I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Buy89%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

The Dreamers Guild · Point & Click · Oct 17, 2013

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio4 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise25% are divided37% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While it tells an interesting and incredibly dark story that explores unsettling territory even most horror games won't touch, it suffers from game-breaking bugs and some extremely unforgiving puzzles that keep it from reaching the heights of the genre like the best LucasArts adventure games.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is equally impressive, especially for a game released in the mid-'90s when video game performances could range from excellent to notoriously bad.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The dark atmosphere and surreal imagery do a fantastic job of masking the game's low-resolution graphics and create an oppressive mood throughout.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story130 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
74% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Interface
90% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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