15 Games That Like to Play With Your Mind

The Stanley Parable

The Stanley Parable toys with the idea of player agency within video games, for by and large any video game that touts total player freedom is still operating under the shackles imposed by its designers. By confronting a simple choice – to obey or not to obey – The Stanley Parable quickly descends into chaos as the game’s narrator must adjust the story on the fly depending on player choice, whether they follow the narrator’s instructions or not.