Hi everyone! I’m currently working on a video about cyberpunk point-and-click adventure games, and there’s one title I’m really unsure about including: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (1995).
My definition of cyberpunk isn’t based solely on aesthetics. I don’t think a game needs neon lights, rainy megacities or hackers to qualify. To me, themes such as powerful AI, technological control, the loss of individual freedom, dehumanization, and the relationship between humanity and technology are just as important.
With that in mind, I’m wondering whether I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream deserves a place in a cyberpunk adventure game roundup. I know it’s often described as psychological horror or post-apocalyptic science fiction, but many of its core themes seem to overlap with cyberpunk.
What do you think?
– Should it definitely be included in a cyberpunk adventure game collection?
– Should it be mentioned only as a borderline or adjacent title?
– Or do you think it simply isn’t cyberpunk at all?