Inbetween Land similar games & best alternatives

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Inbetween Land

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

Open the portal to a strange world and save your friend with Inbetween Land, a stunning sci-fi adventure. There's a sense that something just isn't right when a childhood friend calls for you.

What works

  • Varied and challenging puzzles
  • Pleasant hand-drawn graphics
  • Relaxing atmosphere and music
  • Simple and accessible gameplay
  • Helpful hint system and journal

Things to keep in mind

  • Very short gameplay duration
  • Limited story development
  • Dated graphics and interface
  • Lack of map and fast travel
  • Some frustrating puzzle mechanics

What to play next

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Inbetween Land. 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 Inbetween Land. These titles are not in What to play next.

Inbetween Land: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Intimacy, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026