Games like Mind Over Magic

Colony sim where you build a magic school, manage mages, and explore a dangerous dungeon. Features resource management, creature raising, and survival against a deadly fog.

87% positive from 4,404 · 2025 · Steam Deck Playable · $24.99 $17.49 -30% · Lowest ever $17.49 (2025-12-18)

Survival Colony Sim Building ManagementNonlinearSimulation

Six games like Mind Over Magic

Settlement Survival

85% positive from 7,971 reviews20225% finish itDeck Playable

Survival city-builder where players manage resources, citizen needs, and environmental threats. Players shape the land and choose development paths to grow their settlement.

What players likedPlayers praise this casual, refined city builder as a more detailed and enjoyable version of Banished, with a strong early-game survival aspect.

The catchBadly unbalanced economy leaves settlers short of food, fuel and workers.

Both are tagged Colony Sim, Survival and Management.

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Majotori

96% positive from 1,883 reviews201788% finish itDeck Verified

Majotori is a narratrivia game where players answer trivia questions to advance an interactive story. Failing questions leads to character deaths, creating a dark, consequence-driven experience.

What players likedPlayers praise Majotori as a charming, quick trivia game with engaging, cute, and clever branching stories, reminiscent of visual novels.

The catchTrivia leans heavily on obscure anime questions the settings barely filter out.

Both are tagged Nonlinear.

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Dreamcore

89% positive from 1,798 reviews202569% finish itDeck Unsupported

Psychological exploration game featuring liminal spaces. Players use observation and intuition to navigate surreal, unsettling environments.

What players likedPlayers praise "Dreamcore" as the best backrooms/liminal walking simulator, compared to POOLS and The Complex Expedition, for its monster-free psychological horror and immersive exploration.

The catchMaps are huge, empty and samey, so progress means aimless wandering for hours.

Both are tagged Nonlinear.

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Taiji

91% positive from 1,423 reviews202237% finish itDeck Verified

An adventure puzzle game with a tile-toggling interface. It features a dense world with distinct areas and hidden clues.

What players likedPlayers praise "Taiji" as a pure logic puzzler, often compared to "The Witness," for its clever challenges and rewarding exploration.

The catchPuzzle rules are never taught properly, so solving turns into guessing and brute forcing.

Both are tagged Nonlinear.

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The Bible

88% positive from 1,151 reviews202219% finish itDeck Unsupported

This is a digital Bible study tool with multiple translations and a trivia game. Its core loop involves reading scripture, searching for passages, and testing knowledge.

What players likedPlayers praise its extensive content, including diverse translations and study tools, making it a comprehensive resource.

The catchThe narration feature is broken or needs awkward third party setup to work at all.

Both are tagged Nonlinear.

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Myths of Rules

88% positive from 1,037 reviews20237% finish itDeck Playable

This is a narrative puzzle game where players interact with nodes and items to solve challenges. Players must understand and apply complex rules to survive encounters with ghosts and urban legends.

The catchFinding the other endings means replaying the same level blindly with no clues.

Both are tagged Nonlinear.

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More about Mind Over Magic

What players liked

Players praise "Mind Over Magic" as a deep, rewarding colony sim with excellent building mechanics, often compared to "Oxygen Not Included" and "Rimworld."

The catch

Progress slows to a tedious grind of waiting, with constant babysitting of every task.

Reviews: 87% positive from 4,404
Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: $24.99 $17.49 -30% · Lowest ever $17.49 (2025-12-18)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 87% positive, but with 4,404 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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