Depth of Mind

Depth of Mind is a roguelike deckbuilder with JRPG elements and a dark psychological setting. Rather than fighting conventional monsters, the player faces ideas, fears and distorted fragments of personality while descending through the layers of a mind. Each layer is procedurally generated, and the developer states that no two runs are the same.

The deckbuilding system is based on cards representing thoughts and memories. Players assemble a deck from these fragments, combine them to form synergies and adjust their approach as the rules of combat and of the wider world shift during a run. The changing ruleset is presented as a central part of the design, with the game’s structure altering as the player goes deeper.

The game also includes meta-narrative elements tied to its psychological theme, framing each run as an attempt to rebuild the self, with the risk of losing it entirely.