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Second Thoughts
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-28.
“An excellent game that, based on the data provided, either made me regret an execution or made me spend minutes at a time deciding who to to execute. Some people I did regret, others not so much. Either way, I would definitely recommend it.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I really like it, Even though I didn't get the observation mechanic on the game, I really liked the idea of choosing who lives and who dies and using law as well as morals to dictate who lives.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Honestly, I really wanted to like this game. The concept seemed interesting and I was curious to see where they were going to take it, but the writing is just such a let down. The "twist" in each character's story was almost always immediately predictable, but I feel that would…”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedLatest official news
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We've reached the 2000 sales milestone! Thank you all!
We hit 2000 sales of Second Thoughts! Thank you to everyone who has bought and played the game. Over the past few years Second Thoughts has been updated with several expansions which has overall doubl
Sequel Annoucement + Experiment 3 Avaliable Now
Second Thoughts: Terminal A sequel is being developed for Second Thoughts, be sure to wishlist it today! This sequel will feature a lot more of an in-depth look into the mysterious organization and sy
Second Thoughts Version 1.1 Update | Experiment 2: Tartarus
Experiment 2: Tartarus - Added Experiment 2: Tartarus. This time, you are tasked with releasing seven subjects and leaving one to be executed. Each subject has committed crimes a lot more severe than
Version 1.0.4 Update
- Added a post game so that you can view the data on all the subjects after making your final choice. - Made it clear that you can press ESC to return to subject list. - Decreased time between specifi
Version 1.0.3 Update
- WASD can now be used as well as arrow keys to navigate. - Fixed word error in one of the entry's. - Removed Z and X being used for navigation to prevent accidental inputs.
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-28.
| Genres | Indie |
| Player tags | Choices Matter · Psychological · Interactive Fiction · Text-Based · LGBTQ+ · Psychological Horror · 2D · Horror · Adventure · Philosophical · Dynamic Narration · Story Rich (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Official site | https://gestmorphgames.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7/8/8.1/10 (32bit/64bit) Memory: 600 MB RAM Storage: 300 MB available space