INFOCOM Adventure
The Mind Electric
A finalist in Infocom’s 1995 Interactive Fiction Competition, The Mind Electric traps your consciousness in a virtual prison of code, geometry, and surreal escape — if you can solve what’s real and what isn’t.
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Game overview
Description
You wake as a disembodied consciousness trapped in a virtual prison — your mind jailed in cyberspace, your body somewhere else entirely.
The Mind Electric was a runner-up in Infocom’s 1995 Interactive Fiction Competition, bringing you into a surreal world of digital fences, alien logic, and escaping the grid.
As you navigate shimmering geometry, whispering code, and shifting realities, your task is simple — escape. But the path is anything but. Each puzzle cracks open new layers of the virtual prison, and every solution tests your perception of what “real” even means.
Tense, abstract, and unforgettable, this competition standout blends sci-fi tropes, disembodied fear, and cerebral exploration into one powerful text adventure.
Getting started: Press any key to begin, then any key at [MORE].
How to save: Type SAVE and press Enter, then press Enter again to use the suggested file name.
How to continue: Type RESTORE and press Enter, then press Enter again.
The Keep: Signed in to UORealms? Right after you save in the game, click Save to The Keep above the game to store the save in your account. Next time, on any computer, click Load from The Keep, pick your save, then continue as shown above. Saves you don’t put in The Keep are gone once you leave or reload the page.
- Genre
- Interactive fiction
- Play style
- Single player
- Access
- Play in browser
- Account
- No account required
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