The Beast Inside

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  • Summary: The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. The game mixes intriguing story-driven adventure with unnerving survival horror experience. Immerse in the tale of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists living in differentThe Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. The game mixes intriguing story-driven adventure with unnerving survival horror experience. Immerse in the tale of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists living in different centuries but bounded by dark heritage.

    Boston, 1979, Adam, the CIA cryptanalyst, leaves the city and moves to the countryside with his wife, Emma. His handlers are afraid they won't be able to keep him safe there, but Adam believes he needs a peaceful place in the woodland, to take a shot at the military code. His work may alter the course of the Cold War. As it turns out, this area is quite the opposite of a peaceful place they have expected...

    In the attic Adam finds a mysterious diary written by a man called Nicolas Hyde, allegedly, a past resident of the same house who lived there in the 19th Century. Once opened, the diary carries the nightmares of the past right into Adam's times, putting the lives of Adam and Emma in great danger. Density increases as these two stories come to an inevitable crash. Distant past and his eternal prisoner - Nicolas against Adam, cryptanalyst from the Cold War. What can it lead to? In tangled times, who will you trust?

    FEATURES

    * Explore Blackstone, the forgotten domain of Hyde's lineage. A rich world designed to complement the thrilling story.
    * Sink in the immersive environment created with photogrammetry technology. Enjoy the realism of a setting achieved by the inclusion of 3D-scanned objects.
    * Play as two independent characters living in different centuries. Take their faiths in your hands and unveil how their stories interfere.
    * Experience a unique history, solve mysteries on your way, collect the clues, and decide by yourself how this story will end.
    * Discover the new levels of horror sharpen by the motion capture technology
    * Use your trusted revolver to shoot your way out from even the most lethal scenarios.    … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GameCritics
    Dec 2, 2019
    85
    How impressive is this grueling horror experience? I guessed the ending mere minutes into the demo earlier this year, and yet when it came time to play the full game, I still found myself getting caught up in the twists and turns. That’s right — even knowing the ending before going in, the journey was so powerful that I’m glad to have taken it, and would recommend that any fan of first-person horror do the same.
  2. CD-Action
    Nov 25, 2019
    85
    In ‘horror’ category The Beast Inside is my biggest and most pleasant surprise of this year. Almost all of its cogs are in the right places and the occasional grain of sand doesn’t interrupt the the game’s steady rhythm. [13/2019, p.56]
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  3. Vandal
    Oct 21, 2019
    80
    The Beast Inside is a great adventure, with tons of different situations and an interesting story. Bear in mind, though, it is not a survival horror, as it claims to be, although it does have some really good horror moments.
  4. The Games Machine
    Nov 6, 2019
    72
    The Beast Inside is a walking simulator that tries to make the most of the horror setting to create a good but not perfect videogame.
  5. GameSpace
    Nov 18, 2019
    70
    I was very impressed by The Beast Inside not only for the visual aspects but also for the story of how the game was developed and came to be.
  6. Everyeye.it
    Oct 31, 2019
    70
    The Beast Inside is an imperfect horror, full of ideas jumbled up only to guarantee a little variety, without bothering to maintain the coherence and integrity of the story. But in its own small way, The Beast Inside is also a surprising game, both because it works before a team with very narrow experience in the field, and because it is able, with reduced means but valid ideas, to give life to a horrendous enveloping climate.
  7. GameGrin
    Dec 4, 2019
    50
    One can clearly see the ambition in The Beast Inside, but the developer's lack of experience means it doesn't actually reach those heights.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 33
  3. Negative: 6 out of 33
  1. duck_dodgers
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    Far from flawless, this little indie is still worth the try for the plot, puzzles and some nice visuals. The combat, platforming and someFar from flawless, this little indie is still worth the try for the plot, puzzles and some nice visuals. The combat, platforming and some awkwardly placed save points are the only faults I can think off .… Expand
  2. Barbariusz
    Oct 20, 2019
    10
    Awesome game, I highly recommend it for all horror lovers. Great mood, realistic graphics and interesting, but not that hard puzzles. So farAwesome game, I highly recommend it for all horror lovers. Great mood, realistic graphics and interesting, but not that hard puzzles. So far best horror game in 2019… Expand
  4. Ky3mi4_raider71
    Oct 23, 2019
    10
    One of the best horror games of 2019. Difficult and interesting puzzles, nice enough atmosphere and not bad plot. Very reccomend to horror fans
  5. o1nk
    Jun 13, 2023
    8
    Хороший хоррор, который может удивить изменениями механик в процессе прохождения.
    Не затянут, сюжет неплох, вариативность концовок также    Хороший хоррор, который может удивить изменениями механик в процессе прохождения.
    Не затянут, сюжет неплох, вариативность концовок также присутствует.
    Достойный внимания проект.    … Expand
  6. EVIL_UJIN
    Oct 15, 2022
    7
    Завязка: Ваш особняк стоит в чертовой глуши и за вами, похоже, следит маньяк. Ваши действия?
    1) Звонить в полицию? - Чушь!
    2) Уезжать из    Завязка: Ваш особняк стоит в чертовой глуши и за вами, похоже, следит маньяк. Ваши действия?
    1) Звонить в полицию? - Чушь!
    2) Уезжать из дома куда подальше? - Глупости!!
    3) В одиночку пойдем его разыскивать в лесах, оставив дома жену? - Конечно да! Так ведь интереснее!
    Завязка: Вы молодой человек, только что вышедший из психиатрической лечебницы. Ваш отец исчез при загадочных обстоятельствах и ваше прошлое покрыто тайной. То есть уже понятно, что нервы ни к черту и кукуха может отъехать в любой момент. Ваши действия?
    1) Пожить у родственников, которые могут утешить и подбодрить? – Не наш выбор!
    2) Посещать психиатра и постараться жить нормальной жизнью? – Это для слабаков!
    3) Поехать в одиночку в старинный особняк отца, который стоял заброшенным много лет и попытаться разобраться в страшных событиях прошлого? Чтобы уж окончательно свихнуться? - Мое любимое, дайте две!!!

    Подобные бредовые модели поведения главных героев, как с третьесортных американских ужастиках, портят впечатления от неплохого, в сущности, сюжета.

    Игра представляет собой средненький симулятор ходьбы с элементами хоррора

    Из плюсов можно отметить:
    + Интересная идея про парраллельные приключения двух персонажей в разных эпохах. Сотрудник ЦРУ распутывает заговор в разгар холодной войны, а неврастеничный юноша из 18 столетия пытается разобраться в себе и раскрыть тайну своей семьи (естественно, страшную).
    + Хорошая детализация мира - красивые, детализованные интерьеры домов, любой предмет можно подобрать, осмотреть, все ящики можно открыть (правда, непонятно, зачем?)

    Из минусов:
    - Отсутствие каких-то новых идей, вторичность почти во всем. Особенно удивляют локации 18 века: Темный лес, особняк с привидениями (оо, как свежо!), заброшенная шахта, и .. ВНИМАНИЕ!!! .... ...Снова особняк с призраками (ведь с первого раза мы не поняли всю уточненную оригинальность этой идеи). Привет, Амнезия, Пенумбра, Резидент Ивил, да и любые старые хорроры. Мы все это уже видели много раз.

    В общем, 7/10    … Expand
  7. crookedcritter
    Oct 19, 2021
    6
    I just finished The Beast Within, took about 10 hours to complete. The game was decent however there are some things that could have been doneI just finished The Beast Within, took about 10 hours to complete. The game was decent however there are some things that could have been done better.

    So I'll start with the positives:
    -Some areas of the game the dev's nailed the ambience and graphics, and it was legit creepy.
    -There are some puzzles in the game that were a good difficulty and fun to solve.
    -Good voice acting.

    The Negatives:
    -I found about 4-5 bugs in the game; chairs sunk in and stuck in the floor, objects missing and particularly essential objects missing. This was frustrating and really takes you out of the immersion particularly the horror side of it, this should have been patched already.
    -Character models looked hilarious sometimes (particularly Emma) and it was hard to take it seriously.
    - Too many sequences of running or playing hide and seek and if you screw up you are instantly killed, I found these parts more tedious then scary.
    -Some areas in the game didn't look very good graphically, almost like they didn't put as much effort into them.
    -Not enough Puzzles or puzzle diversity.
    -The ending was fairly predictable, I was guessing it pretty early on.

    Overall decent game and worth checking out if you are a fan of the genre.    … Expand
  8. gothfey
    Oct 20, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Buckle in folks. I have some ranting to do about why this game is just another basic indie horror game. The plot starts out VERY typical indie horror: woman getting tortured followed by woman and her husband (the protagonist), new house, basic bickering that indicates they're gonna hate each other. The plot progressed and I had hope for the game. Then it became YET ANOTHER indie horror game. Instead of having a good plot, it basically just says "The protagonist is mentally ill!! With Dissassociative Identity Disorder! He's SCARY and obviously one of his personalities is a MURDERER!!!"
    Stop stigmatizing mental illness. Don't support this game.    … Expand

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