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Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 75 | 3 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 65% | 64 | 713 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 70 | 4 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 100% | 97 | 1 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: last 30 days (no significant patch detected) · 2 reviews sampled · 1 total reviews in window · weighted 1 up / 0 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (25)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 80
“If this is what the protagonist's world looks like, no wonder he hasn't yet woken up from his coma.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“MIND is a great-looking first-person puzzler with a nice atmosphere and promising but flawed gameplay that’s often held hostage to a narrative that falls flat on its face.”
read full review ↗ - 65
“For people who enjoyed the classic Myst and games like it (full disclosure, I found them tedious) MIND has a lot in common with those, especially on a visual level. Some of the puzzles in that series were a bit on the obtuse side as well, though I’d say MIND may be a bit more guilty in that area overall. If you don’t mind the slow pace and lack of direction, and just like to stare in wonder at things you’ve never seen before, MIND does deliver in that area. It just lacks the cohesion and strength of play some other titles like it on Switch have been able to deliver more effectively.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Mind: Path to Thalamus offers memorable locations, great well-thought mechanics and intelligent puzzles with an almost perfect curve of difficulty.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Even if you don't fall in love with Path to Thalamus, I suspect you won't be fully immune to its gravity.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“WORTH CONSIDERING - As a piece of visual art, Mind: Path to Thalamus is an experience that will have you in awe. The game side of things isn’t as rosy, with trial and error gameplay and a very weak and tacked on story. If those aren’t important to you then this one is definitely one to consider.”
read full review ↗ - 67
“Mind: Path to Thalamus, is a successful and prevalent piece of work. It bridges a gap between entertainment, gaming and art. It beholds an exhilarating and emotional experience. It challenges your mind without holding your hand and guiding you too blatantly. The rewards are personal, as a player you feel a real sense of accomplishment. The game is marred in some respects, but other than this, Mind: Path to Thalamus is a must have title for any serious gamer.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Fascinating experiments with spheres are clouded by the vastness of locations, the lack of clues and ingenuity of puzzles. And if you get used eventually to the intricate brain-teasers with their dreamlike logic, then boring mumbling narrator keeps you annoyed until the very end. Hero spits stamps like a fifth-grader and cites quotes on about everything. But this is forgivable minus, because Carlos Coronado did programming, game design, script and music himself. And games that made with love are rarely bad. [Nov 2014, p.75]”
- 72
- 52
“The only bright spot is the graphical and atmospheric implementation.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“MIND: Path to Thalamus is an engaging game for the most part, rife with thought-provoking themes and motifs, beautiful settings, and plenty of allegorical symbolism to aid its emotionally-charged narrative. It's just a shame that instead of entrusting the game's narrative to those elements, Coronado opts to spell things out with overwrought exposition and questionable monologues that ultimately serve to remove the game's emotional impact. It's a striking, ambitious game, and one that's certainly not lacking in vision, but unfortunately its one major flaw is a big one.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“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.”
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Patch history
- Winter fixesDec 19, 2017
- Winter fixesDec 19, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Fixes to fix the fixesJan 10, 2017
- Fixes to fix the fixesJan 10, 2017significant · resets scoring window
- Do you MIND if I fix MIND?Dec 15, 2016
- Do you MIND if I fix MIND?Dec 15, 2016
- NEW CONTENT FOR “MIND” – VISIT MIND’s DARKEST CORNERSOct 28, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- August bugfixing updateAug 19, 2016
- August bugfixing updateAug 19, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Teleporting for HTC Vive is hereJun 7, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Bugfixing update, 32 bits news.May 20, 2016
- Bugfixing update, 32 bits news.May 20, 2016
- [Update] Better Vive VR support, non-VR Fullscreen support and bug fixing!Apr 24, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Better HTC Vive/Oculus support and LinuxApr 7, 2016significant · resets scoring window
- Mac support is finally hereJan 21, 2016
- Norwegian translation and some small fixesJan 5, 2016
- Norwegian translation and some small fixesJan 5, 2016
- MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition upgraded to UE 4.10Dec 9, 2015significant · resets scoring window
- MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition is now availableNov 3, 2015significant · resets scoring window
- MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition release dateNov 1, 2015significant · resets scoring window
- MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition ya tiene fecha de salidaOct 29, 2015significant · resets scoring window
- Steam cards added to the gameAug 12, 2015
- MIND: Path to Thalamus adds French, Italian, Hungarian, Portuguese and Turkish localization in its last updateJun 16, 2015significant · resets scoring window
- The enhanced Mind update FINALLYDec 11, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- The enhanced Mind update FINALLYDec 11, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- Reworked script, new content and bug fixesAug 14, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- Reworked script, new content and bug fixesAug 14, 2014significant · resets scoring window
- The release update!Aug 5, 2014
- The release update!Aug 5, 2014