Wonderful Port and Game

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

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

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.

An Old Friend Returned

When my PC version of this game was no longer compatible with my computer I was heartbroken. Imagine my surprise to find it alive and well and living on the App Store! Thank you to all those beautiful nerds who refused to let it die.

Very Disappointing Conversion

As an older gamer, I was beyond excited to find this release on iPad. Unfortunately, after my initial excitement, I found it to be a buggy mess. The touch controls do not work well and led to multiple game breaking glitches that lost me about an hours worth of progress. The Give function also does not work with the touch controls and the classic controls cursor sensitivity is busted. How controls for a Point and Click adventure game can be this broken is beyond belief. The graphic and sound conversion seems faithful and well done, but until the controls are fixed this game is a waste of your time and money. I like DotEmu and own a few of their retro conversions, but they won't get another dime from me until this game is fixed.

Good game, poor translation to iOS.

The game itself is smart, thought-provoking, mature, and challenging but not intractable. 4.5 stars. The translation to iOS, however, is quite poor. First of all, the controls are confusing. More than halfway through the game, I am still not sure how to go through doors (do I “use” them? “Walk to” them? “Push” them? Some combination of those?) Second, there are bugs that, though rarely encountered, can render the game unplayable. To cite just one example, I once lost almost a third of my progress because my player simply disappeared from the playing field when I loaded my saved-progress file.

Good port

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

Sound Issues?

I got this game a while ago, and I absolutely love it! The problem is, after a few weeks of not playing, the sound disappeared? Ive uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and checked my settings but it wont come back. All I want to hear is AM’s sultry voice. Overall, the game’s awesome, the sound thing is the only problem. But, if you don’t mind silence when playing, it’s definitely worth it.

The classic '90s adventure game for Windows PC based on the Harlan Ellison story of the same name, has quietly reappeared on contemporary hardware this week.

Polygon Tue Sep 13 2016

DotEmu, in partnership with Night Dive Studios, has released the 90's adventure title, 'I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream,' for two new platforms, iOS and...

High Def Digest Tue Sep 13 2016

DotEmu has brought the cult classic 90s adventure I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream to iOS and Android.

Pocket Gamer Tue Sep 13 2016

The horrifying point-and-click adventure game based on the Harlan Ellison book, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, is o…

VG247 Tue Sep 13 2016

I Have No Mouth is a point and click adventure game with five protagonists, each with their own section of the game that can be played in any...

Android Police Tue Sep 13 2016

Cult-classic sci-fi horror adventure I Have no Mouth, and I Must Scream has arrived on iOS and Android platforms.

Eurogamer.net Tue Sep 13 2016

Mobile gamers looking for psychological horror and unsettling adventure games are in luck in this week, as DotEmu has discounted the ports...

Pocket Gamer Mon Mar 13 2017