Mind Over Magic

Mind Over Magic

Steam Deck Playable

Sparkypants · Survival · Feb 12, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $17.49.

87%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise56% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Do you enjoy infinite replayability?
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Moreover, I really love the art style.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Overall, feels like design by a corporate commitee optimized for inoffensiveness and a feature checklist.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay62 reviews
Graphics32 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat74 reviews
77%
Story and characters68 reviews
68%
Difficulty56 reviews
66%
Performance9 reviews
67%
Interface8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
71%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
82
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.