In Sound Mind — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| Free game Days Without Incident is out now! | 2025-10-22 | Last month, at the 4 year anniversary of In Sound Mind, we announced Days Without Incident: A short, free horror title we've had hidden away since 2017. We took a side quest to wrap it as a proper game... and it's now ready. Days Without Incident is now out and available on Steam!This comes after last year, for In Sound Mind's 3rd anniversary we've released Nightmare House: The Original Mod for free on Steam. We love taking these side quests when we can, to give something back and show our appreciation to you guys for playing our games. DWI x ISM art by desvid @Daveon64 on twitterDays Without Incident is free, but if you haven't already, we'd |
| In Sound Mind is 4! And a new tiny horror experience coming | 2025-09-28 | Today, In Sound Mind turns 4! To celebrate this year we wanted to give you something special that's part of our history as a studio - Days Without Incident. Days Without Incident was first built in 2017 as prototype, during the years when we at We Create Stuff were transitioning from experimental modding to full time devs. Days Without Incident was never released or revealed but, the ideas and mechanics later inspired psychological storytelling horror, In Sound Mind which released on the 28th of September 2021.Days Without Incident is coming this October for free!Make sure to give it some space in your Halloween playlist.By desvid @Daveon64 o |
| In Sound Mind was released 3 years ago today! | 2024-09-28 | On September 28th 2021, we anxiously hit the release button for In Sound Mind. We had no idea how the game would be received. A lot of the design was a leap of faith. In Sound Mind was also the first game we’ve released as We Create Stuff after many years of hiatus, and our first release on Steam. It ended up hitting Overwhelmingly Positive reviews |
| In Sound Mind update 1.06 | 2022-10-11 | Hello fellow Desmonds, Just two weeks ago, we celebrated 1 year since release of In Sound Mind. We're still here, and we still watch you play, and read your reviews and admire your awesome fanart. Thank you so much, again, for playing and for your support |
| In Sound Mind update 1.05 - New 8 bit tracks from The Living Tombstone and more! | 2022-05-31 | Hello fellow Desmonds, We're excited to ship In Sound Mind patch 1.05 across all platforms today. This update brings further performance optimizations to the game, user experience improvements, bug fixes AND a few new secrets. In addition, we're launching Steam Trading Cards for In Sound Mind! There's a lot to go over, so let's get started. Please remember to follow us and leave a review to support the game! New Steam Cards & Community Items With this new update, we're also shipping Steam Points Shop items and Steam Cards. Including: - 10 collectible Steam Cards, a full badge and foil badge. - 10 emoticons ːismBullːːismEmptyːːismFlashːːismSha |
| Patch Notes: December 7, 2021 | 2021-12-08 | Hi Desmonds, Today we're releasing a small update, In Sound Mind 1.04 with a few bug fixes for a better overall experience. Fixed an issue causing the collectible pill in the lobby floor of the hub to get clipped through the window if migrating from a 1.02 save into 1.03. The interaction was fixed and this should no longer happen to any collectible. Fixed a few trigger issues in Max's tape, with one notable issue causing the bottom floor of the factory to sometimes not load correctly. Fixed an issue around re-playing the RB finale tape with the tape not being reset properly. Additional fixes to tape resets mechanics when replaying the same ta |
| Patch Notes: November 25, 2021 | 2021-11-25 | Hello fellow Desmonds! In Sound Mind Patch 1.03 is now live. Following your feedback, live streams and reports we've fixed bugs, took care of rare blockers, rebalanced many parts and improved the overall flow of In Sound Mind. Please note that the patch notes may include spoilers. General: The game now stores 5 latest autosave checkpoints instead of 1. There's a new load screen displaying the list of recent saves, time and location. This allows going back a bit further in case needed. Your original save will work the same. Improved hangs during saves in mid to late game. Save file size reduced by roughly 50%. Fixed a crash on Windows 8.1 Adde |
| Patch Notes: October 12, 2021 | 2021-10-12 | Today we’re releasing the first stability patch for In Sound Mind. We have more improvements, bug fixes, and QoL changes in the works, so please stay tuned. Fixed a rare crash while fighting The Bull. Fixed an issue causing players to sometimes get locked outside of the quarry in Tape 3, at the end of The Bull boss fight. Loading a save will set the player with at least 20 HP, preventing rare cases where saving with near 0 HP can cause instant death. Improved performance and hangs around enemy inkblots. Player speed should jitter less strangely when experiencing low frame rates. Original demo saves are no longer detected in the main menu (thi |
| In Sound Mind is Available Now! | 2021-09-28 | Experience the haunting memories of Desmond Wales’ patients in In Sound Mind, available now! You can purchase In Sound Mind on Steam now! To celebrate launch, enjoy 15% off In Sound Mind and get a free digital art book. Offer ends October 5th, after that the artbook can be purchased for $0.99. Watch the launch trailer here: https://youtu.be/6K7tlLtRDI8 The deluxe edition is also available now for 15% off! The deluxe version includes the game and the soundtrack from The Living Tombstone. The soundtrack can be purchased separately for $9.99. From the creators of the cult classic Nightmare House 2, In Sound Mind is a psychological horror game th |
| PAX Online Live Stream: A Deep Dive into ISM's Music | 2021-07-16 | Join Modus Community Manager, Luke, plus members of the In Sound Mind team, including The Living Tombstone, Orko, and Alon, as they take a deep dive into the score and soundtrack of In Sound Mind. They will give you a behind the scenes peek at how they've created the tension filled atmosphere within the game. The live stream is Friday, July 16th at 10am PDT! Watch it right here on Steam as a part of the PAX Online 2021 show. |
| Experience the Terrors of In Sound Mind in Eerie New Animated Music Video | 2021-07-08 | Modus Games, in collaboration with hit cartoon animator Mashed and musical sensation The Living Tombstone, today released a terrifying new animated music video for In Sound Mind that showcases the dangers waiting around every corner. The video is set to Desmond’s haunting theme song, ‘Desmond.’ Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/3_OsRs_YIBA Also announced today was the news that in order to give players the most memorable experience possible, In Sound Mind will now be launching on September 28. Willing victims can download the demo and wishlist the game on Steam if they’re ready to face the terrors of their own minds: https://store.steamp |
| Making a Villain: An In Sound Mind Live Stream | 2021-06-15 | Steam's Next Fest starts this week, and we are kicking things off on Thursday with a live stream of In Sound Mind. Modus Community Manager, Hoagie, will be joined by members of We Create Stuff's art team to talk about the process of creating the game's villain. From developing the concept to rigging and animating the model. Join us on Thursday at 9am PDT to check out some never before seen art, ask the developers questions about the upcoming game, and get a behind the scenes look at making a horror game's villain. Watch it live, right here on Steam. |
| In Sound Mind Releases August 3rd. Watch the Brand New Release Date Trailer Here | 2021-04-20 | Psychological horror game In Sound Mind is launching on August 3. Check out the brand new release date trailer here: https://youtu.be/BFsZaNW3u9I In Sound Mind is a first-person horror experience that pits players against the unpredictable dangers stirring within memories. Developed by We Create Stuff, the team behind the legendary Nightmare House 2 mod, and backed by an eerie soundtrack from music sensation The Living Tombstone, In Sound Mind twists seemingly simple recollections into shocking encounters with terrifying threats, unbelievable scenes, and a mysterious talking cat for good measure. Willing victims can download the demo and wish |
| In Sound Mind Community Live Stream - March 24th | 2021-03-24 | Join Modus Community Manager, Hoagie, tomorrow as he plays through the In Sound Mind demo and talks about what players can expect when the full game comes out later this year. He will be answering fan questions, showing off concept art, and exploring the first tape of this mind-bending psychological horror game. Date: Wednesday, March 24th Time: 12:00 PM PDT Where: twitch.tv/modus_games |
| Check Out In Sound Mind's Brand New Key Art | 2021-02-23 | In Sound Mind has a fresh look with brand new key art revealed today! The new art features a cast of characters that you may recognize from the demo: Tonia, Dave, and Virginia. This psychological horror adventure releases later this year, but you can test out the opening section of the game in the free demo right here on Steam! |
| In Sound Mind - PAX Online Community Stream | 2020-09-16 | Join Modus Community Manager Luke Croft as he plays through the In Sound Mind demo! Wednesday, September 16 at 4:00pm PT. |
| In Sound Mind Demo Update Addresses Players' Most Common Feedback | 2020-08-12 | Hi, fellow Desmonds! Let me start by thanking you not only for playing the In Sound Mind demo but also for providing amazing feedback on ways that we can make the experience even better. We’ve just pushed update 0.731, and you will see in the changelog below that your feedback had a direct impact on many of the changes we decided to make. Here is a high-level overview of some of the changes we've been cooking up: Many small bug/quality of life fixes: Over the past few weeks we’ve read your feedback forms, forum discussions, and Discord chats. So, we’ve increased the player height, improved jump momentum for better platforming, improved phrasi |
| In Sound Mind - Community Stream | 2020-06-18 | Watch the nightmare unfold live as Modus Games Community Manager, Luke Croft, plays the first chapter of upcoming psychological horror game, In Sound Mind! Watch it here! |
| In Sound Mind - Dev Discord Q&A | 2020-06-16 | Join the In Sound Mind team to talk about their upcoming psychological horror game! Ido, Hen, and The Living Tombstone will be around to answer all of your questions! Join us on discord.gg/modus and look for the #In-Sound-Mind channel |
| Meet Dave | 2019-08-08 | Dave likes to be helpful 🔑 Right Dave?... Dave? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl3r8TJgpjE Dave is one of the characters you'll meet as you explore the corridors of In Sound Mind. He is an independent, strong mannequin that tries to break from the stereotypes -- not every mannequin in the dark is out to get you! We're going to show a playable demo of In Sound Mind in the upcoming Devcom conference in Cologne later this month (just prior to Gamescom). It's a small cut from the game, and we wanted to share some footage with you if you couldn't make it to the show. Also check out the game teaser we published last month, featuring bits of the s |