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Generally favorable reviews- based on 780 Ratings

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  • Summary: Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. The second game from Limbo developer Playdead.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 87 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 87
  3. Negative: 0 out of 87
  1. Feb 14, 2017
    100
    By entering the world of Inside, you'll forget your own world and everything that's been going on in it. From beautiful art design to engaging gameplay, thrilling atmosphere to marvelous story, everything about this game is truly exceptional. Do not miss it.
  2. Jun 28, 2016
    100
    Brings to fruition whatever Playdead’s designers were scratching at six years ago...This now feels like where Limbo was headed all along. I’m just grateful Playdead has been afforded the chance to bring us there.
  3. Jul 4, 2016
    100
    Much like Limbo, Inside also has a timeless quality to it and is yet another must-play experience from Playdead.
  4. Jun 28, 2016
    90
    Inside is not only one of the best indie games in a long time, it might as well be the best game of 2016, so far. With beautiful design and an interesting story, Playdead manages to deliver a platform adventure that won't leave anyone untouched.
  5. Edge Magazine
    Aug 26, 2016
    90
    Inside may require thought, care and occasionally a sharp sense of timing to progress, but its obstacles never feel unfair. [Issue#296, p.120]
  6. Jun 30, 2016
    90
    Inside is an artistic triumph. Video games, at their best, fold their various components into a whole that is far greater than the sum of their parts. Inside does exactly that, and more so does exactly what its name implies: it gets in your head, in your system, and stays there.
  7. Jun 28, 2016
    75
    Inside, from the makers of Limbo, is just like its predecessor - truly amazing to explore. The beautiful atmosphere and the intriguing themes are interesting, even though the game is fairly short and does not succeed in being very challenging.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 99 out of 123
  2. Negative: 6 out of 123
  1. Jun 29, 2016
    10
    Fascinating and breathtaking from A to Z. Never a game has deliver so much feelings to me.

    INSIDE shows how video games are meant to be.
    Fascinating and breathtaking from A to Z. Never a game has deliver so much feelings to me.

    INSIDE shows how video games are meant to be. But it also shows how Art can be.

    Thank you Playdead, for everything.
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  2. Oct 19, 2022
    10
    I didn't expect to love this game but I did.

    First of all, this bad boy is on Gamepass right now and if you are looking for a small
    I didn't expect to love this game but I did.

    First of all, this bad boy is on Gamepass right now and if you are looking for a small masterpiece and an easy 1000g download and play it.

    This game caught me off guard, it takes a special side scroller to get me hooked but this one did. I couldn't stop playing. You are looking at about 4-5 hours to 100% this game, but maybe 3 to get through the story and finish it. Here are some bullet points.

    - The visuals and art style are atmospheric and very original.
    - The story is like one of those weird indy movies that ends in a way that leaves you looking up theories and retrospectives.
    - The puzzles are some of the best I have ever seen in a game. So fun, so interesting and unique, so rewarding.
    - It actually is a little chilling at times. You (playing as a child) can die in some brutal ways.

    This game is a must!
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  3. Jun 29, 2016
    10
    INSIDE is a real piece of art.

    Inside is a adventure platformer developed by Playdead. Inside is the successor of Limbo (2010), and the
    INSIDE is a real piece of art.

    Inside is a adventure platformer developed by Playdead. Inside is the successor of Limbo (2010), and the game thematically and visually similar with Limbo.
    In Inside is the same system like in Limbo, and the protagonist of the game it's a young boy.
    This young boy explore the environment presented as a primarily monochromatic, 2.5D game.

    Audio:
    The sounds are very great in this. They made you to live and feel in a real horror movie. The Forest, the wind, the, rain, the water, the dogs, the chickens, the pigs, everything.
    Like in Limbo there are not dialogues between the youg boy or somebody else.
    The sound composed from the ambient electronic sounds that give off a somber and eerie vibe that make certain levels extremely memorable and emotional.
    The sounds and music are accentuated with subtle industrial ambiance, audio and music differs from one action to another.

    Graphics & Visuals:
    Inside presents primarily monochromatic, 2.5D game, using only splashes of color to highlight parts of the environment. The game is incredible with the noir atmosphere.
    The colors and contrasts from levels are very detailed and polished. The art of lighting effects make the world of Inside feel real and lived in.
    The graphic of the game is simple and good, complex and beatiful.
    The visuals of the world are in move. Anything, the chickens, the fishes, the lights follows you. Everything is a circle of the universe.

    Gameplay:
    In Inside, you control a young boy unnamed. The control and the gameplay it's very simple and attractive.
    The variety of puzzles and mechanics keeps the game in action and fresh. Every puzzle has unique resolution system.
    In the first there's no any tutorials or hints. You must to learn what to do in time, like in Limbo.
    The gameplay is very smooth, in action anytime. You need to traverse the dark woods, followed by the dogs and guards. abandoned cities and flooded factories.
    You'll be hunted by anybody. Guards will shot you, the dogs will bite you in a brutal mode, the pigs will do a rodeo time.
    Besides these you must to be very carefully to avoid the traps, there are everywhere.
    The young boy is fearless but vulnarable and you need to be patient.
    The animations of deaths are very brutal and sadistically.
    Otherwise fluidity of the game will attract you.

    Story:
    The story is not very accurate. You are a young boy, and you need to traverse more parts of that world. Like, dark woods, old barns, water, old industrial cities, factoryes and warehouses.
    You must to find and rescue something hidden by the world. The story has 2-3 hours of gameplay.

    Conclusion:
    This is the best puzzle platformer I played in those years. For me, this will be the best 2016 platformer/adventure game. Maybe this will be GOTY.
    In 6 years, 2 games, 2 masterpieces.

    10/10
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  4. Jul 11, 2016
    9
    This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! This GameThis Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! This Game Is Awsome ! Expand
  5. Sep 5, 2022
    9
    I played through this game after going going into it completely blind. I'm so glad I did as it just made it that much more compelling. It'sI played through this game after going going into it completely blind. I'm so glad I did as it just made it that much more compelling. It's not a long game, but it is a pretty awesome one. You'll want to finish it once you start. Expand
  6. Jun 19, 2017
    8
    This is an indie game that will most likely be on many people list for GOTY. This is an extremely thought provoking game. From the creators ofThis is an indie game that will most likely be on many people list for GOTY. This is an extremely thought provoking game. From the creators of Limbo I didn't expect noting less. Expand
  7. Jul 27, 2016
    0
    o jogo e ruim em todos os aspectos, nao vale a pena comprar ele pois alem de a historia ser pessima a gameplay do jogo torna-se repetitiva eo jogo e ruim em todos os aspectos, nao vale a pena comprar ele pois alem de a historia ser pessima a gameplay do jogo torna-se repetitiva e chata durante toda a campanha e tambem tem a questao dos gaficos que são bastante ultrapassados. Expand

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