The final few months of the year are always big for horror titles as Halloween seems to put everyone in the mood to be spooked. Today, the upcoming psychological horror gameIn Sound Mindreceived a gameplay trailer that dives deep into the lore of the game and shows off its mechanics.
Posted to the official PlayStation YouTube channel, theIn Sound Mindgameplay trailer takes a look at what players will be doing when they try to survive their way through the game when it releases later this month. The horror title will fit right in alongsideother psychological thrillers releasing later this year likeAlan Wake Remasteredas it focuses primarily on the psyche of those around its protagonist, a therapist named Desmond Wales.
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Desmond wakes up in an abandoned building only to find cassette tapes of his sessions with his patients which, after listening to them, transport him into their brains. Players will have to navigate the psyches of different people as they try to outrun or fight off different monsters themed around each patient’s fears. In that regard, it shares a lot ofsimilarities withPsychonauts 2as the minds of each different person are wildly different from the next.
In Sound Mindis told through a first-person perspectivethat forces the player to choose between using their flashlight to see and holding a weapon for defense. While the game seems to mostly focus on its horror and psychology, it looks like it’s going to take an action focus from time to time. The trailer showed off several different weapons for the player to use including handguns, flareguns, and shotguns.
Based on the gameplay trailer, it looks likeIn Sound Mindis going to be primarily taking place inside the minds of Desmond’s patientswhich look to be surreal areas full of monsters living in unique environments. There’s still a lot to be seen of the game, but so far it looks like it’s shaping up to be a solid horror entry for 2021.
The game is being made by We Create Stuff, a studio whose past work includestheHalf Life 2modNightmare House 2and the popular Flash gamePortal: The Flash Versionwhich imagined the gameplay ofPortalas a 2D platformer.In Sound Mindseems to be promising based on its trailers and when looking at the studio’s history of horror titles withNightmare House 2.
In Sound Mindis set to release on September 28 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S with a Nintendo Switch version in development.
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