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Mind Over Magic

Mind Over Magic

Mind Over Magic is a colony sim set at the site of a cursed magic school. Build and optimize your own magical academy, train powerful Mages, and master mighty relics in order to battle through the Underschool, a mysterious underground dungeon that holds the key to liberation from a deadly curse.

Released Feb 12, 2025 Developer Sparkypants Publisher Klei Publishing Platforms Windows SurvivalColony SimBuildingManagementNonlinear
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

88.2%positive3,477 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“I really like this one. I've already thought about what I'm going to say and it's going to sound scripted. But it's not. I'm not just playing a game, I'm making this design and operational decisions of a magician School. But, I am playing a game and it's really fun and it feels…”

— a player, Steam review · 407 hrs played
Recommended · 7 found this helpful

“It took a few tries for me to really fall for this game. But once I did, I fell hard. If you're a fan of games that give you a never-ending list of tasks to constantly check off, this one will will satisfy that particular itch, and look pretty while doing it. If you want…”

— a player, Steam review · 225 hrs played
Not recommended · 44 found this helpful

“The fact I'm writing this review with a not recommend makes me sad and mad. When the game starts there's the hard, standard, casual, free form options. I picked casual with 2x resources because I wanted a more chill playthrough while I learned the game. I enjoy management games,…”

— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:29 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

254playing at last check
24924-hour peak
4,096all-time peak
0 1k 2k 2024 2025 2026 1.4k avg · Feb 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

82achievements
5.7%median completion
0.3%rarest: Time Trial: Lift the Curse
60.2% of players 47.8% of players 45.1% of players 42.1% of players 38.7% of players 34.8% of players 32.2% of players 31.3% of players 29.0% of players 28.9% of players 28.3% of players 25.0% of players 24.2% of players 24.0% of players 23.0% of players 23.0% of players 22.1% of players 21.3% of players 20.3% of players 19.1% of players 17.5% of players 16.2% of players 14.5% of players 12.6% of players 11.2% of players 9.8% of players 9.8% of players 9.5% of players 9.1% of players 9.1% of players 8.2% of players 7.7% of players 7.4% of players 7.4% of players 7.3% of players 7.2% of players 6.9% of players 6.7% of players 6.6% of players 6.0% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.5% of players 5.1% of players 4.1% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 60.2% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
60.2%To the Surface — Perform a Repel Fog Ritual at the Mana Font.
47.8%Combat Adept — Win a battle.
45.1%Arcane Secretary Analyst — Research a new tech at the Arcane Secretary.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%Time Trial: Lift the Curse — Lift the ancient curse by Day 80.
0.3%Shiny Objects — Have one Mage be Attuned to five Relics at Level 25.
0.3%Iron Archmage — Lift the ancient curse with Iron Mage enabled.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU22.99 EUR
UK18.99 GBP
Australia34.95 AUD
Canada27.99 CAD
Japan2,480 JPY
Brazil45.99 BRL
China58.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$8.6 Brazil Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$26

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 19, 2025
Mind Over Magic plushies! Available now!

Mind Over Magic Wolfkin Student plushes are available for order now! Order your plushie here!

Sep 03, 2025
The Capstone Update

The Capstone Update Hey Mages, This update wraps up the improvements that we planned post-1.0. Today's release focuses on improving performance, UI tweaks and fixes, and a lot of small improvements th

Jul 22, 2025
Headmaster's Guide to Survival

A common request we hear from new players is that they want a tutorial that provides more guidance. Now we have one! Our goal was to make a system that reacts to your play, rather than force you to do

May 12, 2025
Creative Mode Update - Fixes and Improvements

5/15/2025 Fix for Jade Dragon not growing in Creative Mode. Fix rare exception due to blocking object forced to change position. 5/12/2025 Fix for Withered Jade Eggplant sometimes failing to spawn cor

May 09, 2025
Creative Mode Update

One of the most common topics for feedback we receive is, "I want to be able to just build whatever!" That's what Creative Mode is all about. You don't need to research or worry about the Fog or resou

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSurvival · Colony Sim · Building · Management · Nonlinear · Simulation · Crafting · Base-Building · Dragons · Tactical RPG · Stylized · Economy (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Achievements82
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.klei.com/games/mind-over-magic
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 6 GB available space Additional Notes: Thanks to all the computers out there for making magic happen!