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Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly

Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly

A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.

Released May 14, 2025 Developer Zeal Publisher Cardiora Studio Platforms Windows Psychological HorrorHorrorAdventureCasualWalking Simulator
View on Steam ↗ $3.99 (US · as of 2026-05-15)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

90.9%positive253 reviews
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Wow, I thoroughly enjoyed this "cozy-horror"-style game. The immersion was intense and realistic; it sort of brought me back in time personally, reminding me of when I moved to a city for the first time, took on that first 'get by' job and was learning to navigate the good and…”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“An impressive little game with quite a disturbing little story. I was impressed by how the story was presented and the way it mixed up different gameplay elements to produce a cautionary tale about being alone in the big city and people being a tad too friendly. The graphics are…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“A fun short indie horror game. Has nice voice acting but for some reason some lines get spoken while others aren't. It has a few jump scares but the real scary things are what make you uncomfortable. The story in the game tackles what I think people have gone through. While…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

8achievements
78.8%median completion
32.9%rarest: "Not This Time"
98.9% of players 91.8% of players 90.1% of players 80.8% of players 78.8% of players 78.8% of players 37.9% of players 32.9% of players 98.9% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
98.9%Welcome To Brooklyn — Start a new game.
91.8%The Opening Night — Start your first shift at the cafe.
90.1%Something's Off — Notice the first red flag.
Rarest badges of honor
32.9%"Not This Time" — Hidden achievement
37.9%Roles Reversed — You followed David.
78.8%Thomas wasn't alone. — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

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May 23, 2025
New Features & Improvements

New Features & Improvements: Added a mouse sensitivity slider in the in-game settings for more precise control. Shifted graphics options from the main menu to the in-game pause menu for easier access.

May 20, 2025
🌍 New Update: Localization & Resolution Options!

Hey everyone! We’re excited to share a brand-new update for Once Upon A Mind: A Little Too Friendly — now featuring official localization support and some much-needed performance improvements! 🗣️ Newl

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsPsychological Horror · Horror · Adventure · Casual · Walking Simulator · Exploration · First-Person · Atmospheric · Dark · Multiple Endings · Crime · Mystery (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Turkish *
Achievements8
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10, Windows® 11, 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-6100 OR AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1 GB available space