Action · September 28, 2021

In Sound Mind (2021)

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As you awake in the corridors of an inexplicable building, you find the environment takes on a life of its own and leads you to discover a series of victims, all exposed to the same experimental chemical. In your search for answers, bizarre visions emerge and introduce a host of imposing horrors…and a cat named Tonia. From the creators of the cult classic Nightmare House 2 comes In Sound Mind, a witty first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles and unique boss fights. Traverse a series of unsettling memories as you journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind. A new survival horror experience from the creators of the legendary Nightmare House 2. We Create Stuff, the team behind one of highest-rated mods of all time returns with an unexpected spin on the horror genre. Experience a series of haunting memories. Journey through a progression of unsettling stories, each with unique puzzles, mechanics, weapons, and boss fights. Overcome a cast of terrors. Confront those who stalk you in a series of daunting boss fights and learn how to defeat them by solving mind-bending puzzles. An eerie soundtrack by The Living Tombstone. The internet icon lends his distinct sound to this next generation psychological thriller, with a distinctive song for each story. Unexpect the expected. Explore an imaginative and disorienting narrative, featuring sentient mannequins, a feline companion, and much more. And yes, you can pet the cat.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 282
  • Psychological Horror · 249
  • Story Rich · 247
  • Puzzle · 219
  • Action · 208
  • Singleplayer · 197
  • Atmospheric · 196
  • First-Person · 167
  • Indie · 162
  • Shooter · 139
  • FPS · 139
  • Action-Adventure · 139
  • Exploration · 130
  • Platformer · 127
  • Psychedelic · 125

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume5.8k Steam reviewsTop 55% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic75/100Genre average 77 — top 65% of Action titles
Engagement hours9 h averageTop 52% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (11)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 5.8k reviews

5.5k positive · 291 negative

Metacritic

75/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.7/10

Curator recommendations

5.0k

Press Quotes

“Easily the best psychological horror game I’ve ever reviewed” 10/10 – Gamer Escape “One of the year's best adventure games” 9/10 – PC Invasion “A fantastic single-player horror game” 4/5 – Screen Rant

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

9h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

32

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateSep 28, 2021
DeveloperWe Create Stuff
PublisherMaximum Entertainment
Base price$3.49 -90%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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