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In Sound Mind

We Create Stuff · Black Lantern Collective · 2021-09-28

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Sep 28, 2021 (PlayStation 5), Sep 28, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 11, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 28, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S)

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.

In Sound Mind is an Action, Indie game released in 2021, priced at $34.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive (95% of 6911 reviews) sentiment.

13
playing now
95%
positive of 7.0k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4,717
twitch viewers (latest)
4717.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
85/100
IGDB user rating (29 ratings)
4.57★
PlayStation Store rating (1,042 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 10h · completionist 17h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$34.99
steam price (US)

13 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

In Sound Mind is a 2021 psychological horror game developed by We Create Stuff and published by Modus Games.

Trailer

In Sound Mind trailer thumbnail

In Sound Mind - Launch Trailer | PS5

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 13 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 515 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~64/week).
  • · Review velocity down 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 140k–314k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,976 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.99-80%
GOG$4.99-80%
Microsoft Store$34.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.69 at Humble Store (2024-09-02) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 127 of 169 observed days · $4.30 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
32932920212026Week of 2021-09-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4682026-09-15 12:00 — 30 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 35 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 18 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 31 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 46 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 23 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 28 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 16 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 17 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 10 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 22 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 14 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 16 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 22 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 25 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 13 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
939Oct 2021Aug 2026Oct 2021 — avg 63 · peak 222Dec 2021 — avg 19 · peak 53Feb 2022 — avg 15 · peak 42Apr 2022 — avg 17 · peak 48Jun 2022 — avg 14 · peak 64Aug 2022 — avg 57 · peak 147Oct 2022 — avg 36 · peak 97Dec 2022 — avg 23 · peak 51Feb 2023 — avg 15 · peak 40Apr 2023 — avg 22 · peak 78Jun 2023 — avg 93 · peak 399Aug 2023 — avg 24 · peak 49Oct 2023 — avg 29 · peak 82Dec 2023 — avg 30 · peak 64Feb 2024 — avg 19 · peak 46Apr 2024 — avg 19 · peak 50Jun 2024 — avg 17 · peak 34Aug 2024 — avg 54 · peak 159Oct 2024 — avg 20 · peak 54Dec 2024 — avg 20 · peak 43Feb 2025 — avg 22 · peak 64Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 53Jun 2025 — avg 15 · peak 31Aug 2025 — avg 17 · peak 50Oct 2025 — avg 18 · peak 42Dec 2025 — avg 22 · peak 46Feb 2026 — avg 17 · peak 41Apr 2026 — avg 18 · peak 42Jun 2026 — avg 16 · peak 36Aug 2026 — avg 13 · peak 26
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$34.99$1.742021-09-282026-10-142021-09-28 — best price $29.742021-12-08 — best price $30.862022-02-21 — best price $34.992022-05-23 — best price $34.992022-10-25 — best price $5.242023-01-16 — best price $4.192023-04-17 — best price $34.992023-06-12 — best price $2.902023-07-31 — best price $29.742023-09-15 — best price $3.182023-11-02 — best price $3.492023-12-25 — best price $2.972024-02-13 — best price $25.712024-04-08 — best price $3.842024-05-29 — best price $34.992024-07-18 — best price $10.842024-08-22 — best price $34.992024-10-01 — best price $34.992024-11-25 — best price $2.892024-12-25 — best price $34.992025-01-17 — best price $3.502025-02-25 — best price $25.712025-04-21 — best price $2.982025-06-06 — best price $2.952025-07-22 — best price $28.972025-09-16 — best price $3.092025-10-24 — best price $25.712025-11-23 — best price $1.832026-01-05 — best price $34.992026-02-24 — best price $25.712026-04-24 — best price $34.992026-06-05 — best price $2.652026-09-01 — best price $34.992026-09-21 — best price $4.192026-10-11 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4672026-05-31 — 14 pageviews2026-06-04 — 17 pageviews2026-06-08 — 11 pageviews2026-06-12 — 19 pageviews2026-06-16 — 19 pageviews2026-06-20 — 11 pageviews2026-06-24 — 14 pageviews2026-06-28 — 7 pageviews2026-07-02 — 29 pageviews2026-07-06 — 26 pageviews2026-07-10 — 23 pageviews2026-07-14 — 24 pageviews2026-07-18 — 23 pageviews2026-07-22 — 13 pageviews2026-07-26 — 30 pageviews2026-07-30 — 19 pageviews2026-08-03 — 40 pageviews2026-08-07 — 19 pageviews2026-08-11 — 30 pageviews2026-08-15 — 17 pageviews2026-08-19 — 24 pageviews2026-08-23 — 30 pageviews2026-08-27 — 19 pageviews2026-08-31 — 22 pageviews2026-09-04 — 27 pageviews2026-09-08 — 21 pageviews2026-09-12 — 31 pageviews2026-09-16 — 29 pageviews2026-09-20 — 46 pageviews2026-09-24 — 24 pageviews2026-09-28 — 27 pageviews2026-10-02 — 30 pageviews2026-10-06 — 29 pageviews2026-10-10 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

32
achievements tracked
64.2%
earned "GOTY 10/10"
22.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-09-28, latest 2021-10-11 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4,66617%32
PS5 (PlayStation)1,87135%33
Xbox Series (Xbox)1,11316%32
Switch (Nintendo)140%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSIndieActionHorrorPuzzleShooterPlatformerStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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