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A wordless story that leaves you wordless

INSIDE is one of those gems every one should put on their radar (and this comes from a person who disliked Little Nightmares). I’m not a fan of puzzle-platform games with trial and error gameplay but this one is quite forgiving and easy, making room for lesser frustration. Briefly, INSIDE’s strongest points are its linearity, simple controls and delightfully spooky atmosphere as well as the creativeness of the puzzles.
The gameplay is more focused on puzzle-solving than survival so instead of introducing ”sh*t your pants” type of scares, you’ll be immersed into a creepy, atmospheric world with artistic graphics and ideas that will chill you to the bone. That is to say, there is still a bit of sneaking and escaping, and you must have an understanding of the perfect timing to make a successful getaway, otherwise you’ll end up like mushed potatoes.
Also, the way the game’s narrative conveys itself without words is mind-blowing. Despite the main character’s silence, I sympathized with him very much – there’s no need for words when you see the world around him. So I recommend INSIDE for basically everyone out there. It’s short and while it gets a bit repetitive towards the end, it’s worth every cent.
Graphics
☐ Stunning
☑ Beautiful
☐ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Jumble of pixels
Gameplay
☐ Makes you feel like spiderman
☑ Good
☐ Normal
☐ Bad
☐ Don’t fall asleep
Audio
☐ Eargasm
☑ Amazing
☐ Good
☐ Not horrible
☐ Better without headphones
PC Requirements
☐ Potato
☑ Medium
☐ Fast
☐ Ask NASA for a spare computer
Difficulty
☐ Piece of cake
☑ Easy (some puzzles are harder tho)
☐ Average
☐ Difficult
☐ Very difficult
Story
☐ No story
☐ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☑ Masterpiece
Length
☐ Super short (0-2 h)
☑ Short (2-6 h)
☐ Average (6-10 h)
☐ Long (10+)
☐ Endless
Price
☐ Free
☑ Worth the price
☐ Buy it on sale
☐ If you have extra money
☐ Not recommended
Bugs
☑ No
☐ Minor
☐ Annoying
☐ Too much
☐ The game itself is a bug
Replayability
☐ No replay value
☑ Maybe once
☐ Multiple times
☐ Infinite replayability
Scariness
☐ Try not to yawn
☑ Has its moments
☐ Very scary/tense
☐ Nightmare

9/10