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In Sound Mind
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
72 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I bought this a long time ago, and I regret just playing it now. I just finish the first chapter and it already amazing. Get this if you like psychological horror!”
“[h1][b]The game has a talking cat [/b][/h1] [h3][b]What I liked about the game[/b][/h3] [list] [*] Fantastic soundtrack. The soundtrack blends in well with the game’s theme. [*] I like the idea behind the game/story. I…”
“Great game with a very compelling story and an epic soundtrack I hope we can get a part 2 in the future”
46 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1][b]The game has a talking cat [/b][/h1] [h3][b]What I liked about the game[/b][/h3] [list] [*] Fantastic soundtrack. The soundtrack blends in well with the game’s theme. [*] I like the idea behind the game/story. I…”
“Not even sure where to start with this game. A masterclass in storytelling, music, and puzzles. Not too hard, not too easy, just right. Such a perfect and peak game, I love the living tombstone and will never stop!…”
“THIS IS EXACTLY THE GAME I NEEDED. if you're debating on getting this game, just get it!! play it and love it!! this is a psychological, heartfelt, suspenseful, mysterious game with so much charm. The puzzle solving…”
34 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1][b]The game has a talking cat [/b][/h1] [h3][b]What I liked about the game[/b][/h3] [list] [*] Fantastic soundtrack. The soundtrack blends in well with the game’s theme. [*] I like the idea behind the game/story. I…”
“Great game with a very compelling story and an epic soundtrack I hope we can get a part 2 in the future”
“Not even sure where to start with this game. A masterclass in storytelling, music, and puzzles. Not too hard, not too easy, just right. Such a perfect and peak game, I love the living tombstone and will never stop!…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Я бы поррекомендовал эту игру, но сразу готов предупредить - она местами бесит. На каждом из черырех уровней-кассет есть босс, который преследует с самого начала и до конца, его нельзя убить, от него нужно только…”
“[h1]Wow, what a gem[/h1] I bought this game randomly and it sat in my library for quite a while. At first I avoided it because I assumed it would be another piece of indie “slop”. [b]I was completely wrong.[/b] Once I…”
“Great game, although i was hoping for a more Horror styled focused gameplay, i had fun nonetheless, i must give credits to the Mall section, had some good surprises, specially rainbow showing up behind me after looking…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Not even sure where to start with this game. A masterclass in storytelling, music, and puzzles. Not too hard, not too easy, just right. Such a perfect and peak game, I love the living tombstone and will never stop!…”
“Really good, takes about 30 hours to fully complete *everything* by yourself, probably way shorter if you use a guide but I'd advise against it. If you're used to FPS shooters, then choose the Hard difficulty. Normal is…”
“I absolutely loved In Sound Mind. The atmosphere had me on edge the whole time, and I really enjoyed the mix of horror, puzzles, and shooting—it felt fresh and fun. At first, running out of ammo was a bit frustrating,…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I paid $3.75 for this game, and let me say, it's no doubt worth the play through at that price. For $35 normal price, mmm, probably not. The story is good. Great idea and it's told nicely. It's set up for a sequel. This…”
“idk it's not bad, but bored me after a while”
“Я бы поррекомендовал эту игру, но сразу готов предупредить - она местами бесит. На каждом из черырех уровней-кассет есть босс, который преследует с самого начала и до конца, его нельзя убить, от него нужно только…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Я бы поррекомендовал эту игру, но сразу готов предупредить - она местами бесит. На каждом из черырех уровней-кассет есть босс, который преследует с самого начала и до конца, его нельзя убить, от него нужно только…”
“Beautiful game that has a stunning story that ties itself together in the end with stunning graphics and music thats good on the ears, little confused on how some of the tools worked at first but once I figured it out…”
“Its not a bad game by any means, so I recommend it. The story is pretty good! However I hate how you get stuck on the floor when crouching, on the walls, on the ceiling! Additionally, the stuttering, the drop in frames…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Я бы поррекомендовал эту игру, но сразу готов предупредить - она местами бесит. На каждом из черырех уровней-кассет есть босс, который преследует с самого начала и до конца, его нельзя убить, от него нужно только…”
“I really wanted to enjoy this game, but I encountered a serious game‑breaking bug that makes it impossible to progress. The hallway leading to the doctor’s office — where you are supposed to listen to Virginia’s Tape —…”
“Absolutely LOVED it!!! Icarus was my favorite story, but the cyclops was by far my favorite enemy design. Fantastic story!!! I will note that its VERY easy to soft lock yourself after you get the flare gun if you USE…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I really wanted to enjoy this game, but I encountered a serious game‑breaking bug that makes it impossible to progress. The hallway leading to the doctor’s office — where you are supposed to listen to Virginia’s Tape —…”
“I liked the cat better when it was just a cat but otherwise amazing game”
“I just don't feel it, and the game doesn't really sell me the idea of keep going”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“+ good story + amazing songs + cute cat - sometime it is unclear what I suppose to do”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Truly an unexpected hidden gem, the soundtrack and everything is genuinely amazing. Highly recommend this game, I did not expect to like it this much.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Really great game let down by modern game design tropes. You know the memes where a video game character won't shut up, telling you exactly what to do immediately and without prompting? That's who you play as. You click on a screw and your character says something like "I could…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“ABSOLUTE CINEMA. Holy shxtt. Probably the first horror game that made me this emotinal(if we are not talking about zombie horror that is). Last time i played horror game this good was Alan wake 2. Story is remarkable. Graphic is good but not great. sound track is good. combat is…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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In Sound Mind was released 3 years ago today!
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In Sound Mind update 1.06
Hello fellow Desmonds, Just two weeks ago, we celebrated 1 year since release of In Sound Mind. We're still here, and we still watch you play, and read your reviews and admire your awesome fanart. Tha
In Sound Mind update 1.05 - New 8 bit tracks from The Living Tombstone and more!
Hello fellow Desmonds, We're excited to ship In Sound Mind patch 1.05 across all platforms today. This update brings further performance optimizations to the game, user experience improvements, bug fi
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Psychological Horror · Story Rich · Puzzle · Action · Singleplayer · Atmospheric · First-Person · Indie · Shooter · FPS · Action-Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Official site | https://insoundmind.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 Processor: Core i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280 Storage: 20 GB available space