Simulation games have been favored by countless of players, and those looking for a colony sim to play is in for a treat. Today's New on Steam feature shines the spotlight on a new colony sim that was released just before Valentine's!
Without further ado, here's our favorite question to ask!
What's new on Steam? It's none other than "Mind Over Magic."
New on Steam: 'Mind Over Magic'
Released on February 13, 2025, "Mind Over Magic" is a colony simulation game that is developed by Sparkypants and published by Klei Publishing.
Your goal in this game is to build and optimize your own magic school. That means you get to select what rooms go into your school and whatever goes to each room. You also get to decide the kind of education your students receive and what beasts to take care of.
However, there is a goal you should be working towards. You have to make sure that your students are powerful enough to survive what is known as the Underschool.
What's in the Underschool? It's up to you find out.
System Requirements
The following are the minimum system requirements to play the game:
- 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
Early Steam Reviews
As of writing, "Mind Over Magic" has more than 2,500 user reviews on Steam, which has be categorized as "Very Positive."
"I didn't exactly intend to spend the entire day playing this, but that's pretty much what happened," Steam user meuni7 said in a review. "So far this game is amazing!"
"I very much enjoy the setup of gather, build, research, grow and battle," meuni7 added. "It's a fun balance when I can choose which parts of the game to focus on at which times and there's just enough pressure to keep things interesting - which I know is a different experience for everyone, and that's why I appreciate different levels of difficulty and the ability to adjust varying event/hazard spawns."
"It's a very good colonizer with survival and magic elements," user Unexpressedram said in a separate review. "You make a school and try to teach students how to become better at their attuned elemental choice of magic and then either Hire them to be a staff at the school or graduate them. You can also expel any students that are not learning and wasting a student slot."
'Mind Over Magic' Trailer
You can watch the official launch trailer for "Mind Over Magic" below.
