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INSIDE

Playdead · 2016-07-07

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ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Aug 23, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Jun 28, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 14, 2017 (iOS), Jun 26, 2020 (Mac), Jun 29, 2016 (Xbox One), Jul 07, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

81
playing now
97%
positive of 76k reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
92/100
critic score (39 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1628 ratings)
3.5h
to beat · rushed 2.2h · completionist 4.9h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

81 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Inside 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.

Trailer

INSIDE trailer thumbnail

INSIDE - Official Trailer - In Theaters March 17

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 81 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,119 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~515/week).
  • · Review velocity down 23% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.9M–4.5M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 75,727 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at Steam (2018-12-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 39 of 52 observed days · $24.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
2.2k2.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 341 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 188 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 284 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 218 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 383 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 407 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 419 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 609 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 384 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 908 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 659 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 647 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 485 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 811 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 228 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 486 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 455 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 543 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 494 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 316 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,170 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 730 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 649 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,014 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 376 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,209 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 826 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 969 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,288 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,494 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,021 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 992 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 699 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 959 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,020 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 648 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 578 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,211 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,173 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 860 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 513 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 800 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,079 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 679 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,105 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 671 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 516 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 797 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 752 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 994 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 478 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 590 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 583 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 558 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 560 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

264752026-08-06 21:00 — 156 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 183 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 236 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 188 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 191 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 261 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 181 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 190 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 264 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 202 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 154 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 263 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 169 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 142 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 249 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 122 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 161 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 249 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 205 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 110 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 132 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 131 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 84 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 136 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 104 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 75 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 101 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 105 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 81 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$24.99$0.002016-06-142026-08-282016-06-14 — best price $19.992017-03-31 — best price $14.992017-11-16 — best price $9.992018-04-27 — best price $19.992018-09-27 — best price $19.992019-01-29 — best price $19.992019-08-08 — best price $6.992019-11-28 — best price $6.792020-05-27 — best price $6.792020-10-24 — best price $19.992020-12-13 — best price $19.992021-02-15 — best price $4.992021-04-09 — best price $19.992021-05-24 — best price $19.992021-08-29 — best price $14.692021-11-19 — best price $4.992022-01-10 — best price $19.992022-03-24 — best price $4.992022-06-07 — best price $16.882022-09-10 — best price $15.892022-12-08 — best price $4.992023-02-22 — best price $15.892023-05-23 — best price $4.992023-08-22 — best price $4.992023-11-13 — best price $19.992024-02-16 — best price $1.992024-06-04 — best price $4.992024-09-09 — best price $19.992024-12-02 — best price $19.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-06-26 — best price $1.992026-01-08 — best price $19.992026-08-07 — best price $2.492026-08-28 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k3452026-05-30 — 574 pageviews2026-06-02 — 508 pageviews2026-06-05 — 591 pageviews2026-06-08 — 605 pageviews2026-06-11 — 493 pageviews2026-06-14 — 501 pageviews2026-06-17 — 442 pageviews2026-06-20 — 444 pageviews2026-06-23 — 777 pageviews2026-06-26 — 431 pageviews2026-06-29 — 573 pageviews2026-07-02 — 552 pageviews2026-07-05 — 683 pageviews2026-07-08 — 465 pageviews2026-07-11 — 517 pageviews2026-07-14 — 721 pageviews2026-07-17 — 741 pageviews2026-07-20 — 824 pageviews2026-07-23 — 675 pageviews2026-07-26 — 521 pageviews2026-07-29 — 433 pageviews2026-08-01 — 443 pageviews2026-08-04 — 466 pageviews2026-08-07 — 373 pageviews2026-08-10 — 561 pageviews2026-08-13 — 455 pageviews2026-08-16 — 729 pageviews2026-08-19 — 434 pageviews2026-08-22 — 411 pageviews2026-08-25 — 462 pageviews2026-08-26 — 433 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
73.5%
earned "Left Behind"
21.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsColor AlternativesKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSteam CloudFamily Sharing

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)44,19638%14
Steam (Steam)35,56836%14
PS4 (PlayStation)34,80741%14
Switch (Nintendo)9500%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2.5DDarkIndieHorrorPuzzleAmbientAdventureCinematicPlatformerStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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