Inmates

 PC
Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 4 out of 9
  1. PC Gamer
    Oct 31, 2017
    42
    A horror game with few scares, Inmates is imprisoned by its lack of ambition.
  2. GameCritics
    Oct 9, 2017
    35
    As an exploration title the environments are dull, and navigating them is a chore. As a puzzle game, it’s a cakewalk. As a narrative, the framework of a solid concept is spoiled by poor presentation and pacing. As a horror game, it’s not scary. What Andreasyan was able to create here all by himself couldn’t have been simple or easy, but tell that to the person who has thousands of Steam games to choose from and a finite amount of time and money to spend on them.
  3. Riot Pixels
    Nov 17, 2017
    32
    Inmates probably seemed intriguing as a concept, but it’s just downright bad as a game.
  5. GameWatcher
    Oct 4, 2017
    30
    Inmates had ambitious intentions and a few good ideas, but these were not executed well at all. Fear and thrills were extinguished by the questionable shaking head effect and the game’s puzzles remained overly simplistic and did not feel challenging or rewarding to complete. In addition, I encountered a number of bugs that stopped me from progressing, at points. While this game may be attractively short for some, I cannot recommend the experience.

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 29
  3. Negative: 6 out of 29
  1. shtajiryan
    Oct 11, 2017
    9
    The game is pretty intriguing. Although it's not a "Horror" game as advertised, the game contains horror elements. The exploration is prettyThe game is pretty intriguing. Although it's not a "Horror" game as advertised, the game contains horror elements. The exploration is pretty interesting, with a lot of psychological and real life references. Overall I liked the game, the puzzles were pretty interesting. With the day one fixes the things that disturbed me the most got fixed. The story line was amazing. It was pretty hard to guess what the ending would be like. Totally worth the money spent, highly recommended. This is a full 9 considering that all the work was done by 1 developer. Keep up the good work, waiting for new titles.… Full Review »
  2. vgi99
    Jan 3, 2021
    6
    The game is primitive. With unsightly graphics. Doesn't require any special skills. Doesn't require thinking. Using genre clichés. But ...The game is primitive. With unsightly graphics. Doesn't require any special skills. Doesn't require thinking. Using genre clichés. But ... This game is conceptually a complete story and it's fun to follow. I would rather call it a game visual novel. If the developers reduced it more or tried to make a cartoon on the engine ... Perhaps it would be more interesting.… Full Review »
  3. gold
    Jul 1, 2019
    7
    Абсолютно не страшный симулятор ходьбы с элементарными головоломками. Сюжет такой же какой и у других хорроров с такой концепцией ( я уже зналАбсолютно не страшный симулятор ходьбы с элементарными головоломками. Сюжет такой же какой и у других хорроров с такой концепцией ( я уже знал концовку игры, только начав её, и не прогадал).
    Итог: 7.444/10    … Full Review »
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