INSIDE

Side-scrolling puzzle platformer about a hunted boy and a dark project

Playdead · Released Jul 7, 2016

Action Adventure Indie

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 97% of 76K
Recent reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive; 95% of 358 in 30 days
Playing now: 73; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 years ago; Nov 23, 2016

Free demo available, 3 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 87/100 (critic reviews)

What is INSIDE?

In this 2.5D, single-player puzzle platformer, you guide a hunted boy through a bleak setting. You run, jump, evade pursuers, and solve puzzles as he is drawn toward the center of a dark project.

For you if...

+you like tense chases mixed with environmental puzzles
+you prefer stories told without dialogue or explanations
+you want a short single-player adventure

Not for you if...

−you need a clearly explained story and ending
−you want complex puzzles that build on each other
−you prefer action over a slow, puzzle-heavy pace

What players say

97% of 75,981 reviews are positive · 95% of 358 in the last 30 days

Players praise the bleak visuals, sound design, and wordless atmosphere, as well as puzzles they find well paced. Others find the puzzles repetitive or unintuitive and say the story and ending leave too much unexplained.

Screenshots and trailer

INSIDE system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 (64-bit OS required)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.4 GHz, AMD FX 8120 @ 3.1 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GT 630 / 650m, AMD Radeon HD6570 or equivalent
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 3 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 14
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Text only: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Turkish.