Mind Over Mushroom

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Mind Over Mushroom is a single player strategy game. It was developed by Binary Jellyfish and was released on August 17, 2018. It received positive reviews from players.

Mind Over Mushroom is a turn-based, tactical strategy game featuring a free-form movement system and over a dozen unlockable character types. Fight your way through 25+ challenging battles set in a variety of diverse locations.

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Strategy

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Single-Player

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90%

Audience ScoreBased on 10 reviews

graphics3 positive mentions

story2 negative mentions

The game features easy-to-learn controls and smooth animations, making battles enjoyable.
There is a good variety of characters and strategies, adding depth to the gameplay.
The graphics are aesthetically pleasing and create an ambient experience.

Battles can feel grindy and slow-paced, leading to frustration during gameplay.
The camera angles need improvement, and there are balance issues with character selection.
The lack of character leveling, equipment, and a tutorial can make the game feel incomplete.

graphics
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
28%
29%
The graphics are generally praised for being aesthetically pleasing, colorful, and well-integrated with the game's music, creating an ambient experience. However, some users note that while the visuals are appealing, the overall pace of battles can feel slow and grindy.
- “The style of the game is also aesthetically pleasing.”
- “The graphics are simple, but they mesh well with the music and it makes for a very ambient experience.”
- “Graphics for this game are nice and colorful.”
- “Pretty graphics, but the battles feel grindy and slow-paced, which I don't enjoy. Maybe this changes late-game, but I didn't make it.”
- “The graphics are simple, but they mesh well with the music, creating a very ambient experience.”
gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay is enhanced by a diverse cast of characters and well-designed terrain, allowing for strategic use of individual character mechanics, though some may feel certain abilities create an imbalance. While the AI performs well, players express a desire for deeper storytelling and extended gameplay to match the asking price compared to other tactical games. Overall, the gameplay is engaging and encourages creative strategies, but could benefit from additional content.
- “The character variety adds to the mechanics, as well as the terrain.”
- “The game has good AI and makes effective use of the mechanics of the individual characters.”
- “The characters themselves have mechanics that can be exploited in a way that might seem unbalanced, such as vampiring units that self-destruct, but I see it as rewarding clever gameplay, and I'm looking forward to seeing how I can combine yet-to-unlock character abilities to punish some more shrooms.”
- “The asking price is a bit high, because comparing with some other TBS games that are available, other games seem to have deeper stories and more extended gameplay.”
- “I would like to see it offer more story and gameplay.”
- “The characters themselves have mechanics that can be abused in a way that might seem unbalanced, such as vampiring units that self-destruct, but I see it as rewarding clever gameplay, and I'm looking forward to seeing how I can combine yet-to-unlock character's abilities to punish some more shrooms.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
67%
33%
The music in the game is well-integrated with the graphics, creating an ambient experience that enhances gameplay. Overall, users find the music and sound design to be satisfactory.
- “The graphics are simple, but they mesh well with the music, creating a very ambient experience.”
- “The music and sounds are fine too.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
67%
The story aspect of the game is criticized for being minimal, with players feeling that it lacks depth and coherence, as they primarily transition between maps and battles without a substantial narrative to engage with. Many users express a desire for a more developed storyline to enhance the overall gameplay experience.
- “But there is little story and you just jump from one map/battle to another.”
- “I would like to see it offer more story and gameplay.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be tedious and slow-paced, detracting from the overall experience, although some speculate that it may improve in the late-game.
- “Pretty graphics, but the battles feel grindy and slow-paced, which I don't enjoy. Maybe this changes late-game, but I didn't make it.”