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The Beast Inside

Illusion Ray · 2019-10-17

SteamGOGPlayStation StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Nov 29, 2022 (Xbox One), Nov 29, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 29, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Oct 17, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 07, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Oct 31, 2024 (Nintendo Switch)

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

The Beast Inside is a $2.49 Action, Adventure, and Indie game released in 2019, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 12,132 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

7
playing now
83%
positive of 12k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
79/100
IGDB user rating (39 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (92 downloads)
4.04★
PlayStation Store rating (1,237 ratings)
13h
to beat · rushed 8h · completionist 16h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.49
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Adam, CIA cryptanalyst, leaves Boston and moves to the country with his wife, Emma. His handlers are afraid they won’t be able to keep him safe there, but Adam believes he needs a peaceful place in the woodland, to take a shot at military code and alter the course of the Cold War. As it turns out, this area is quite the opposite of a peaceful place... In the attic Adam finds the hidden diary of Nicolas which, once opened, carries the nightmares of the past right into the present, putting the lives of both Adam and Emma in a great danger. How come the mysteries from Civil War era seem to be co(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

The Beast Inside trailer thumbnail

The Beast Inside - Official Console Release Trailer

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 389 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~49/week).
  • · Review velocity down 32% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 28,039 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 305k–731k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,180 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.49-90%
Steam$2.49-90%
GOG$2.49-90%
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.49 at Steam (2021-10-28) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 84 of 105 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
38538520192026Week of 2019-10-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 195 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4432026-09-16 05:00 — 15 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 19 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 13 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 10 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 15 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 19 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 8 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 15 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 26 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 9 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 44 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 15 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 23 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 14 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 23 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 16 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 15 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
22915Oct 2019Aug 2026Oct 2019 — avg 229 · peak 569Jan 2020 — avg 40 · peak 89Apr 2020 — avg 21 · peak 49Jul 2020 — avg 23 · peak 56Oct 2020 — avg 19 · peak 93Jan 2021 — avg 43 · peak 111Apr 2021 — avg 39 · peak 136Jul 2021 — avg 61 · peak 193Oct 2021 — avg 74 · peak 208Jan 2022 — avg 67 · peak 190Apr 2022 — avg 84 · peak 290Jul 2022 — avg 133 · peak 371Oct 2022 — avg 50 · peak 239Jan 2023 — avg 52 · peak 129Apr 2023 — avg 42 · peak 152Jul 2023 — avg 62 · peak 157Oct 2023 — avg 43 · peak 238Jan 2024 — avg 86 · peak 266Apr 2024 — avg 71 · peak 226Jul 2024 — avg 61 · peak 140Oct 2024 — avg 35 · peak 129Jan 2025 — avg 39 · peak 105Apr 2025 — avg 23 · peak 59Jul 2025 — avg 29 · peak 80Oct 2025 — avg 24 · peak 68Jan 2026 — avg 20 · peak 58Apr 2026 — avg 19 · peak 56Jul 2026 — avg 17 · peak 39Aug 2026 — avg 19 · peak 58
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$24.99$2.492019-10-172026-10-152019-10-17 — best price $22.492019-12-19 — best price $19.992020-01-27 — best price $24.992020-06-04 — best price $17.492020-09-11 — best price $16.242020-11-11 — best price $14.992021-02-07 — best price $24.992021-05-21 — best price $16.242021-10-16 — best price $24.992021-12-23 — best price $2.492022-05-16 — best price $24.992022-08-19 — best price $4.992022-11-04 — best price $24.992022-12-22 — best price $2.492023-03-17 — best price $24.992023-06-11 — best price $2.492023-09-05 — best price $24.992023-11-07 — best price $2.492024-01-05 — best price $24.992024-04-04 — best price $2.492024-06-03 — best price $2.492024-07-24 — best price $24.992024-09-07 — best price $24.992024-11-16 — best price $24.992025-01-03 — best price $24.992025-03-12 — best price $24.992025-05-16 — best price $24.992025-07-18 — best price $24.992025-09-12 — best price $24.992025-11-10 — best price $2.492026-01-23 — best price $2.492026-04-14 — best price $2.992026-06-25 — best price $2.492026-08-17 — best price $2.492026-08-27 — best price $2.492026-09-06 — best price $2.492026-09-16 — best price $2.492026-09-26 — best price $2.492026-10-06 — best price $2.492026-10-15 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

27
achievements tracked
75.6%
earned "Housekeeping"
13.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing

8 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Turkish

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,0406%27
PS5 (PlayStation)1,17216%27
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)6189%27
PS4 (PlayStation)15122%27
PS4 (PlayStation)10120%27
Switch (Nintendo)20%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

GoreIndieActionHorrorViolentSurvivalAdventureStory RichAtmosphericMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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