The counseling room
Sage walls, cream armchairs and warm oak underfoot. Everything is soft-edged and gently lit — no flicker, no glare, nothing sudden.
A voice-first wellness game · Hack the Hill III
A quiet place to talk it through.
Walk into a warm little counseling cabin by a lake. Sit down, take a breath, and simply talk — out loud — with a companion who listens and answers in a real voice.
What is MindSpace?
A calm room, a gentle garden, and someone to talk to.
MindSpace is a first-person 3D exploration game designed around one idea: sometimes it helps to say things out loud. There are no enemies, no timers, no scores — just a sunlit room with sage walls, an open door to a garden, and two voice companions waiting on the sofa.
You speak into your microphone. Your companion hears you, thinks, and replies in a natural, streamed voice with gentle captions — powered by ElevenLabs conversational agents.
- Explore at your own pace — no head bob, no camera shake, no flashing lights
- Rabbits, squirrels and songbirds go about their day outside
- Rain, clouds and a slow day-to-night sky, all at a whisper
Try it now · one minute
Take a breath with us.
Follow the circle: breathe in as it grows, breathe out as it shrinks. Slowing your breath is one of the quickest ways to settle a busy mind. This is the same breathing orb you’ll find on the grounding shelf in MindSpace.
Ready when you are
0 breaths · 1:00 left
Breathe gently through your nose if you can. If you feel light-headed, stop and breathe normally.
Take a tour
Turn through the space.
Keep scrolling. With every turn the circle changes colour and opens a different corner of MindSpace.
How it works
Talk, don’t type.
Every conversation is voice in, voice out — so it feels less like a chatbot and more like sitting with someone.
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You speak
Sit down near a companion and just talk. The microphone only opens after you say yes on the consent screen.
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They listen & think
An ElevenLabs agent turns your words into text and writes a thoughtful, supportive reply in real time.
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They answer out loud
The reply streams back as a natural voice from your companion, with soft captions timed to their words.
Inside the game
Small, soft details that add up to calm.
A room that listens
Talk from anywhere in the cabin — standing, sitting, by the window. Step outside with the door open and the voice follows, fading gently with distance.
Grounding corners
A breathing orb that swells over ten seconds, a grounding shelf of stones, plants and a journal, and a reflection seat by the lake window.
A living garden
Follow the flower path around a pond and over a little bridge. Rabbits graze, squirrels scamper, songbirds rest and butterflies drift by.
Gentle weather
A slow 12-minute day drifts from afternoon light to starry night. Soft rain comes and goes — or choose clear skies whenever you like.
Quiet music
A tiny lo-fi player with a slowly spinning record keeps you company. Skip, pause or go silent any time with [ P ].
Calm by design
No motion blur, vignette, head bob or sudden effects. A minimal HUD, readable captions, and an optional larger-caption setting.
Your companions
Pull up a cushion.
Two companions take turns on the sofa, each with their own voice. Neither will judge you or hurry you along. Walk over, look their way, press E, and choose who you’d like to talk to.
Julien
Companion one. Unhurried, attentive, and happy to let you think out loud.
Camille
Companion two. A different voice and a fresh perspective whenever you want one.
Companions breathe, turn to look at you and react while they speak.
Gallery
Have a look around.
Controls
Simple enough to forget.
- WASD
- Walk at a relaxed pace
- Mouse
- Look around
- E
- Notice an object · talk to a companion
- V
- Voice, companions, sky & weather
- M
- Mute / unmute your microphone
- X
- End the conversation
- R
- Rain on / off
- Esc
- Free the cursor
Care & privacy
Built with care, and honest about what it is.
You choose when to talk
Every play session starts by asking. Choose Play without voice and the microphone is never touched. Mute or end a conversation at any moment.
Nothing is saved by the game
MindSpace doesn’t write transcripts or recordings to disk. Voice is processed by ElevenLabs during the conversation, under their own policies.
A companion, not a clinician
MindSpace is a wellness and reflection space. It isn’t therapy, medical advice or an emergency service.
Ready when you are
Download MindSpace
Unzip the folder, run the game’s .exe, and step inside. Headphones recommended.
What you’ll need
- SystemWindows 10 or 11, 64-bit
- GraphicsDirectX 12 capable GPU
- VoiceA microphone and an internet connection
- Without voiceExplore offline — no mic needed
Windows SmartScreen may warn about an unrecognised app because this hackathon build isn’t code-signed. Choose More info → Run anyway to continue.