Episode 44 - Interview with betalars (Frame of Mind: A game of thoughts): Your thought process transformed into gameplay — including real burnout!

This week I took a break from news (I’m moving!) and interviewed betalars, the lead dev behind Frame of Mind: A game of thoughts. This is a point-and-click cosy game about processing one’s own thoughts with a unique “mind board” style of gameplay. Neurodivergence, accessibility, and queerness are all very important elements in the design, too.

betalars has a lot of amazing insights, including what it’s like to develop games as a neurodivergent person, building a scene around music and ambience, and changing the gameplay to suit players’ needs.

There is also a very interesting gameplay mechanic that manifests as you progress through the story!

 

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:07 - Interview with betalars

 

This episode was recorded on July 20 2025.

 

Frame of Mind: A game of thoughts: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2515480/Frame_of_Mind__A_game_of_thoughts/