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Vapor World: Over The Mind

Vapor World: Over The Mind

Lost in darkness, a boy drawn into a twisted dream, no way out. Vapor World: Over The Mind is a narrative-driven souls-like platformer focused on deflection combat. Descend into a shattered mind seeking lost memories. Face the dark, beautiful world born of sorrow and regret.

Released Aug 18, 2026 Developer ALIVE Inc. Publisher ALIVE Inc., Boltray Games Platforms Windows Early AccessSouls-likeDifficultActionSingleplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

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

50.5%positive95 reviews
Recommended · 44 found this helpful

“Let me begin by saying I understand the criticism about generative AI, but the quick response from the devs seems legitimately concerned for player feedback. I’m all for calling out scummy behavior in games development, but this game doesn’t seem to be that. The gameplay is…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“I bought Vapor World: Over The Mind mainly because I wanted to support the developers and the project. The game caught my attention from the first time I saw it, especially the art style and dark atmosphere. It has its own identity and I really like what the team is trying to…”

— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs played
Not recommended · 177 found this helpful

“Was really looking forward to this game, and at its core it's a really fun game with fun mechanics and challenging boss fights. But man, not to be that guy, the AI is so obvious in this game that it really ruins the experience. AI voices, ai cutscenes, it's not even subtle. The…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Latest official news

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Aug 24, 2026
Vapor World: Over The Mind - Early Access Roadmap

Hi, this is the director of ALIVE. Before anything else, I want to thank everyone who has come to our game, even with as much still missing as there is. Updates go out every six weeks. Before each one

Aug 20, 2026
Patch 0.5.4f10: Movement Improved / More About AI

Hi, this is the director of Vapor World. Following the AI removal hotfix, patch 0.5.4f10 is now live. Since launch, one of the most common pieces of feedback has been that movement feels slow and heav

Aug 19, 2026
Patch 0.5.4: AI Removal Hotfix

Hi, this is the director of Vapor World. Launch day has been quite a day for us. As promised, here is the AI removal hotfix, faster than you might have expected. Changes Removed every AI-generated cut

Aug 19, 2026
About AI in Vapor World

Dear players, this is the director of Vapor World. I want to tell you what I think about the use of AI that has caused this controversy. Just before release, I replaced two cutscenes, the opening intr

Aug 19, 2026
Vapor World: Over The Mind - Early Access Launch

Vapor World: Over The Mind is now available in Early Access on Steam! After years in development, Vapor World: Over The Mind is now available in Early Access on Steam! And in this same week, more than

Screenshots

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Facts & details

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

GenresAction, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Early Access
Player tagsEarly Access · Souls-like · Difficult · Action · Singleplayer · Stealth · Metroidvania · Adventure · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Dark Fantasy · Dark (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Full controller support · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Gamepad Recommended · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · DualShock Controller Support
LanguagesEnglish, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
ControllerFull support
Official sitehttps://playvaporworld.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Window 7 Processor: Intel or AMD at 3.0 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1050ti DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space