INSIDE

Overview

Inside (stylized in all caps) is a 2016 puzzle-platform horror game developed and published by Playdead. The game was released for the Xbox One in June 2016, Windows in July, and PlayStation 4 in August, followed by releases for iOS in December 2017, Nintendo Switch in June 2018, and macOS in June 2020. The player controls a boy in a dystopian world, solving environmental puzzles and avoiding death. It is Playdead's second game following Limbo (2010), sharing similar 2.5D gameplay.

Playdead began work on Inside shortly after the release of Limbo, using Limbo's custom game engine. The team switched to Unity to simplify development, adding their own rendering routines, later released as open source, to create a signature look. The game was partially funded by a grant from the Danish Film Institute. Inside premiered at Microsoft's E3 2014 conference, with a planned release in 2015, but was delayed to 2016.

Inside was released to critical acclaim. Critics noted it as an improvement over Limbo, praising its art direction, atmosphere and gameplay. The game was nominated for numerous accolades, including game of the year, and won several independent awards for technical achievement. As with Limbo, Inside is included on multiple lists of the greatest video games of all time as compiled by game journalists.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

INSIDE Full Game Walkthrough PS4 Pro, DRAVSZOO - Games Channel. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Platform, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Developer

Playdead

Publisher

Playdead

Engine

Unity

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB M

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

No

Co op

No

Age ratings

USK

16

CERO

D

ACB

MA 15+

CLASS IND

16

GRAC

15+

PEGI

18

ESRB

M

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies14

Platinum possibleNo platinum

Platinum

0

Gold

1

Silver

0

Bronze

13

Total

14

Points

285

100% time

3 to 5 hours

Difficulty

2 out of 10

Playthroughs for 100%

1

New Game Plus

No. The Load menu takes you back to any checkpoint instead

Platinum without online

Yes

Online trophies

0

Boosting needed

No

Online note

Every trophy is earned offline.

DLC has trophies

No

Platinum includes DLC

No

100% includes DLC

No

DLC comes in

Does not exist

Missable trophies

0

Chapter select fixes a miss

Yes

Separate trophy lists by region

No

Only in a language other than English

No

Languages

English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional)

Region note

One trophy list for every region. The game has no spoken dialogue.

Online-only version

No

Digital-only

No

Disc-only

No

Version note

Digital on its own, on disc only in the INSIDE and LIMBO Double Pack

Trophy list shared with other versions

No

Other versions

Only the PS4 version has a PlayStation trophy list

Missable trophies

• Nothing is missable. Every hidden orb can be reached again from the Load menu.

Grind

• Find and switch off the hidden orbs, one trophy for each

Glitches and fixes

• No glitched trophies

• Murky Waters Something’s not right down here
• Field Research Unearthing secrets
• Wee wee wee They never made it to market
• Left Behind Safe falling and hard landings
• Obscure Foundations Lies beneath the city
• Friends in low Places Dislodging derelict in the depths
• A Tableau Skipping stones at the beach
• Pack Mentality Pull together
• Respite Dive back in
• Unfathomable Take a deep breath
• Clockwork Shadows at noon
• Room for Reflection Hanging up
• Office Space Do an elevator pitch
• The Last One

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 1.9 GB

Update patch01.01

The updates on record for this game.

DLC

INSIDE had no downloadable content.

Playable today

Playable offline todayYes

Single-player only, with no online features.

Online

Online servers runningNo online features

Plays offlineYes

INSIDE is single-player only and has no online play.

Services

Service	Status
Online play	Does not exist

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Arnt Jensen
Producer	Mads Wibroe
Designer	Jeppe Carlsen
Programmer	Kristian Kjems
Composer	Martin Stig Andersen
Composer	Søs Gunver Ryberg

Credits

Publisher

Playdead

Developer

Playdead

Director

Arnt Jensen

Released

2016-08-23

Age rating

ESRB M

Disc ID

CUSA05297

Region

US

Time to beat

about 3.5 hours