Games like MIND: Path to Thalamus

"Dream" is a single-player adventure game with a strong focus on exploration and puzzle-solving within the subconscious mind of its protagonist, Howard Phillips. The game boasts stunning visuals, a phenomenal soundtrack, and a dense atmosphere, but is held back by numerous bugs and a significant amount of grinding. Players can shape Howard's future by making choices that lead to multiple possible endings in this non-linear narrative experience.

RiME is a single-player, open-world puzzle adventure game with a wholesome story and dense atmosphere. As a young boy stranded on a mysterious island, you'll explore enchanting landscapes, solve ingenious puzzles using sound, light, and time manipulation, and uncover secrets that reveal the island's forgotten past. With its outstanding gameplay, graphics, and soundtrack, RiME offers a captivating experience, despite minor optimization issues and some grinding.

"Lifeless Planet" is a single-player mystery action-adventure game with an intriguing old-school sci-fi story and stunning visuals. As an astronaut searching for life on a distant planet, you discover an abandoned Russian town and evidence of past human life, leading to questions about time travel and Cold War hoaxes. Despite its impressive atmosphere, the game is plagued by bugs, lack of optimization, and grinding gameplay, with low replayability but high emotional impact.

In Lost Ember, play as a wolf with a mysterious companion, exploring a stunningly beautiful world reclaimed by nature. Possess any creature you encounter to traverse diverse landscapes, from lush jungles to barren deserts, uncovering the stories of mankind's fall and the lush life that followed. This immersive 5-hour adventure is also available in VR, offering an extraordinary experience of life from different perspectives. The normal version of Lost Ember is also included with purchase.

"Caligo" is a single-player Horror Adventure game with an intriguing story, excellent graphics, and a sensational soundtrack. As a "walking simulator," it offers a unique atmosphere and 100% voiced dialogs that form the protagonist's full story. With various characters, unusual settings, and a choice to help understand yourself better, the game provides a thought-provoking experience, although it is poorly optimized.

"Cradle" is a single-player Science Fiction Action game that offers an intriguing story and stunning visuals in a robotized Mongolia setting. Players will explore an open world, interact with living characters, and solve mysteries while repairing their companion's mechanical body. Despite having a deep story, the game is marred by optimization issues, bugs, and grinding, but its atmospheric music and setting create a wholesome experience.

"PLANET ALPHA" is a single-player fantasy platformer game with excellent mechanics, stunning visuals, and a memorable soundtrack. Players awaken as a stranger on an alien world, pursued by enemies and forced to manipulate the time of day to survive. As you explore this beautiful yet dangerous world, unlock the mysteries of PLANET ALPHA and discover your story.

"The First Tree" is a third-person exploration game that follows a fox's journey through a mysterious forest as it searches for its lost family. Intertwined with the fox's story is that of a son trying to reconnect with his estranged father. The game features emotional storytelling and a stunning art style, using its gameplay to explore themes of love, loss, and reconciliation.

"Aporia: Beyond The Valley" is a first-person adventure game set in a mystical, ancient world. Players explore this beautiful but ruined land, solving puzzles to uncover the story of its lost civilization. With no combat or dialogue, the game emphasizes exploration and discovery in a serene, atmospheric setting.

Obduction is an adventure game that transports you to mystical worlds filled with secrets and beauty. An alien artifact brings you to these new worlds, and your choices will significantly impact your journey. Named Best Adventure Game of 2016 by PCWorld, Obduction continues Cyan's legacy of timeless, immersive adventures.