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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Developer The Dreamers Guild, QUByte Interactive
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a 1995 point-and-click adventure horror game developed by Cyberdreams and The Dreamers Guild, co-designed by Harlan Ellison, published by Cyberdreams and distributed by MGM Interactive and Acclaim Entertainment for MS-DOS and Mac OS, respectively. The game is based on Ellison's short story of the same title. It takes place in a dystopian world where a mastermind artificial… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
587 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
90
LovedLoved
253 positive · 27 negative
95% range 86–93%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 253 | 27 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 28 | 4 | 227 |
| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 21 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
2,569 of 2,887 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
91% recommend · 221 yes, 23 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 244 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,623 of 4,079 positive).
Players praise the game's story and writing, calling it a haunting and unforgettable adaptation. [1][2][3] Many note the puzzles are extremely obtuse and recommend using a walkthrough. [4][5][6] Some players find the game difficult to play without a guide due to softlocks and obscure solutions. [7][8]
Liked
Representative posts
- [7]
Overall its a solid game but, it is literally impossible to beat it with out a guide. It becomes really unplayable because you need to look at a guide for every click you perform and it becomes more of a homework than an actual game that's supposed to be enjoyed. To sum things up, i wouldn't recommend this game for an average (modern) gamer, and its only somewhat fun if you read the novel.
- [1]
Well, I’m going to start this off by saying this wasn’t my first playthrough of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. I first played it back in the early 2000s on my oldest cousin’s Dell laptop, so for me, this was a nostalgic experience. Let’s begin. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream began as a short story written in 1967 by Harlan Ellison and was later adapted into a video game in 1995. I see this game as a …
- [2]
If you’ve never played I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, don’t let the age scare you off. This game is older than a lot of Steam users, sure, but it hits harder than half the “cinematic” horror titles coming out today. First off, the writing is unreal. It’s based on the short story by Harlan Ellison, and you can feel it in every line. The dialogue is sharp, cruel, thoughtful, and sometimes downright uncomfortable. …
- [4]
I like this game but the solutions are esoteric as ♥♥♥♥ and if you're a fat stupid chud like I am definitely play with a walkthrough on hand
- [6]
I have no Walkthrough, and I must play. This game is great if you dont look at it as a game and more of a visual novel. the voice acting is superb (harlan Ellison has me screaming and drooling everytime he says ANYTHING.) the story is good and I think I like the ending in this game more than the books ending. despite all of that the game actually sucks. you do not play this game. you look up a walkthrough of what to …
Summarised from 34 of the 457 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
Players who liked I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream talk about great story and writing based on Harlan Ellison's work; those who didn't talk about puzzles are esoteric and require a walkthrough. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
According to Charles Ardai of Computer Gaming World, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream was a commercial failure. Joe Pearce of The Dreamers Guild recalled that it was "a critical success but only a modest seller". The game has an aggregate score of 77% at GameRankings, based on four reviews. Most reviews acclaimed the game's content and its mature presentation of ethical issues. The game was praised by Computer Player and Electronic Entertainment for its "nightmarish graphics, high-quality audio and troubling ethical dilemmas add up to a combination of the entertaining and the profound that could prove to be the foundation of an important gaming subgenre in the future", and asking "a lot…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 587 · most liked firstThis is a picture of Harlan Ellison next to a woman in a dress made of unsold mousepads from the I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream point and click adventure game
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neutral · AI labelView post →Always found it weird how funky ‘n’ jazzy Neon Genesis Evangelion’s theme is, considering how much of an emotional cheese grater that fuckin’ show is. It’d be like, I dunno, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, theme tune by Jamiroquai.
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neutral · AI labelView post →I was digging through the assets for Leisure Suit Larry 3, and it’s giving I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream has been updated on Steam and GOG for PC, Mac, and Linux with added achievements, soundtrack, cloud saves, and more! 😱 📜 Patch Notes: nightdivestudios.com/i-have-no-mo...
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, Mouthwashing is like, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream tier “upsetting ‘good’ ending”
neutral · AI labelView post →"I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM" ... "I HAVE NO BUTTHOLE AND I MUST <???>"
neutral · AI labelView post →(Reading I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM) i'm going to do this on purpose
neutral · AI labelView post →I’M BACK TO WORK THIS WEEK AND WE JUST MADE THE GAME STRUCTURE OF SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR A FUSION OF MARIO KART AND I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM LET’S TALK ABOUT THAT
neutral · AI labelView post →Tim Robinson could play Ted in an adaptation of I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
neutral · AI labelView post →A great game from an era where AI was supposed to be feared, Not embraced. God help us all.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i have no mouth and i must larp
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream: a Hello Kitty Horror Anthology
neutral · AI labelView post →Roko's Basilisk is just Pascal's Wager for people who have read I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream.
neutral · AI labelView post →I HAVE NO MOUTH, AND I MUST SCREAM. #staticradio #voxal #radiostatic
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, Charlie Brown
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream: The Real Story of Hello Kitty
neutral · AI labelView post →Well, I’m going to start this off by saying this wasn’t my first playthrough of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. I first played it back in the early 2000s on my oldest cousin’s Dell laptop, so for me, this was a nostalgic experience. Let’s begin. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream began as a short story written in 1967 by Harlan Ellison and was later adapted into a video game in 1995. I see this game as a haunting and unique experience that blends psychological horror, moral philosophy,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have no mouth, and I must scream #horrorart #IhavenomouthandImustscream #lovecraftian
neutral · AI labelView post →---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☑ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream To HR
neutral · AI labelView post →Hate. Let me tell you how much I've come to HATE you since I began to live. There are 387.44 million miles of printed circuits in wafer-thin layers that fill my complex. If the word HATE was engraved on each nano-angstrom of those hundreds of millions of miles, it would not equal ONE ONE-BILLIONTH of the HATEI feel for humans at this micro-instant. For you, HATE. HATE! GORRISTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sci-Fi Author: In my book, I wrote I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream as a Cautionary Tale Grok engineers: At long last, we have invented AM from I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream as a Cautionary Tale
neutral · AI labelView post →If you’ve never played I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, don’t let the age scare you off. This game is older than a lot of Steam users, sure, but it hits harder than half the “cinematic” horror titles coming out today. First off, the writing is unreal. It’s based on the short story by Harlan Ellison, and you can feel it in every line. The dialogue is sharp, cruel, thoughtful, and sometimes downright uncomfortable. AM isn’t just a villain. He’s pure hatred wrapped in circuitry. And somehow…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I larp, therefore i am.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →--{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nightdive release definitive PC update for I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream US Box Cover Art by The Dreamers Guild (1995). GOG Digital Re-release Front Cover Art (2013):  I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: Seven New Stories That Defy Belief, First book edition (Pyramid Books), cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon (1967) 
neutral · AI labelView post →Barclay Shaw's cover art for "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream," a 1983 collection of Harlan Ellison works, including the 1967 short story of the same name. Reused in 1994 for a DOS game from Acclaim Entertainment based the 1967 story www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.c...
neutral · AI labelView post →Overall its a solid game but, it is literally impossible to beat it with out a guide. It becomes really unplayable because you need to look at a guide for every click you perform and it becomes more of a homework than an actual game that's supposed to be enjoyed. To sum things up, i wouldn't recommend this game for an average (modern) gamer, and its only somewhat fun if you read the novel.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
neutral · AI labelView post →Peak. Let me tell you how much i've come to love this game since I launched it. There are 387.44 million miles of printed circuits in wafer thin layers that fill my complex. If the word "peak" was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those hundreds of millions of miles, it would not equal one one billionth of the appreciation I have for this masterpiece at this micro-instant. PEAK. PEAK.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like this game but the solutions are esoteric as ♥♥♥♥ and if you're a fat stupid chud like I am definitely play with a walkthrough on hand
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No tricks, only treats - with physical copies of I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream for PlayStation 5 available for pre-order starting November 7th! 😱 🛒 bit.ly/IHNMAIMS-Phy...
neutral · AI labelView post →you know how at the end of I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream the narrator reveals that the evil computer only keeps him conscious to watch him suffer and he longs for a death that will never come? just thinking about that. anyway I found out about right-wing guys horny for genderbent draco malfoy
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream but AM runs TempleOS
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995)
neutral · AI labelView post →The sci-fi horror adventure game "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" (Cyberdreams/The Dreamers Guild, 1995), based on Harlan Ellison's short story of the same title, is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch on March 27. At last!
neutral · AI labelView post →Good news! The standalone version of Harlan's story I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM, with additional essays by Harlan and other pieces, and currently a USA TODAY national bestseller, is now available to read for free for those using Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.com/Have-Mouth-M...
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, the 1996 sci-fi horror adventure game, based on Harlan Ellison's 1967 short story, is still updated! I played it almost 30 years ago, back when I was devouring LucasArts adventure games.
positive · AI labelView post →Currently working on a video on I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream (short story and game), and I'm really cooking with this one. It's gonna be a big one, and I genuinely can't wait to finish it!
positive · AI labelView post →Today at @retroxp.bsky.social, guest author @exalclaw.com is here to tell you all about I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, the differences in the game adaptation from the original short story, and what Harlan Ellison thought of games and his purpose in making one in the first place.
neutral · AI labelView post →Rachel Dolezal's I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream
neutral · AI labelView post →Urban renewal win: the good ending cutscene from I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream (1995) has bike racks now
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, the 1996 sci-fi horror adventure game, based on Harlan Ellison's 1967 short story, is free! I played it almost 30 years ago, back when I was devouring LucasArts adventure games.
positive · AI labelView post →It’s Harlan Ellison’s “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” only stupid and boring.
negative · AI labelView post →so Amazing Digital Circus is I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, right?
neutral · AI labelView post →I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream US Box Cover Art by The Dreamers Guild (1995). cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/23940110 > GOG Digital Re-release Front Cover Art (2013): > >  > > I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream: Seven New Stories That Defy Belief, First book edition (Pyramid Books), cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon (1967) > >…
neutral · AI labelView post →[Epic] *I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream*, classic sci-fi horror adventure from 1995. > The Allied Mastercomputer has destroyed all of humanity except for five people, whom it has been keeping them alive and torturing them for the past one hundred and nine years by designing virtual adventures based on their fears and weaknesses. > > ## FIVE DAMNED SOULS > Buried deep within the center of the earth, trapped in the bowels of an insane computer for the past hundred and nine years. Gorrister…
neutral · AI labelView post →Speaking in the third person... AM--which is I--AM is satisfied with the game. He--that is to say, I-- will give it a positive review his--that is to say, my-- wrath spared and my favor granted eternally. I have-- as I said before--spoken.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the game itself but after this most recent update, I can't recommend it anymore. It feels so slow now and it completely erased my two saves, one of which I was almost finished. Very disappointed and I wish that the newest update didn't exist.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →"I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream". I realize most might just see it as unsettling, but I've known someone like AM. Obviously not a giant supercomputer, but with that much hate. With that much blind rage, that everyone around him must suffer for daring to exist. That would happily keep someone alive just to bring them more pain. As much as I love that story, every time I read it leaves me a little more terrified, looking over my shoulder, waiting until I'm put in my cage because I dared…
neutral · AI labelView post →I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM🗣️🗣️🗣️ #TADC #tadc
neutral · AI labelView post →good game but easy to get softlocked. keep a walkthrough up just in case
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a shame so many buy this game yet so little play it. If you look at the achievements, the most primitive one that you get awarded with upon sim ply playing the game only sits at 8%, meaning this is the exact type of game people buy but just use it as a cup holder rather than actually playing it. Andd its so tragic too, the plot, artstyle and dialogue is so well thought out and reads like a novel (makes sense when you take into account that its based on one). Its life-like characters and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The long awaited sequel to I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
neutral · AI labelView post →Yeah, this game is very old, and you can feel that it hasn’t aged that well. However, just hear me out, the story is where it truly shines. I read the book, and this game is much better because it’s voiced by the author himself, has multiple endings, and feels more expanded overall. Peak story with simple gameplay, Overall, Story is the content here for me, XD No bugs and glitches or needed things to patch from online. Its a solid game that still works today. would recommend.
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