Inside

Released: 6/29/2016

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

91.3

Critic Average

145 reviews

Steam User Score

74,050 reviews

Metacritic User Score

1,898 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-5.7

Metacritic Disparity

+8.3

Combined Disparity

+1.3

Average of both sources

Review Timing

26 early (18%)76 launch window (52%)43 late (30%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 145 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 91.3/100. Critics score this game 5.7 points lower than Steam users and 8.3 points higher than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 145)

Chiara RosciniviaIndie Games Devel
Sep 26, 2022Late review
90/100View review
Steam 97.0/100 · -7.0 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +7.0 pts
Jon ClarkeviaDayOne
Jul 16, 2019Late review
100/100View review
Steam 97.0/100 · +3.0 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +17.0 pts
Sean ColleliviaGaming Nexus
Aug 29, 2018Late review
90/100View review
Steam 97.0/100 · -7.0 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +7.0 pts
Ville PolvelaviaFintendo
Aug 23, 2018Late review
90/100View review
Steam 97.0/100 · -7.0 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +7.0 pts
GameMAG StaffviaGameMAG
Aug 14, 2018Late review
90/100View review
Steam 97.0/100 · -7.0 ptsMetacritic 83/100 · +7.0 pts