on Colin, a young man in the throes of an existential crisis. He has lots of ‘issues,’ hates his job, and is generally unhappy with his life. Trapped in his apartment, he walks around with shoulders down, as if he is carrying the weight of a world-gone-wrong. He ponders such questions such as “Who am I?” and “Why am I here?” Roof Cut Media did a great job of bringing elements of Colin’s personality to life. His personal demons are tangible entities that actively interfere with his happiness. He steps into his memories and visits places outside of his apartment. As a result, the player can visualize Colin’s inner and outer struggles. Through it all, I really hoped he would break free and do something positive. However, after several hours, I wanted to shout at Colin, “Just get over it…’” I admit I grow weary with people who remain stuck in their past and so, my frustration with Colin grew as I played on. This was exacerbated by the fact that there is no way to move Colin across a scene quickly. Instead, he walks from one side of the screen to the next, over and over. The game includes a good mix of puzzle types: Fixing a clock, finding-and-using, locating clues in the environment, and outwitting other characters. Some of the inventory puzzles seemed a bit obtuse. Opening a can of pet food with a stop sign? Not the first thing I thought of. Back in the days of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle, this was the norm. Perhaps I am out of practice, but some of the puzzles reminded me of the infamous ‘cat hair mustache’ conundrum that showed up in Gabriel Knight 3. Mindlock auto-saves regularly to a single slot. Thus, the option of rolling back to a prior point in the story is not available. If you miss an achievement, prepare to replay the game. About half of the achievements are story-related and cannot be missed. The others require one or more actions that may or may not be obvious. I recommend Mindlock: The Apartment to those who enjoy classic point-and-click games and who don’t mind a LOT of ‘try this and try that.’ [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/32732116-IndieGems/]Follow IndieGems if you enjoyed this review and want to see more like it.
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March 2025
Mindlock is an absolute treasure of an adventure game. The story, the humor, the music, and the references completely hooked me. It has everything that made the classics timeless, while still feeling completely original. Since I played the demo and saw that sticker of the three-headed monkey on the bed, I knew I was going to fall in love with it. Every detail is well thought out, and it's exactly what I was looking for: something that grabs your attention, makes you think, and gives you some laughs along the way. What really impressed me is how it handles deep topics like conformity, depression, trauma, and complicated relationships, but it does so in such an effective and fun way. It makes you reflect, but without losing the entertainment factor, and the message stays with you. 10/10, highly recommend it for any point-and-click fan. I only wish I could forget it so I could experience it all over again.
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Nov. 2024
10/10 Es ist ein SO GUTES SPIEL! Es ist zwar ein sehr kurzes Spiel, aber es schafft in der Zeit eine sehr gute Story zu erzählen (Und mich auch sehr persönlich zu treffen, wie ähnlich vieles von dem ist, was der Hauptprotagonist Colin durchmacht bzw. die Art und weise welche Struggles er hat.) Ich freue mich auf Zukünftige weitere Spiele und hoffe auf mehr von dieser Art von Stories. :3
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Nov. 2024
Crazy/Deep stuff to find in this one I am not often inclined to write a comment about a game, but I just played through this in one sitting. I just couldn't get myself to stop playing. What this developer team have done here is fantastic! The cylce of life in which many of us get trapped because of whatever reasons is excactly what this game uses to drag you deep into your thoughts. I think many of us have aspects of life which they may want to change and sometimes playing a game like this and thinking about the situation is the kick that gets the ball rolling. For me the value of this game is worth it even tho it's a short experience. 10/10
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Nov. 2024
Love this game so much! The art, writing, music, voices, everything comes together so well into such a great and emotional experience!
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Mindlock - The Apartment is currently priced at 14.79€ on Steam.

Mindlock - The Apartment is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.79€ on Steam.

Mindlock - The Apartment received 378 positive votes out of a total of 389 achieving a rating of 8.93.
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Mindlock - The Apartment was developed by Roof Cut Media and published by USM.

Mindlock - The Apartment is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Mindlock - The Apartment is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Mindlock - The Apartment is not playable on Linux.

Mindlock - The Apartment is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Mindlock - The Apartment. Explore additional content available for Mindlock - The Apartment on Steam.

Mindlock - The Apartment does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Mindlock - The Apartment does not support Steam Remote Play.

Mindlock - The Apartment 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.

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Mindlock - The Apartment
14.79€
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378
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Roof Cut Media
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USM
Release 26 Nov 2024
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