MindRover for Windows

Name: MindRover
Rating: 3.8 (10 reviews)
Author: Cognitoy

By Cognitoy
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Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

MindRover is a 3D strategy and programming game where you build and control robotic rovers for racing, combat, and maze challenges.

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Pros
- 3D strategy and programming game
- Build and program intelligent robotic vehicles
- Customize rovers with various components and weapons
- Graphical interface for programming behavior
- Variety of challenges including racing and combat
Cons
- Limited scope of gameplay described
- Requires understanding of programming concepts

MindRover for Windows

By Cognitoy
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GENERAL

Release: September 8, 2000

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 1.07

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows 95

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/NT, OpenGL drivers

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Total Downloads: 15,295

Downloads Last Week: 1

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3.8/5

10 User Votes

Great Game
December 3, 2001
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Great for "programmers in training"
outstanding new dimension to my software
September 5, 2001
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as a game its uneque the controll of preprogramed robots is simply brilliant, the graphics are really good when watching your programming in action. multiplayer really brill i hope for net battles, i was looking to learn about robots and this title gave me a labrotory to work in! really its like a lab! if your looking for something different dont pass this by. I want the full product although the demo is great in its own right.
THE Best Game I Have Ever Played
April 8, 2001
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This is the only game i have ever played that has posed a REAL challenge. Really Top Notch.
addictive. amazing. customizable.
February 8, 2001
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I've been waiting for this for a LONG time.. if you're into brainbusters (you liked TIM for instance?) this is a definite go-go. no fancy graphics, just simple but sophisticated rover development, physics to logics
A True first in Gaming: Challenge
December 7, 2000
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Many have longed for a game that truly challenges the mind. The demo seems just a tad short though.
DONT PLAY THIS GAME!
November 23, 2000
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THIS GAME IS BAD IN ALL AREAS!
it's okay
November 20, 2000
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you have to be really patient to play this thing. the demo doesn't really give you that much, and the things you want to do aren't there. unless you really like building fake machines, don't get it. the graphics and sounds alone aren't worth it. the sounds get annoying anyway. freezes once in a while.
It requires a memory of what you intended the rover to do
October 21, 2000
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If you lose sight of what the rover was intended to do, you waste space on useless junk
Just far too hard to control. Hideously Frustrating
September 14, 2000
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just what the description says, addivtive at first but gets old
September 9, 2000
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The demo sucks and im not buying the real game... was fun but i mastered it and now its boring (demo only)

Developer’s Description

By Cognitoy

Construct small robotic "rovers" that compete with one another in a variety of challenges.

MindRover is a 3D strategy and programming game. This is a game genre that encompasses the depth of play found in strategy games with the concept of player control--you get to program the intelligence of robotic vehicles. You are a researcher on Europa, a moon of Jupiter. In your free time you reprogram "rovers" to race around the hallways, battle it out with mini lasers and rocket launchers, and find their way through mazes. Once you have chosen a challenge, equip your vehicle (hovercraft, wheeled, or treaded) with various sensors, movement components, and weapons. Then program the behavior of your vehicle in a graphical interface where you wire the components together and set their properties. Then let your rovers go in the arena and watch how they do.

MindRover for Windows

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User Reviews

Great Game

outstanding new dimension to my software

THE Best Game I Have Ever Played

addictive. amazing. customizable.

A True first in Gaming: Challenge

DONT PLAY THIS GAME!

it's okay

It requires a memory of what you intended the rover to do

Just far too hard to control. Hideously Frustrating

just what the description says, addivtive at first but gets old

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