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You Are A Psychic Agent Take on the role of ES88, a young esper employed by MINERVA, a powerful organization specializing in information science, neurotechnology, and extrasensory phenomena. She has been tasked with tracking down Golden Butterfly, a mysterious psychic entity hiding in and fragmenting the memories of Neo-San Francisco's citizens.
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You Are A Psychic Agent
Take on the role of ES88, a young esper employed by MINERVA, a powerful organization specializing in information science, neurotechnology, and extrasensory phenomena. She has been tasked with tracking down Golden Butterfly, a mysterious psychic entity hiding in and fragmenting the memories of Neo-San Francisco's citizens. Who are they? Why are they doing this? And how will you stop them?
The Neurodiver
The Neurodiver is a bioengineered psychic creature made to assist in boosting an esper's natural abilities. With its help, you'll be able to collect clues and thoughts in your subject's memories in an effort to piece together distorted fragments inside them, pushing Golden Butterfly out!
New and Old
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a return to the vibrant sci-fi world of Neo-San Francisco from 2064: Read Only Memories with a whole new story, and a whole new cast of characters. It's an adventure that newcomers can easily dive into, but those familiar with the original game might notice a lot of familiar faces making a comeback!
An Fm Sound Sensation!
NEURODIVER's soundtrack is inspired by the OPNA/YM2608 sounds of the PC-8801 and PC-9801 series of computers, brought to you by Scarlet Moon composer and sound designer, Ken "coda" Snyder (Tree of Knowledge)!If you love the sharp and glossy tones generated by late 80s and early 90s FM chips found in a variety of old computers, sound cards, arcades and consoles, then you'll be right at home here. Long live the power of FM sound! 🎹
FEATURES
The Sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories
- The long-awaited sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories takes you back to Neo-San Francisco in an all-new "psy-fi" adventure. Meet new inhabitants and reconnect with old favorites from the world of Read Only Memories.
A Mystery in Memories
- Take on the the role of newly-qualified ESPer, ES88, to track down the mysterious Golden Butterfly. Work with the Neurodiver, ES88's psychic sidekick, to dive into people's minds and repair their wrecked recollections.
Anime-inspired Pixel Art
- Immerse yourself in the beautiful pixel art world that takes you around Neo-SF, the halls of the secretive Minerva agency, and within the depths of people's memories.
A Cast to Remember
- Beautifully drawn and animated characters are brought to life with superb voice-acting. New heroes and villains are joined by old favorites Lexi Rivers, Turing, and TOMCAT from 2064: Read Only Memories.
Retro Fm Synth Music
- Indulge your senses in the sharp and glossy retro tones of Neo-SF's FM synth soundscape as you dive deep into people's minds to track down the cunning Golden Butterfly.
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- OS *:
- Windows 7 SP1+
- Processor:
- 1.1+ GHz Processor
- Memory:
- 2 GB RAM
- Graphics:
- Graphics card with DX10 (shader model 4.0) capabilities.
- DirectX:
- Version 10
- Storage:
- 1000 MB available space
recommended*
Not specified
User reviews
Alaedrain
Not recommended | 08 May 2025
6.1h played
I wanted a trip to the past, but the memories were too heavy by the end I've seen some other reviews sharing the same story: it's with a heavy heart that I have to push a negative review on a game I anticipated for so
Helpful: 34
OrionThePunter
Not recommended | 14 Feb 2025
5.3h played
Kinda mid as a VN, really disappointing as a long-awaited sequel. Neurodiver has none of the appeal of the first game, all of the characters from the original feel like completely different people (because they were
Helpful: 23
moon
Not recommended | 17 Feb 2025
8.6h played
Beautiful art, but the characters don't really have much personality. The characters from the first game are different in this game. Also, the ending was a let down and I'm pretty disappointed. It felt like they
Helpful: 13
Chiaki777
Recommended | 27 Oct 2024
8.8h played
I think the writing was much more stronger than the original Read Only Memories, but the game is shorter, which is a trade off. The game also mostly relies on a lot of the previous game's characters, which isn't bad,
Helpful: 12
𝖂𝖗𝖆𝖙𝖍
Not recommended | 12 Oct 2024
3.6h played
This game has nothing going on for it. The art surely has improved, it's fully voice acted just like 2064: RoM and we get to see characters from that game again (Turing <3) but the new cast is just meh and I didn't find
Helpful: 11
IRON REX
Recommended | 05 Oct 2024
7.1h played
I knew going in that Neurodiver was going to be shorter than 2064: Read Only Memories but I still loved the story and fully enjoyed returning to that good-good Neo-SF atmosphere. If you liked 2064: R.O.M. then I'd
Helpful: 5