Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
Exclusive: Read Only Memories Sequel Announced
Since 2064: Read Only Memories launched in 2015, it has built momentum with subsequent console releases. This has allowed the niche point-and-click adventure game, which stood out for its a cool cyberpunk backdrop and intriguing characters, to gain a dedicated following, propelling it to over 200,000 copies sold. Now MidBoss is back to top its previous efforts with a sequel called Neurodiver.
In an exclusive reveal with Game Informer, MidBoss shared the first details about the game alongside screenshots and a trailer. Neurodiver takes place in the vibrant world of Neo-San Francisco just like its predecessor, meaning you’re bound to run into a few memorable faces, from gene-spliced lawyer Jess Meas to former police-officer-turned-private-eye Lexi Rivers. The familiar backdrop doesn’t mean there aren’t any surprises and new additions, though. Neurodiver introduces new characters, locations, and mechanics. The game centers around its newest gameplay addition and namesake, a genetically engineered device allowing you to dive into people’s memories.
This time around you play as ES88, a telepath employed by a powerful organization specializing in neurotechnology and extrasensory-projection phenomena. To gain the power to dive into people’s memories and secure employment at the agency, ES88 gave up her identity, meaning she has no recollection of her prior life. The narrative explores themes of memory, perception, and identity through ES88's unique lens of someone who gave it all up.
ES88’s Neurodiver is a powerful tool and comes with a deep dive mechanic, which allows her to identify and absorb information. However, it comes with a catch. If you overuse it, you can irreparably corrupt a person’s memory. When a rogue psychic starts wreaking havoc through the subconscious minds of Neo-San Francisco, this tool comes especially in handy as you must use the Neurodiver to dive into memories and track down the mysterious figure.
Right now, Neurodiver is set to come to PC and Mac, but with the previous entry making its way to home consoles, we wouldn’t be surprised if it eventually follows suit.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
