Too few videogames involve mind control as a central mechanic. It occurs occasionally in the fantasy genre, with the likes of necromancers and mages summoning zombies or controlling unsuspecting NPCs, but the influence of psychic abilities tends to stop there. Even Star Wars games, with their Jedi trickery, tend to lean more on the lightsabre action than psychic powers. That's why I can't wait to dive into Stellaris' Shadows of the Shroud DLC, which introduces the psionic cult of the Mindwardens and launches it into a rare pantheon of games alongside Control and Psychonauts.
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