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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|The Dreamers Guild}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|The Dreamers Guild}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Cyberdreams}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Cyberdreams|Original}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Cyberdreams|Original}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|ScummVM|Re-release}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|ScummVM|Re-release}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
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{{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>}}
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{{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"/>}}
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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>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 5, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/news/release_i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream|title=Release: I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
{{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|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|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 17, 2013|wrapper=ScummVM|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Cinematic camera}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 245390
 
|steam appid  = 245390
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659593
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659593
 
|hltb        = 4575
 
|hltb        = 4575
 
|igdb        = i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 
|igdb        = i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 +
|lutris      = i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = harlan-ellison-i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream
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|mobygames    = 617
 
|wikipedia    = I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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}}
 
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'''Key points'''
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{{Introduction
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{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
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|introduction      =
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{{--}} German and French version has one important part of the game removed, thus rendering the game unbeatable.
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|release history  =
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 +
|current state    = German and French version have the Nimdok chapter removed, making achieving the "best" ending more complicated.
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}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{++}} Can be run under [[ScummVM]].
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659593|i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659593|i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/245390/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail |  | Unknown | | | DOS, Mac OS }}
 
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-IHNMAIMS | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | 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 }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [https://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| GMG | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 245390 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 245390 | DRM-free | Comes pre-configured with [https://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{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>
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{{ii}} All digital versions are preconfigured with [[ScummVM]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/changelog/post6|title=Changelog:, page 1, post 6 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamdb.info/app/245390/config/|title=I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database|date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
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===Demo===
 
{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#other ScummVM].
 
{{ii}} A demo is available from [https://www.scummvm.org/demos/#other ScummVM].
  
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===[[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
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|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
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|discord notes         =  
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|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
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|gog galaxy             = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
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|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
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|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
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|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
−
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
−
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
−
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
−
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
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|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]] or [http://scummvm.org/ ScummVM]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio        =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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|general midi audio        = true
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|general midi audio notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Traditional Chinese
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = Retail only.
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Korean
 +
|interface = true
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|audio    = unknown
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|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = [https://forum.scummbr.com/index.php?topic=759.0 Translation.]
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|fan      = true
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|ref      =
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
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  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |subtitles = hackable
 
  |subtitles = hackable
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [http://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5448/ download]  
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  |notes    = Fan translation, [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5448/ download]  
 
  |fan      = true
 
  |fan      = true
 
}}
 
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
=== Finishing with the German or French version ===
 +
{{ii}} You don‘t actually need Nimdok to activate the bridge in the last sequence. Even though he is the only one who knows the password right away, the others can simply guess it. Just try entering codes at random two or three times and the character will guess the correct answer.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/i_have_no_mouth_and_i_must_scream/cut_or_uncut/post7|title=Cut or uncut?|date=2022-01-25}}</ref>
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos app notes        =  
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmunYJJmUpf1FuWR62Q1vAEfJzM/htmlview|title=Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs|date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux 68k app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
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|mac os powerpc app    = unknown
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|mac os 68k app        = true
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|mac os executable notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minHD    = 15 MB
 
|minHD    = 15 MB
 
|minGPU  = SVGA
 
|minGPU  = SVGA
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|minother = 2X CD-ROM
  
 
|recOS    = 6.22
 
|recOS    = 6.22
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|recHD    = 115 MB
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
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|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  = 1 GB
 
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|recGPU  =
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}}
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{{System requirements
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|OSfamily = Mac OS
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|minOS    = 7.1
 +
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|recGPU  =  
 
}}
 
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{{--}}There are known problems with the following video card chipsets: Diamond Viper (VLB) Weitek Pow. 9000-033-PFP; Cirrus Logic (Embedded) CL-GD5424-80QC-C and GD-GD5428-
 +
80QC-A; Hyundai (VLB) S3-86805; Pro Designer II (ISA) Tseng Labs ET4000; Western Digital (Embedded) WD90C31
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 21:43, 25 December 2023

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream cover
Developers
The Dreamers Guild
Cyberdreams
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
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Cinematic camera
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Horror
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on HowLongToBeat
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on IGDB
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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on MobyGames
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on Wikipedia

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure game.

German and French version have the Nimdok chapter removed, making achieving the "best" ending more complicated.

General information

Can be run under ScummVM.
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
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
 Comes pre-configured with ScummVM.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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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]

Demo

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
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.
Royalty free audio
General MIDI audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Retail only.
French
German
Italian
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Translation.
Russian
Fan translation, download
Spanish

Issues fixed

Finishing with the German or French version

You don‘t actually need Nimdok to activate the bridge in the last sequence. Even though he is the only one who knows the password right away, the others can simply guess it. Just try entering codes at random two or three times and the character will guess the correct answer.[7]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes SVGA
ExecutablePPC16-bit 32-bit 64-bit Notes
macOS (OS X)
[8]
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 4.0 6.22
Processor (CPU) Intel 486 33 MHz Intel 486DX2 66 MHz
System memory (RAM) 8 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 15 MB 115 MB
Video card (GPU) SVGA
Sound (audio device) Sound Blaster AWE32
Other 2X CD-ROM
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
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 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
There are known problems with the following video card chipsets: Diamond Viper (VLB) Weitek Pow. 9000-033-PFP; Cirrus Logic (Embedded) CL-GD5424-80QC-C and GD-GD5428-

80QC-A; Hyundai (VLB) S3-86805; Pro Designer II (ISA) Tseng Labs ET4000; Western Digital (Embedded) WD90C31


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 - last accessed on May 2023
  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 - last accessed on May 2023
  5. ↑ I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream · AppID: 245390 · Steam Database - last accessed on 9 June 2023
  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!"
  7. ↑ Cut or uncut? - last accessed on 2022-01-25
  8. ↑ Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023