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.
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My partner and I continued our Gamaween with this genuinely surprise hit of the year.
I seriously wasn’t expecting how good In Sound Mind would be and for We Create Stuff having this as their first full length game really makes me eager to see what they put out next.
This horror game essentially pits you as a psychologist who is going through the many horrific events that their patients experienced as they all broke themselves mentally.
In Sound Mind literally had real life psychologists assist in the making of the game because of how genuinely real a lot of the horrific tragedies that fall upon the patients are.
From mentally breaking down to the loss of loved one to war PTSD to more and more serious issues that do genuinely plague the minds of people around us.
I would call it a classic “early YouTube horror game”. Ya know the one where you roam around first person with a flashlight in a much more upgraded Unity and puzzle your way through its main story?
That’s what this game feels like to me but with loads of love and care poured into its mental health narrative.
As you can imagine, the story is what drove my partner and I to absolutely adore this game and we couldn’t barely put it down. You will sit there wondering what is going on, how do all the pieces fit together and really fall in love it with the world the game gives you which is, the mind of you, the dearest psychologist.
The major attraction for me was the fact the soundtrack was done by internet legends, The Living Tombstone. If you’ve ever heard even ONE of their tracks, you can imagine just how good the music is in this game.
You collect vinyls as you solve the games mysteries and reach your office at the end of every level (known as Tapes) and when you insert the vinyl, gorgeous music plays that represents each patient and character perfectly.
Safe to say. I freakin LOVED In Sound Mind. I think it will go down as one of the most underrated games of this year and it deserves SO much love.
I hope that the game creates enough sales and hype to give We Create Stuff a reason to make bigger and even stronger titles.
I seriously wasn’t expecting how good In Sound Mind would be and for We Create Stuff having this as their first full length game really makes me eager to see what they put out next.
This horror game essentially pits you as a psychologist who is going through the many horrific events that their patients experienced as they all broke themselves mentally.
In Sound Mind literally had real life psychologists assist in the making of the game because of how genuinely real a lot of the horrific tragedies that fall upon the patients are.
From mentally breaking down to the loss of loved one to war PTSD to more and more serious issues that do genuinely plague the minds of people around us.
I would call it a classic “early YouTube horror game”. Ya know the one where you roam around first person with a flashlight in a much more upgraded Unity and puzzle your way through its main story?
That’s what this game feels like to me but with loads of love and care poured into its mental health narrative.
As you can imagine, the story is what drove my partner and I to absolutely adore this game and we couldn’t barely put it down. You will sit there wondering what is going on, how do all the pieces fit together and really fall in love it with the world the game gives you which is, the mind of you, the dearest psychologist.
The major attraction for me was the fact the soundtrack was done by internet legends, The Living Tombstone. If you’ve ever heard even ONE of their tracks, you can imagine just how good the music is in this game.
You collect vinyls as you solve the games mysteries and reach your office at the end of every level (known as Tapes) and when you insert the vinyl, gorgeous music plays that represents each patient and character perfectly.
Safe to say. I freakin LOVED In Sound Mind. I think it will go down as one of the most underrated games of this year and it deserves SO much love.
I hope that the game creates enough sales and hype to give We Create Stuff a reason to make bigger and even stronger titles.
Decent horror game did not scare me whatsoever. Fun little story to explore with okay combat that gets the job done.Felt like they rode mostly on the fact they have music from the living tombstone and did not developed the game more
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Beaten on the: 17/04/24
Beaten on the: 17/04/24
I went in with no expectations and was surprised by how much I liked In Sound Mind. With indie horror you never know what you’re going to get—an asset flip with nothing but loud noises or something with actual substance? This fell into the latter, impressively so, with a decent story involving mental illness, plus combat and puzzles, as well as a number of chapters with different environments and bosses associated with them. There was even a pesky antagonist that stalked the player throughout the entire game; I noticed him peeking around corners, or watching from a bit away. It was extremely effective.
And sometimes it’s the little details that really stand out. Each chapter had a song attached to it, and I love when music is implemented in such a way (Alan Wake 2 comes to mind).
And sometimes it’s the little details that really stand out. Each chapter had a song attached to it, and I love when music is implemented in such a way (Alan Wake 2 comes to mind).
think my patience has just run out for this one. really didn't like the implications the story was making, though the bosses on paper were quite unique but fall short within the areas they roam. the progression devices of each level/tape grow tired in minutes and i simply can't bring myself to play past the third, as its architecture is similar to the previous and merely set at a different time of day. following a convoluted aimless item hunt i picked up a note in the next room and was given hints to another convoluted aimless item hunt.
i liked the cat. it's a shame the mirror shard's effectiveness falls off so quickly. are you meant to take the guy in the hat seriously? i'll watch a youtube video probably.
i liked the cat. it's a shame the mirror shard's effectiveness falls off so quickly. are you meant to take the guy in the hat seriously? i'll watch a youtube video probably.
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Me quede con ganas de que fuera un pocó más de terror y que diera más miedo, el juego es un 5%terror y lo restante es accion, exploracion y resolver puzzles que son muy sencillos.
Como tal me gustaron las historias que se contaron durante las 4 campañas por los casets que tocan varios temas mentales que estan muy bien narrados y si dan esa sencion de escuchar a alguien real.
Pero el final me parecío meh y hasta cierto punto predecible con quien era Mr.Rainbow xd.
A mi parecer es un juego mediano que tiene unas pocas cosas buenas, varias malas y muchas Meh a mi gusto como su combate que está muy simple con falta de enemigos interesates :/
Me quede con ganas de que fuera un pocó más de terror y que diera más miedo, el juego es un 5%terror y lo restante es accion, exploracion y resolver puzzles que son muy sencillos.
Como tal me gustaron las historias que se contaron durante las 4 campañas por los casets que tocan varios temas mentales que estan muy bien narrados y si dan esa sencion de escuchar a alguien real.
Pero el final me parecío meh y hasta cierto punto predecible con quien era Mr.Rainbow xd.
A mi parecer es un juego mediano que tiene unas pocas cosas buenas, varias malas y muchas Meh a mi gusto como su combate que está muy simple con falta de enemigos interesates :/