State of Mind

State of Mind is a science-fiction thriller set in Berlin in 2048, where dwindling resources, pollution-related illness, rising crime and war have pushed the world to the brink. Governments and companies promise solutions through technology: drones and humanoid robots are replacing people in public services, everything is interconnected, and surveillance is widespread.

You play journalist Richard Nolan, one of the few people openly criticizing this direction. After an explosion, he wakes in hospital to find his wife and son missing. Richard and his family are caught up in a conflict over how humanity might be saved, between a dystopian physical world and a digital utopia. The domestic drama develops into a thriller about a global conspiracy that could determine humanity’s fate.

A digital utopia

The conspiracy raises the possibility of a virtual paradise free from material needs and conflict, and asks whether a super-AI could save humanity. It also considers whether an AI that has not learned the value of philanthropy might instead decide people are dispensable.

Investigation

You take on the roles of Richard and five additional playable characters. Dexterity, deduction and research help you piece together Richard’s past and unravel the conspiracy in a society shaped by digital technology, surveillance and transhumanism.

Visual style

The game combines realistic environments with low-poly characters.