INSIDE similar games & best alternatives

INSIDE - inside_1.avif
INSIDE - inside_2.avif
INSIDE - inside_3.avif
INSIDE - inside_4.avif
INSIDE - inside_5.avif
INSIDE - inside_6.avif

INSIDE

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2016

Should you play it?

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

What works

  • Unique and immersive atmosphere
  • Innovative puzzle design
  • Strong visual and audio presentation
  • Deep, interpretive narrative
  • Smooth and intuitive controls

Things to keep in mind

  • Short playtime
  • Lack of replayability beyond secrets
  • Ambiguous and unsettling ending
  • No multiplayer or social features
  • Price considered high by some for length

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • A.I.L.A

  • The Long Reach

  • ROUTINE

  • Alone in the Dark

  • LIMBO

  • BrokenLore: LOW

Less violent

Games that feels like INSIDE but with less combat and destruction

  • TRY AGAIN

  • Backrooms: Lost Tape

  • Planet of Lana II

  • American Arcadia

  • Born Into Fear

  • Out of Sight

More value-seeking

Games that feels like INSIDE but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Dead Seater

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • Wick

  • Suite 776

  • 7th Sector

  • The Way

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

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

INSIDE: 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. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026