Fractured Minds
Skip · Short indie · 2019
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 35, under the fair line, at $1.99.
- Length
- 0.3h 0.5h to 100%
- Value
- $6.63/hr
- Reviews
- 77% of 507 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
Fractured Minds is an immersive artistic short game, exploring anxiety and mental health issues. Embark on a journey through the human psyche to experience the everyday challenges associated with these conditions.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, Intel HD 4000 / NVIDIA GeForce 620M (or equivalent), 1.6 GB of storage. Runs on Windows, macOS.
The value story
It has been discounted 43 times in the 7 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 15 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 38 percent on value. It is cheaper than 68 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 66 percent. Among the games that feel like it, The Way of Life Free Edition (free, scores 39) beats it on value, while it beats Proteus ($9.99, scores 32).
More about Fractured Minds
This site sampled 276 of its Steam-purchase reviews; none were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 82 percent of the 335 reviews written there were positive, against 77 percent overall, and those are 98 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
100% start to 48% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
What players say
This is a game that clearly has a lot to say and manages to do so without overstaying its welcome. The solo dev has been very upfront about the game being based on their own struggles with mental health and you can tell this is very personal to them, which is always nice to see!
1 more review
very fun game friend recomended the game has a great meaning and a good time killer little janky but great game
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Cite this score
Fractured Minds scores 35/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/688740/fractured-mindsReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.