Action

In Sound Mind

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.0

Users · RAWG

2021

Released

Platforms

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📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 28, 2021

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionAdventureIndie

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

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PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series S/XXbox OneNintendo Switch

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About this game

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape - your own mind.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Unsettling atmosphere shaped by environmental design and sound.
Soundtrack features prominent songs from The Living Tombstone.
Episodes provide varied settings, themes, and gameplay situations.
Puzzles connect exploration with each episode's central concept.
Character-focused stories treat their subjects with empathy.

Cons

Episode stories and gameplay sections vary in quality.
Combat is clumsy and repetitive compared with exploration.
Recurring bugs and visual roughness appear throughout.
Enemy encounters are repetitive, with limited combat variety.

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Gameplay & themes

Action

In Sound Mind

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

4.0

Users · RAWG

2021

Released

Platforms

🔗🛒▶

📅 Release Info

Release DateSeptember 28, 2021

Developer

Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionAdventureIndie

Playable on

PCPlayStationXboxNintendo

Show all 5 versions ▾

PCPlayStation 5Xbox Series S/XXbox OneNintendo Switch

Screenshots & Videos

About this game

Pros & Cons

Pros

Unsettling atmosphere shaped by environmental design and sound.
Soundtrack features prominent songs from The Living Tombstone.
Episodes provide varied settings, themes, and gameplay situations.
Puzzles connect exploration with each episode's central concept.
Character-focused stories treat their subjects with empathy.

Cons

Episode stories and gameplay sections vary in quality.
Combat is clumsy and repetitive compared with exploration.
Recurring bugs and visual roughness appear throughout.
Enemy encounters are repetitive, with limited combat variety.

Pros & Cons are AI-assisted summaries, not our own playthrough reviews. Sources and how we make recommendations.

Where to Buy / Play

Official stores where this game is available. Links open the store page in a new tab.

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1 wildcard pick included — a deliberate change of pace, with the reason shown on the card.

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Why it matches

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WildcardGood match

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🎲Why this wildcard

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Worth exploring for: survival horror

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