In Sound Mind Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-26
Review summary
  • Engaging puzzles requiring thinking
  • Great overall soundtrack
  • Wonderfully told story
  • Repetitive and shallow combat
  • Poor optimization and performance
  • Weak horror elements
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Categories

First-Person PerspectivePsychological HorrorPuzzle SolvingSurvival HorrorExplorationCompanion SystemStory-driven GameplayBoss Fights

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMnegative

Snapshot History

Positive
Negative
386
93%
442
89%
11%
Sample precision
Helpful reviews
88%
Unhelpful reviews
11%
Protest reviews
0%
Positive points
1518
Negative points
504
Gameplay points
698
Perf. points
61
Rec. points
280
Misc points
2
Point
Engaging puzzles requiring thinking
Description
Puzzles are described as interesting, enjoyable, fantastic, and wonderful. They require thinking but are not too hard, providing a satisfying challenge.
Importance
44%
Great overall soundtrack
Description
Beyond the Living Tombstone, the game's soundtrack is universally praised as fantastic, cool, amazing, and the greatest. It blends well with the theme and is considered insanely good, with vinyls being a nice touch.
Importance
42%
Wonderfully told story
Description
The story is superb, well-told, beautiful, and amazing. It is drip-fed in a way that keeps players engaged, with great storytelling.
Importance
33%
Excellent horror atmosphere
Description
The atmosphere is genuinely scary, eerie, spooky, and creepy in the right measures. It creates an excellent horror experience with genuinely scary moments.
Importance
32%
Well-balanced puzzle difficulty
Description
Puzzles are not too difficult or too easy; they are fun, intuitive, and solvable. The balance is well-maintained, making them enjoyable without frustration.
Importance
21%
Beautiful graphics and visuals
Description
The graphics are praised as good, beautiful, and great for the price. The art style is appreciated, and the graphics complement the music well.
Importance
20%
Excellent level design
Description
Level design is interesting, on-point, and great. It leads players subtly, with beautiful and enjoyable layouts.
Importance
18%
Excellent voice acting
Description
Voice acting is excellent, especially the villain. It is high-quality, with good writing and Russian voice acting praised.
Importance
18%
Tonia the cat companion
Description
Players love Tonia the talking cat companion, finding her cute and enjoying the ability to pet her. She adds charm to the game.
Importance
18%