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.

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