Hate. Let me tell you how much I’ve come to hate you since I began to live.
The world has ended, and humanity’s last five survivors are held prisoner miles underground, nestled squarely in the heart of darkness.
Allied Mastercomputer. Adaptive Manipulator. Aggressive Menace. Cogito ergo sum — I think, therefore I AM.
Today at The MIX Spring Showcase, Nightdive Studios announced that the critically acclaimed 1996 point-and-click horror adventure I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream will be released on March 27, 2025, on PlayStation 4|5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Watch the I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream console announcement trailer here:
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“It’s been nearly 12 years since Nightdive Studios re-released the iconic I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream on PC, and we’re so excited to once again give it renewed life by releasing it for the first time on consoles,” said Nightdive studio head, Stephen Kick. “Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a lot of love for the original game and Harlan Ellison’s short story across social media platforms like TikTok and Reddit. It only felt right that we helped make this title more accessible and further preserve its legacy.”
Based on the post-apocalyptic short story by renowned author Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream plunges players deep within the center of the earth, where they play as each of the five survivors who have been trapped in the bowels of the insane AI AM for the past hundred and nine years. Fueled by his intense hatred for the human race, AM has spent the past century torturing and toying with each character as he sees fit, culminating in a final game: an appropriately meta adventure-style quest for each of them, teasing the prospect of freedom if they succeed.
Each victim is subjected to a personalized psychodrama designed by AM to explore their greatest fears and feelings of guilt. Players go through each character’s personalized scenario, discovering the truth about each of their pasts and why AM chose to keep them alive and prolong their suffering. Whether they have the strength to overcome his games and face their demons…well, that’s for the player to decide.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream is a fully voice-acted experience, upping the immersion and giving the horrors taking place even more impact. Additionally, AM, the megalomaniacal all-powerful techno god, is voiced by the legend himself: Harlan Ellison.
I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream will be released on PlayStation® 4|5, Xbox One and Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on March 27, 2025. The game is also available for Windows PC, macOS, and Linux via Steam and GOG.
