The Inner Friend

 PC
Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 5
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  1. GameCritics
    May 5, 2020
    80
    I zipped through The Inner Friend in under two hours, but I’d imagine it could be completed even more quickly — I wasn’t good at the chase scenes, and kept getting kicked back to checkpoints. However, even with a short running time, this beautiful story about loss, trauma, and finding the strength to rebuild oneself after falling to pieces is a beautiful experience. It’s stunning, in a broken, decayed way, and I’d recommend it to nearly anyone who’s willing to take a chance on a game built around storytelling without words.

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  1. SuperkenGaming
    Apr 22, 2020
    6
    The inner friend
    Not quite sure what I just played
    The inner friend is a 1 and a half hour long 3d aventure game with very light puzzle    The inner friend
    Not quite sure what I just played
    The inner friend is a 1 and a half hour long 3d aventure game with very light puzzle elements where you play as a boy figure… and this game is one of those look for the deeper meaning games… it’s a lot of falling and walking around through what seem to be memories of a child, dealing with fears such as an awful teacher or getting your haircut… memories that have created monsters in your head… and all you have is yourself.. your inner friend to escape and make everything okay…
    this is a very interesting game to say the least and it can be terrifying at times…
    while I don’t feel the inner friend is a must play game.. I definitely don’t regret playing through it… aside from the story that is kinda just background noise to this sometimes stealthy little adventure game, I appreciate the little the inner friend accomplishes in its hour and a half… I would’ve liked a more fleshed out adventure here.. and that is ultimately my biggest gripe with this game.. it doesn’t feel fleshed out.. pun intended.
    I loved the horror sections, I loved the tiny ico sections.. but these moments were just flashes in the pan of the other wise pretty mediocre experience
    the inner friend is an odd game… an odd game I wish there was more too than what we got…
    Not necessarily longer.. just a bit more substance…
    I give the inner friend
    a 6.0/10    … Full Review »
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