Inside

Inside is a puzzle-platformer presented in a 2.5D side-scrolling format with a dark, predominantly monochromatic visual style. The player controls an unnamed boy navigating a dystopian environment, solving environmental puzzles, avoiding hostile guards and creatures, and using a mind-control device to manipulate bodies in order to progress. The game features no dialogue or HUD, relying on visual and audio cues to guide the player through its increasingly surreal and dangerous settings. The boy is hunted and alone, and is drawn into the center of a dark project. The game is a narrative-driven platformer that combines action sequences with puzzles. The player runs, jumps, climbs, swims and pushes objects, and flees from guards and tracking dogs. Many puzzles involve water, machinery and the controlled bodies. The levels run together without a break, so the story moves forward through play rather than through cutscenes. The game is single-player only, and it supports full controller support, keyboard only play and Steam Achievements. Hidden areas contain secrets for players who explore off the main path.