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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Current}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Current}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|S.A.G.A.}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|SAGA|Original}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|ScummVM|Re-release}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 31, 1995|ref={{cn|reason=DOS and Mac OS release dates may be incorrect, if you have a verified source, please update these|date=July 2016}}}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|November 17, 1995|ref=<ref name="press release">[https://www.game-nostalgia.com/mouth/info/mgm_i_have_no_mouth_press_release.htm MGM Interactive press release: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|October 31, 1995|ref={{cn|reason=DOS and Mac OS release dates may be incorrect, if you have a verified source, please update these|date=July 2016}}}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1996|ref=<ref name="press release"/>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2013|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/release_i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream Release: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>[https://www.gog.com/news/release_i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream Release: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - GOG.com]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 17, 2013|ref=<ref name="release date">[http://store.steampowered.com/news/11650/ News - Now Available - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 17, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://store.steampowered.com/news/11650/ News - Now Available - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 17, 2013|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 17, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 245390
 
|steam appid  = 245390
|gogcom page  = i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream
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|gogcom id    = 1207659593
 +
|hltb        = 4575
 +
|igdb        = i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = harlan-ellison-i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 
|wikipedia    = I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
{{++}} Can be run under [http://scummvm.org ScummVM]
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{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
{{--}} German and French version has one important part of the game removed,thus rendering the game unbeatable.
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{{--}} German and French version has one important part of the game removed, thus rendering the game unbeatable.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream|i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207659593|i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/245390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/page1 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 245390 | Steam | Comes pre-configured with [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM].<ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/245390/config/ I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 245390 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All digital versions are preconfigured with [[ScummVM]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/changelog/post6 Changelog:, page 1, post 6 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref><ref>[https://steamdb.info/app/245390/config/ I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database]</ref>
 +
{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#other ScummVM].
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Higher quality music (ScummVM)===
 +
The GOG.com and Steam releases include the original soundtrack in MP3 format, taken from the composer's original master tapes.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13841|title=Enhanced Soundtrack in IHNMAIMS: How-To - ScummVM :: Forums (quoting Stephen Kick)|date=2019-10-02|snippet=The story behind the bonus OST is really interesting, when we started the development of the re-release of IHNMAIMS we learned from Harlan Ellison that the guy who created the soundtrack is none other than John Ottman who became an award winning composer for Hollywood movies including the most recent XMen movie. We were able to contact his agent and ask him about the soundtrack. Luckily he still had the original Data tapes from his sessions in a storage locker. He paid to have them found and digitized and then finally sent to us so that we could include them with the game. Pretty freaking amazing if you ask me. Not only are they of much higher quality but they also included the 21 additional tracks which never made it into the game. We decided to include them because we thought they would provide some really fascinating content for fans of the game who would appreciate the lengths we went through to offer the re-release and bonus content. They are named "bonus tracks" because they have no other official name!}}</ref> It can be formatted for use in ScummVM by following [https://forums.scummvm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=13841 this guide]. A batch script for use with [http://mp3splt.sourceforge.net/mp3splt_page/home.php MP3Split] can be found [https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/enhanced_soundtrack_ingame_howto/post8 on the GOG.com forums].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\SCREAM}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\SCREAM\}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\SCREAM\Scream.sav}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\SCREAM\Scream.sav}}
{{Game data/row|Mac OS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes          =
|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games store      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games store notes =
|uplay                 =  
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|gog galaxy            = false
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes      =
 +
|origin                 =  
 +
|origin notes           =  
 +
|steam cloud           = false
 +
|steam cloud notes     =  
 +
|uplay                 =  
 +
|uplay notes           =
 +
|xbox cloud            =
 +
|xbox cloud notes      =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
 
{{Image|I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
{{Image|GOG.com DOSBox Configurator v2.png|Graphics settings (GOG.com version)}}
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{{Video
{{Video settings
 
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 640x480 only.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              =  
+
|120 fps notes              = Cursor frame rate is capped at 85 FPS.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5448/ download]
 +
  |fan       = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              = SVGA
 
|dos modes              = SVGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Mac OS
 +
|minOS    = 7.1
 +
|minCPU  = Motorola 68000
 +
|minRAM  = 8 MB
 +
|minHD    = 15 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  

Revision as of 05:03, 18 June 2021

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream cover
Developers
The Dreamers Guild
Publishers
Original Cyberdreams
Current Night Dive Studios
Engines
Original SAGA
Re-release ScummVM
Release dates
DOS November 17, 1995[1]
Mac OS (Classic) 1996[1]
Windows (ScummVM) September 5, 2013[2]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) October 17, 2013[3]
Linux (ScummVM) October 17, 2013[3]
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Horror
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on HowLongToBeat
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on IGDB
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on MobyGames
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on Wikipedia

Key points

Can be run under ScummVM.
German and French version has one important part of the game removed, thus rendering the game unbeatable.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Mac OS
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Comes pre-configured with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Comes pre-configured with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All digital versions are preconfigured with ScummVM.[4][5]
A demo is available from ScummVM.

Essential improvements

Higher quality music (ScummVM)

The GOG.com and Steam releases include the original soundtrack in MP3 format, taken from the composer's original master tapes.[6] It can be formatted for use in ScummVM by following this guide. A batch script for use with MP3Split can be found on the GOG.com forums.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\SCREAM\[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\SCREAM\Scream.sav[Note 1]
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Toggle with Alt+ Enter (when using DOSBox or ScummVM).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Cursor frame rate is capped at 85 FPS.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Fan translation, download
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes SVGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 4.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 33 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7.1
Processor (CPU) Motorola 68000
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 MGM Interactive press release: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
  2. Release: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - GOG.com
  3. 3.0 3.1 News - Now Available - I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
  4. Changelog:, page 1, post 6 - Forum - GOG.com
  5. I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database
  6. Enhanced Soundtrack in IHNMAIMS: How-To - ScummVM :: Forums (quoting Stephen Kick) - last accessed on 2019-10-02
    "The story behind the bonus OST is really interesting, when we started the development of the re-release of IHNMAIMS we learned from Harlan Ellison that the guy who created the soundtrack is none other than John Ottman who became an award winning composer for Hollywood movies including the most recent XMen movie. We were able to contact his agent and ask him about the soundtrack. Luckily he still had the original Data tapes from his sessions in a storage locker. He paid to have them found and digitized and then finally sent to us so that we could include them with the game. Pretty freaking amazing if you ask me. Not only are they of much higher quality but they also included the 21 additional tracks which never made it into the game. We decided to include them because we thought they would provide some really fascinating content for fans of the game who would appreciate the lengths we went through to offer the re-release and bonus content. They are named "bonus tracks" because they have no other official name!"