I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | $3.99 | DotEmu | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
In the game, you’ll guide each character through their own “hell”-- reviewing their past and confronting their fears and weaknesses, all whilst clinging to the hope of someday being free.
I Have no Mouth, And I Must Scream integrates many appealing features, including:
• Change between "touch" mode and "classic" mode at any time
• Changeable graphics – player can choose between different filters
• Different soundtracks – “midi”, “adlib”, and more
• Several languages available: English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian (subtitles only)
• Play as multiple characters – you choose the order
• Alternate endings
• Well-crafted puzzles
• Inspired by Harlan Ellison’s short story, who also voices the supercomputer!
• No ads, no in-app purchases, no hidden costs. Enjoy all content!
A great story with an interesting, original plot that’s disturbing and thought-provoking in equal measure, I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream is an essential title for any adventure game fan -- and now you can enjoy this cult classic on smartphone and tablet with this specially-adapted version!
Reviews
Good port
crop duster dude
Fun old school game with an intriguing story and atmosphere. Some challenging puzzles with an in game hint system (seems like you’re mildly penalized for using it). Biggest issue I’ve found is some game breaking bugs in 1 of the scenarios (I think you can actually start over by drinking some punch but still could use a fix.) also make sure to keep multiple saves and save when your character isn’t doing anything to minimize risk of a bad save. Overall, very recommended retro adventure, just with caveats
Wonderful Port and Game
Game girl12323
I was scared to purchase this, truthfully— I hate buying things on the App Store and the reviews about interface problems + loading issues made me incredibly hesitant, but IHNMaIMS is one of my favorite short stories of all time. I wanted badly to play the game, but don’t own a PC. I finally purchased this app and could not be more happy with it! Everything is ported wonderfully over to iOS, gameplay remains intact, and the overall story of the game itself is wonderful! Couldn’t be happier with it. So glad to see this underrated game get such a good transfer to iOS!
An Overlooked Classic Ported to iOS
Stormc12
A wonderfully made game made from one of the most horrific stories ever to embrace the world of literature. Harlan Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” puts players in the shoes of five different people stuck within the depths of the Earth, tortured by the AI, AM (Allied Mastercomputer.) Each character’s scenario explores their past along with their flaws. The puzzles are difficult (as per any other standard 90s point and click game) and the game explores many themes including grief, psychology, anxiety, eternal damnation, and many others. The game includes new graphics options that removes the jagged edges from the pixelated sprites, includes a tap control mode along with a classic cursor mode, and two soundtracks that feature the original midi-based ost, along with the remastered ost (missing a couple of tracks.) The game runs wonderfully on my phone, though the controls are a bit tedious as first. The “positive” theme is also missing from the remastered ost for some odd reason. Otherwise, it’s a great game and I definitely suggest buying it, whether it be on iOS or on your PC.
Caveat emptor
KaiN - If that's my real name.
I originally posted about this game being riddled with bugs and dead-ends, but after taking to the Sierra Online mantra of saving often, it remedied many of the original issues I had uncovered. The game itself has been remastered in a way that looks good and plays decently for a touch device. However, I did have an issue where switching to only subtitles stuck and would not allow me turn back on voices (it required a complete uninstall to remedy, which was greatly frustrating). Other than this, I change my original suggestion of using the GOG version to instead play this game like the old adventure games where you have >at least< 2 different save slots in use (I ran into an issue where I had a saved stuck character, which was quite useless). Regardless of bugs, I am glad this game was ported and available for iOS as it brings an intriguing adventure game to the platform.
Good game from a good book
wvinnie86
I read the original book this game is based off of called alone against tomorrow. That’s what sparked my initial interest. I’m using a iPhone 5S and have had no complaints. I like the darkness about the game. Look forward to finishing.
Sort of buggy but alright.
Dommm92
It is thoroughly alright. Fairly regularly there are problems with the game not responding to things it should, particularly doors and movement. It can be hard to select something that is close to another object. Occasionally that will kill you so it's a bit of a problem. SPOILER ALERT The worst bug I've found is with Garristor. There should be an option to put Edna into the Zeppelin to power it...but it's one of those non responsive actions that I can't seem to get to go. Clear up these bugs, and it is a worthy tribute to the original.
Great port
TL 777
Plays well on an iPhone 6 sized screen. Suspends and resumes without issue. Only small issue is that subtitles only display the first line, but you want to play with the sound on anyway for the voice acting.
Blehhgh
bummer300
buggy, I had initially turned the voice acting off but after I discovered that the subtitles display only one line at a time I tried to switch the voice overs back on. However no matter how many times I reload or start a new game the voice overs are still absent, so yeah. Other than that it's aight I guess.
