The Beast Inside
First-person horror adventure linking two timelines through a diary
Illusion Ray · Released Oct 17, 2019
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 83% of 12K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 85% of 56 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 14
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 2 years ago
- Oct 12, 2023
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 74/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Beast Inside?
This single-player horror adventure follows Adam, a CIA cryptanalyst who finds a 19th-century diary after moving to a rural house in 1979. You play from a first-person perspective as Adam and the diary’s writer, Nicolas, exploring Blackstone, gathering clues, solving puzzles, and sometimes using a revolver.
For you if...
- +you enjoy piecing together a mystery across different eras
- +you like puzzles mixed with tense horror sequences
Not for you if...
- −you want horror without jump scares
- −you prefer combat over exploration and investigation
- −you want to follow just one protagonist
What players say
83% of 12,165 reviews are positive · 85% of 56 in the last 30 days
Players praise the story, early scares, and graphics. They complain about confusing puzzles, uneven pacing, awkward gameplay, and an unsatisfying story payoff; some also report bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
The Beast Inside system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-bit Windows 8 / 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-4160 or AMD Phenom II X4 955
- Graphics
- 2GB / Radeon R9 200 Series or Nvidia GeForce GTX660
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Game should run in at least 30 FPS on LOW video settings
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 64-bit Windows 7 / 64-bit Windows 8 / 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-4770k or AMD Ryzen 5 equivalent
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 480 8GB
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 40 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- Game should run in at least 30 FPS on HIGH video settings
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 27
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default configuration is not performant
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, French.
Tags
- Horror
- Adventure
- First-Person
- Survival Horror
- Multiplayer
- Action
- Singleplayer
- Psychological Horror
- Indie
- Story Rich
- Survival
- Gore
- Atmospheric
- Violent
- Walking Simulator
- Open World
Recent updates
- Oct 12, 2023 · Patch Version 1.05
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