{{Infobox video game | title = In Sound Mind | image = In Sound Mind cover.jpg | alt = | caption = | developer = We Create Stuff | publisher = [[Modus Games]] | programmer = {{plainlist| * Ido Tal * Amit Arnon }} | artist = {{plainlist| * Viktor Greksa * Pedro Calvo * Evgeniy "Custom Phase" Erzutov * Joshua Culp * John Hagen }} | composer = {{plainlist| * [[Yoav Landau]] * Sam Haft * Alon Meiri * Or "Orko" Cohen }} | series = | engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1119980/discussions/0/3112542578509781153/|title=What game engine - unreal, unity, or custom? :: ''In Sound Mind'' General Discussions|work=[[Steam Community]]|accessdate=2023-11-14}}</ref> | platforms = {{plainlist| * [[PlayStation 5]] * [[Windows]] * [[Xbox Series X/S]] * [[Nintendo Switch]] }} | released = {{plainlist| * '''PS5, Win, Xbox''' {{vgrelease|WW|September 28, 2021}} * '''Switch''' {{vgrelease|WW|October 11, 2022}} }} | genre = [[Psychological horror game|Psychological horror]], [[Horror game|Horror]] | modes = [[Single-player]] | director = Hen Matshulski | writer = {{plainlist| * Yair Ben-Dor * Daniel Caine * [[Sam Haft]] }} }} '''''In Sound Mind''''' is a 2021 [[psychological horror game]] developed by We Create Stuff and published by [[Modus Games]].
== Gameplay == Players control Desmond Wales, a [[therapist]] who can enter alternate dimensions when listening to [[Tape recording|tape recordings]] of his clients. Each of Wales' clients has their own unique [[level (video games)|level]] based on their fears and [[Psychosis|psychoses]]. Within each level, players fight monsters and solve puzzles.<ref name="GamesRadar">{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/in-sound-mind-is-an-indie-that-brings-new-meaning-to-the-term-psychological-horror/|title=In Sound Mind is an indie that brings new meaning to the term psychological horror|first=Rachel|last=Weber|website=[[GamesRadar]]|date=March 22, 2021|access-date=November 15, 2023}}</ref> The ultimate goal is to solve Wales' own [[amnesia]].<ref name=pcgamer>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-psychological-horror-of-in-sound-mind-feels-years-out-of-date/|title=The psychological horror of ''In Sound Mind'' feels years out of date|last=Carpenter|first=Lincoln|work=[[PC Gamer]]|date=2021-10-05|accessdate=2023-11-14}}</ref>
== Cast and characters ==
* Mick Lauer as Desmond Wales / Agent Rainbow * Tiana Camacho as Tonia, Desmond's pet cat * [[Hayley Nelson]] as Virginia Ruhl * [[Sam Haft]] as Allen Shore * Joshua Tomar{{efn|Singing voice by Guy First}} as Max Nygaard * Luke Edward Smith{{efn|Singing voice by Matan Egozi}} as Lucas Cole * Helen Laser as Rosemary James
== Development == The developer, [[Israel]]-based<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/in-sound-mind-new-israeli-video-game-released-for-pc-ps5-xbox-680610|title='In Sound Mind': New Israeli video game released for PC, PS5, Xbox|last=Reich|first=Aaron|work=[[Jerusalem Post]]|date=2021-09-21|accessdate=2023-11-29}}</ref> studio We Create Stuff, previously made the ''[[Half-Life 2]]'' mod "[[Nightmare House 2]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/in-sound-mind-adds-some-interesting-twists-to-the-classic-insanity-hiding-and-mannequins-formula|title= In Sound Mind adds interesting twists to the ol' "insanity, hiding and mannequins" formula|last=Bell|first=Alice|work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]]|date=2020-06-13|accessdate=2023-11-14}}</ref> [[Modus Games]] released it for Windows, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S on September 28, 2021. It was ported to Switch on October 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gematsu.com/games/in-sound-mind|title=''In Sound Mind''|work=Gematsu|date=28 October 2021 |accessdate=2023-11-14}}</ref> The [[electronic rock]] band and YouTube channel [[The Living Tombstone]] created the soundtrack for the game.<ref name="GamesRadar" />
== Reception == {{Video game reviews | title = Reviews | MC = PC: 75/100<ref name="Metacritic">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/in-sound-mind/|title=''In Sound Mind''|work=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=2023-11-14}}</ref> }}
On [[Metacritic]], ''In Sound Mind'' received positive reviews on Windows and Xbox Series X/S, but the PlayStation 5 version received mixed reviews.<ref name="Metacritic" /> ''[[PC Gamer]]'' said it was competently made but felt it is a retread of previous [[psychological horror]] video games.<ref name=pcgamer/> ''[[Bloody Disgusting]]'' felt that ''In Sound Mind'' used familiar tropes in a better way than many other games, making it a memorable game and a solid debut.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3684756/review-sound-mind-takes-surreal-trip-tortured-memories/|title=[Review] ''In Sound Mind'' Takes You On a Surreal Trip Through Tortured Memories|last=Bolt|first=Neil|work=[[Bloody Disgusting]]|date=2021-09-28|accessdate=2023-11-14}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{Official website|https://modusgames.com/in-sound-mind/}}
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