MIND: Path to Thalamus

MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!

Change the entire environment!

Wrapped in a mind-bending tale, the gameplay of “MIND” focuses on changing the very weather in order to solve puzzles: the player will cycle between day and night, modify the levels of fog and rain and even travel in time between seasons, changing the environment to advance the gameplay-driven story —indeed, the mechanics are directly related to who the protagonist is, what has happened to him and everything he is doing: a man trapped in his own mind, he must use all the tools at his disposition to escape to reality. Accompanied by the snarky yet heartfelt narration of this comatose patient, the player will guide him through fantastical forests, dark caverns and deceptive worlds of water and ice that directly relate to his emotional state at each point in his journey.

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Steam Oculus

Now this was a gem of a game I just happened to come across. This is a puzzle game. Players figure out puzzles by manipulating daylight, time, weather. The design of this game is the best part. The designer really got creative with some of the locations. Although, some locations required long periods of walking more than puzzle solving. With these very different design locations pacing didn’t feel natural. The sound effects are amazing in this game. The rain and thunder in particular were well done. This game uses the Unreal Engine 4 so the optimization of the game is great for PC. Optimization isn’t perfect though, I had to force v-sync through Nvidia Control Panel since in game v-sync wouldn’t take care of screen tearing. The voice acting in this game is average.
Dondon

Enhanced Edition Features

Play the game in Virtual Reality for a full immersive experience. Oculus and Vive compatible, including dk2 and Vive dev hardware.
Integrated VR Olive control scheme: more immersion, less dizziness.
Powerfull new Unreal Engine 4 engine gaining even 70% more performance in almost every level.
Steam controller, keyboard, gamepad and VR controllers 100% supported and configurable.
4 secret levels, redesigned interactive ending, narration and also an alternative ending.
More than 40 different, creative puzzles seamlessly integrated into the environment.
6 ways to affect the environment in order to solve the puzzles.

More than 25 distinct landscapes into with which you will be able to interact.
Turn day to night, make it so everything is covered by a blinding fog, summon incredible storms, travel to the past and make use of even more as of yet unknown mechanics.
More than an hour of voice acting that, while integrated into the gameplay itself, will tell you a whole story that is not about saving the world but about living through the pain of a father broken by his mistakes.
Face down imposing enemies by using your creativity and everything you have learnt along the way.
22 achievements full of Easter eggs and references.
OST and Artbook included.

Positive Customer Reviews

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Press Reviews

For a game made by a team of any size, Mind: Path to Thalamus would be incredibly impressive. For a game made by such a small independent team, it’s a masterstroke. Stunning, intelligent, fun, with wonderful puzzle mechanics and a thought provoking denouement, Mind: Path to Thalamus is a game that deserves to be remembered for a long time to come.
Nina WhiteThe Telegraph

Mind: Path to Thalamus offers memorable locations, great well-thought mechanics and intelligent puzzles with an almost perfect curve of difficulty.
Jaime San SimónEurogamer

A walk through the human soul could not be portrayed any better. Mind is an original nice-looking puzzle game, and if you make sense of the meaning of tasks, then the game is quite playable. It would have been perfect, if it was programmed slightly better.
Ondřej Švára games.cz

User Reviews

Are you a fan of puzzle games and good narrative?
If your answer is yes, buy mind NOW!
dreamy landscapes, fantastic allegories, and a brilliant soundtrack.
Breton

Now this was a gem of a game I just happened to come across. This is a puzzle game. Players figure out puzzles by manipulating daylight, time, weather. The design of this game is the best part. The designer really got creative with some of the locations. Although, some locations required long periods of walking more than puzzle solving. With these very different design locations pacing didn’t feel natural. The sound effects are amazing in this game. The rain and thunder in particular were well done. This game uses the Unreal Engine 4 so the optimization of the game is great for PC. Optimization isn’t perfect though, I had to force v-sync through Nvidia Control Panel since in game v-sync wouldn’t take care of screen tearing. The voice acting in this game is average.
Dondon

This game shows how you can create something great if a person wants. A big video game of puzzles, without helps neither tutorial that make a great experience of game, i’m waiting a Spanish version
Genis Diaz

Amazing experience, and one of the most challenging games out there. Incredible and intriguing atmosphere from the guy that made the Warcelona mod for Left 4 Dead.
Bobobo_87