In Between similar games & best alternatives

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In Between

2015

Should you play it?

In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

What works

  • Emotional and meaningful story
  • Unique gravity-based puzzle mechanics
  • Beautiful hand-painted art style
  • Challenging but fair gameplay
  • Excellent narration and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Some levels can be frustratingly difficult
  • Lack of checkpoints initially (later updated)
  • Controls may feel twitchy or imprecise
  • Short overall playtime
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Teslagrad

  • Teslagrad Remastered

  • Viviette

  • Silence of the Sleep

  • A New Beginning - Final Cut

  • Nuclear Blaze

More violent

Games that feels like In Between but with more combat and destruction

  • D'LIRIUM

  • Nine Sols

  • Lovecraft's Untold Stories

  • 2Dark

  • Evil Tonight

  • SANABI

More relaxing

Games that feels like In Between but with a more relaxing feel

  • Sheepy: A Short Adventure

  • Odysseus Kosmos and his Robot Quest: Episode 1

  • Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi

  • Dungeons of Dreadrock

  • Munin

  • SILT

More competitive

Games that feels like In Between but with more competition against others

  • Offspring Fling!

  • BZZZT

  • Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

  • Sunblaze

  • On Rusty Trails

  • Shio

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with In Between. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with In Between. These titles are not in What to play next.

In Between: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Creativity, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence.

Last update: 21/08/2026