playdead

Developer Playdead has previously only ever created one game before, the excellent and much-acclaimed 2D platformer Limbo. Their latest effort is Inside, a 2D platformer that sees a young boy travel through a dark and foreboding world with an emphasis on minimalist mechanics and creating a terrifying atmosphere. If that sounds familiar, it is because it is essentially the same premise of Limbo. So how does Inside distinguish itself from its predecessor and can it live up to some very weighty expectations? While there are plenty of similarities between the two games, Inside immediately stands out as being different in two distinct ways. The first is that this isn’t the entirely monochrome experience that made up Limbo. There are more colors and shades here, though the designers haven’t exactly gone overboard with the art style, instead choosing to keep a rather minimalist look that complements the atmosphere perfectly. The other is that rather than being trapped in a horror-inspired fantasy world filled with terrifying creatures, Inside pits the player in