INSIDE

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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 339 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 276 out of 339
  2. Mixed: 45 out of 339
  3. Negative: 18 out of 339

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  1. dosey
    Sep 14, 2018
    2
    much like limbo you can hardly call this game a puzzle game or a platformer it's more like a walk left and right simulator with good narration, over all watching the game be played is more fun then playing it.
  2. b00lpr0p
    Apr 4, 2019
    4
    Overly hyped puzzle game. And yeah, boring most of the time. Soundtrack is barely there. The puzzles are easy, which can be good or can be bad, it's up to you, but sometimes they don't make any sense, because it seems that the authors had no ideas for using the standard mechanics for new puzzles, so sometimes the things behave in a way they have not behaved before. I managed to finish itOverly hyped puzzle game. And yeah, boring most of the time. Soundtrack is barely there. The puzzles are easy, which can be good or can be bad, it's up to you, but sometimes they don't make any sense, because it seems that the authors had no ideas for using the standard mechanics for new puzzles, so sometimes the things behave in a way they have not behaved before. I managed to finish it (and the end is awkward, terrible), but definitely it's not worth the price.… Expand
  3. Caerleon
    Sep 10, 2018
    3
    Such simple puzzles for children 5-7 years. The main deception of this game is the plot. You solve simple puzzles in the hope of an interesting end to the story and an explanation of what is happening. However, at the end you are spit in the face
  4. Nintendist
    Jun 30, 2022
    0
    terrible gameplay no good characters. the gameplay is very boring and lazy nooo
  5. lucinhagamer
    Aug 26, 2022
    0
    very bad game with no good quality moves, you can do nothing fun here. very bad game
  6. 26thgamer
    Jul 3, 2023
    4
    I want to like this game. There are a lot of things I really like about it. The visuals are gorgeous. The story though vague is good, and the puzzles can be fun from time to time. However there are a lot of other issuers with the game.
    For one most of the game's puzzles are bland. a good chunk of them are all very similar waiting puzzles which have you doing something for a bit in a    I want to like this game. There are a lot of things I really like about it. The visuals are gorgeous. The story though vague is good, and the puzzles can be fun from time to time. However there are a lot of other issuers with the game.
    For one most of the game's puzzles are bland. a good chunk of them are all very similar waiting puzzles which have you doing something for a bit in a danger zone, leaving the danger zone to evade the danger, then going back. You do this for a good lot of the puzzles and it is almost never fun.
    Some puzzles also just make zero sense. There was this one part where I was running from a dog and I was going to pull this board or something like that off a wall to escape it. However the dog kept killing me every time. The solution was to go to a lower ledge, wait for the dog to get to you, then jump on to the higher ledge to pull off the barricade you need to get through. The reason this works is because of the dog getting up the 1 foot step, instead runs around the whole place to get find another way to get to you. That puzzle was utter ****
    Another problem is something that is a bit more of a me thing that I don't see a lot of people saying about it. The game is about from what I understand, this group of people trying to make this perfect society by bettering humanity. We only see 3 ways they do this. One way is that they mind control the masses into doing the riches bidding, one is a spoiler I will not mention, and the other is a siren they made to hopefully get people to breathe underwater. My complaint is that there aren't more experiments like these ones. What if there were flying monsters that the people thought would give them control of the sky. Why not have one that can dig through things so the people could get through caves. Anything else could have been better than the three we got. All of the ones I mentioned took me less than a minute to come up with so I am sure this professional studio has not only better ideas but more ideas that make more sense in the lore of the game.
    My last critique is the price and length of the game. IN total to 100% the game it took me 4 hours. The only reason I 100% this game was to try to get more out of it which I really did not. 4 hours is not a lot and I have seen playthourghs that are less then 2 hours. For a game this short you would think the price would be 5 maybe 10 dollars. But no. it is 20! This is mad. I can't recommend this game for that price. Thankfully I got it on sale for 2 bucks which at that price is not half bad, but at the regular price it is a scam and it frustrates me that this game gets this ridiculous amount of praise. If you like this game I want to know how. How did you enjoy this crap because I had no clue on why this game is so critically acclaimed.    … Expand
  7. bitterologist
    May 29, 2022
    4
    This is all style over substance. It looks nice, but the game play loop is deeply unsatisfying – it's basically run to the right, die to something you could not have foreseen, do it all over. Rinse and repeat. I had expected more puzzle solving and sneaking, not this mindless trial and error.

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#5 Best Switch Game of 2018
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#22 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2018
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#51 Most Shared Switch Game of 2018

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Metascore
91

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Sep 5, 2018
    85
    As many people as possible should have the opportunity to experience Inside. [Issue #35 – September/October 2018, p. 21]
  2. Gaming Nexus
    Aug 30, 2018
    90
    Like Limbo, Inside is short, mechanically addictive and emotionally haunting. It’s the perfect addition to the Switch’s growing library of now-portable indie hits.
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  3. XGN
    Aug 17, 2018
    85
    Inside is an awesome game that is even more horrifying than Limbo. The best thing about this game is the mode and the way everything in this world wants to kill you. The adventure is a bit short but you will definitely love it if you enjoyed Limbo.
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