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((short description|2016 video game))
((Use American English|date=January 2016))
((Use mdy dates|date=June 2016))
((Infobox video game
| title = Inside
| image = INSIDE Xbox One cover art.png
| developer = [[Playdead (company)|Playdead]]
| publisher = Playdead
| director = Arnt Jensen
| producer = Mads Wibroe
| designer = Jeppe Carlsen
| programmer = Kristian Kjems
| composer =((plainlist|
* [[Martin Stig Andersen]]
* Søs Gunver Ryberg
))
| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| platforms = ((cslist|[[Xbox One]]|[[Windows]]|[[PlayStation 4]]|[[iOS]]||[[Nintendo Switch]]|[[macOS]]))
| released = ((Unbulleted list|'''Xbox One'''|June 29, 2016|'''Windows'''|July 7, 2016|'''PlayStation 4'''|August 23, 2016|'''iOS'''|December 15, 2017|'''Nintendo Switch'''|June 28, 2018|'''macOS'''|June 23, 2020))
| genre =((plainlist|
* [[Puzzle-platform game|Puzzle-platform]]
))
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]]
))
'''''Inside''''' is a [[puzzle-platform game]] developed and published by [[Playdead (company)|Playdead]] in 2016, and was released on June 29, for [[Xbox One]], [[Windows]], on July 7, and August 23, for [[PlayStation 4]]. The game was released for [[iOS]] in December 2017 and [[Nintendo Switch]] in June 2018. A [[macOS]] version was released in June 2020. The player controls a boy in a [[Dystopia|dystopic]] world, solving environmental puzzles and avoiding death. It is the successor to Playdead's 2010 ''[[Limbo (video game)|Limbo]]'', with similar [[2.5D#3D games with a two-dimensional playing field|2.5D]] gameplay.

Playdead began work on ''Inside'' shortly after the release of ''Limbo'', using ''Limbo''(('))s custom [[game engine]]. The team switched to [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]] to simplify development, adding their own [[Rendering (computer graphics)|rendering routines]], later released as [[Open-source software|open source]], to create a signature look. The game was partially funded by a grant from the [[Danish Film Institute]]. ''Inside'' premiered at [[Microsoft]]'s [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014|E3 2014]] conference, with a planned release in 2015, but was delayed to 2016.

''Inside'' was released to critical acclaim. Critics noted it as an improvement over ''Limbo'', praising its art direction, atmosphere and gameplay. The game was nominated for numerous accolades, including game of the year, and won several independent and technical achievements. As with ''Limbo'', ''Inside'' is included on multiple [[List of video games considered the best|lists of the greatest video games of all time]] as compiled by game journalists.

== Gameplay ==
''Inside'' is a [[puzzle platformer]]. The [[player character]] is an unnamed boy who explores a surreal and mostly [[Monochrome|monochromatic]] environment presented as a [[2.5D#2.5D platform games|2.5D platform]] game. The game is dark, with color used sparingly to highlight both the player and certain parts of the environment. The game is mostly silent, with the exception of occasional musical cues, the boy's vocals, dogs barking, equipment and sound effects. The player controls the boy who walks, runs, swims, climbs, and uses objects to overcome obstacles and progress in the game.<ref name="usgamer preview">((cite web | url = http://www.usgamer.net/articles/inside-xbox-one-preview | title = Xbox One Inside is a Superlative Platform Puzzler | first = Jaz | last = Rignall | date = June 13, 2016 | access-date = June 13, 2016 | work = [[US Gamer]] | archive-date = July 18, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160718152046/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/inside-xbox-one-preview | url-status = dead ))</ref> The boy gains the ability to control bodies to complete certain puzzles, a mechanic that ''[[IGN]]''(('s)) Marty Sliva compared to a similar mechanic in ''[[The Swapper]]''.<ref name="ign preview">((Cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-inside-is-super-limbo-in-the-best-possible-way | title = E3 2016: Inside is Super Limbo in the Best Possible Way | first = Marty | last = Sliva | date = June 13, 2016 | access-date = June 13, 2016 | work = [[IGN]] | archive-date = July 8, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160708154743/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-inside-is-super-limbo-in-the-best-possible-way | url-status = live ))</ref> At various points in the game, the player may discover hidden rooms containing glowing orbs. If all the orbs are deactivated during a playthrough, the player unlocks the game's alternate ending.<ref>((cite magazine | url = http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/06/29/how-to-find-all-of-insides-hidden-rooms-lamps-and-the-alternate-ending.aspx | title = How To Find All Of Inside's Hidden Rooms And The Alternate Ending | first = Kyle | last = Hillard | date = June 29, 2016 | access-date = July 8, 2016 | magazine = [[Game Informer]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160712230202/http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2016/06/29/how-to-find-all-of-insides-hidden-rooms-lamps-and-the-alternate-ending.aspx | archive-date = July 12, 2016 | url-status = dead ))</ref>

The boy can die in a multitude of ways, including drowning, being shot with a gun or tranquilizer dart, mauled by dogs, ensnared by security machines, being blown apart by shockwaves, and others. As in the predecessor game ''Limbo'', these deaths are presented realistically and are often [[Graphic violence|graphic]], but to a larger degree, earning the [[ESRB]]'s Mature rating as opposed to ''Limbo''(('s)) Teen rating. If the character dies, the game continues from the most recent checkpoint.<ref name="ign preview" />

Later in the game, the player controls a monster called the Huddle, who possesses great strength and cannot die in any way. However, the player will still need to rely on strategy to get through certain areas.

== Plot ==
A boy slides down a rocky incline. While running through a forest, he encounters masked guards with flashlights, as well as vehicles with mounted spotlights, and fierce guard dogs. He escapes the guards, then crosses a road where a block has been set up with more vehicles and guards, to a farm where parasitic worms cause pigs to run rampant. The boy uses the farm animals and equipment to escape to a seemingly abandoned city where lines of zombie-like people are moved through mind control. Beyond the city is a large factory of flooded rooms, a [[shock wave]] atrium, and a laboratory environment where scientists perform underwater experiments on bodies.<ref name="crave plot">((cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/1006325-insides-ending-puts-video-games-shame|title=Inside's Ending and Why it Puts Other Video Games to Shame|last=Tamburro|first=Paul|date=July 6, 2016|access-date=July 11, 2016|work=[[CraveOnline]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316232949/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/1006325-insides-ending-puts-video-games-shame|archive-date=March 16, 2018|url-status=dead))</ref>

While traversing these areas, the boy uses a mind-control helmet to control some of the zombies he encounters. The boy comes across an underwater [[Siren (mythology)|siren]]-like creature that attaches a device to him, allowing him to breathe underwater.

Continuing through the office and laboratories, the boy sees scientists observing a large spherical chamber. The boy enters the chamber and discovers the Huddle,<ref>((cite web|url=http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/huddle-up-making-the-spoiler-of-inside|title=Huddle up!: Making the [SPOILER] of 'INSIDE'|publisher=[[Game Developers Conference]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171106225827/http://schedule.gdconf.com/session/huddle-up-making-the-spoiler-of-inside|archive-date=November 6, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=19 December 2016))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.gameanim.com/2018/02/06/making-spoiler-inside/|title=Making The [Spoiler] Of INSIDE|date=2018-02-06|website=Game Anim|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-31|archive-date=August 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831093339/https://www.gameanim.com/2018/02/06/making-spoiler-inside/|url-status=live))</ref> a monstrous mass of conjoined human bodies. After disconnecting the Huddle's restraints, the boy is pulled into it, seemly becoming one with the Huddle.<ref name="crave plot" />

The Huddle escapes confinement, crashing through offices, killing some of the scientists in its path. The scientists trap the Huddle in another tank, but the Huddle escapes again and breaks through a wooden wall. It rolls down a forest hill and comes to a stop at a grassy coastline bathed in light.

=== Alternate ending ===
If the player deactivated the hidden light orbs in the various bunkers, the boy returns to one of the bunkers and gains access to a new area. He reaches an area that includes a bank of computers and one of the mind-control helmets, powered by a nearby socket. The boy pulls the plug from the socket, then suddenly takes the same stance as the zombies.<ref name="eurogamer ending">((cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-08-whats-going-on-at-the-end-of-inside|title=What's going on at the end of Inside?|last=Matulef|first=Jeffrey|date=July 8, 2016|work=[[Eurogamer]]|access-date=July 11, 2016|archive-date=December 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202131103/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-08-whats-going-on-at-the-end-of-inside|url-status=live))</ref>

=== Theories ===
Journalists and players have offered several different theories about the game's main ending (the freeing of the Huddle) and the alternative ending.

One theory speculates that the boy is controlled by the Huddle throughout most of the game, leading him to help free the Huddle from containment.<ref>((Cite web | url = http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/1005759-insides-ending-explained-theory-limbo-sequels-brain-bending-conclusion | title = Inside's Ending Explained: Our Theory On the Limbo Sequel's Brain-Bending Conclusion | first = Paul | last = Tamburro | date = July 1, 2016 | access-date = July 11, 2016 | work = [[CraveOnline]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142833/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/1005759-insides-ending-explained-theory-limbo-sequels-brain-bending-conclusion | archive-date = March 5, 2018 | url-status = dead ))</ref> As described by Jeffrey Matulef of ''[[Eurogamer]]'', the game impresses that the Huddle has a magnetic-like draw that leads the boy to endanger himself and unquestioningly enter the tank where the Huddle is kept so as to free it.<ref name="eurogamer ending" /> Players speculated on the theory that taking the alternate ending is working contrary to the Huddle's goal, and the act of unplugging the computers is to release the Huddle's control on the boy. There are some who believe that in the world of ''Inside'', humanity has almost been destroyed because of some ultimate biological catastrophe and that the scientists are making experiments with the Huddle so it can control minds very far away to free itself. This has been thought because there are large quantities of buildings under water. When the Huddle escapes, there is a 3D work of paper and wood that represents the coasts at which the Huddle arrives after escaping the tank of water.<ref name="kotaku ending">((Cite web | url = https://kotaku.com/the-wild-theories-behind-insides-secret-ending-1783552341 | title = The Wild Theories Behind Inside's Secret Ending | first = Patrick | last = Klepek | date = July 13, 2016 | access-date = January 24, 2017 | work = [[Kotaku]] | archive-date = March 4, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210304164242/https://kotaku.com/the-wild-theories-behind-insides-secret-ending-1783552341 | url-status = live ))</ref> A similar theory has the boy being controlled by one or more of the scientists, evidenced by how some of the scientists appear to aid the Huddle in escaping the facility. In this theory, the scientists put the boy through many dangers to gain strength and intelligence, so that these qualities can be absorbed by the Huddle when the boy frees it, improving the creature in a desirable manner for these scientists.<ref name="eurogamer ending" />

A more [[metafictional]] interpretation of the game from its alternate ending<ref name="kotaku ending"/> is based on the notion of player agency. Matulef summarizes this theory as "the boy is being controlled by a renegade force represented by the player".<ref name="eurogamer ending" /> The act of pulling the plug in the final area is similar to the concept of ''[[The Matrix]]'', as described by ''[[PC Gamer]]''(('))s Tim Clark.<ref>((Cite web | url = http://www.pcgamer.com/insides-weirdest-moments-and-bizarre-ending-a-spoiler-discussion/ | title = Inside's weirdest moments and bizarre ending: a spoiler discussion | author = PC Gamer Staff | date = July 11, 2016 | access-date = January 24, 2017 | work = [[PC Gamer]] | archive-date = February 2, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170202023546/http://www.pcgamer.com/insides-weirdest-moments-and-bizarre-ending-a-spoiler-discussion/ | url-status = live ))</ref> Matulef explains that the location of the alternate ending is only known to the player with knowledge of the main ending and not to the Huddle or the scientists. With knowledge of the game's true ending, achieving the alternate ending is to reach a conclusion to the game that "ostensibly puts an end to the boy, the blob, and any inhumane experiments being conducted".<ref name="eurogamer ending" />

== Development ==
[[Playdead (company)|Playdead]] released the monochromatic ''[[Limbo (video game)|Limbo]]'' in July 2010,<ref name="Polygon: announce" /> which was critically praised and sold over one million units.<ref name="IGN: two years" /> Within a few months of its release, Playdead began development on their second game under the working title "Project 2".<ref name="Polygon: delay" /><ref name="IGN: crazy" /><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/07/30/playdeads-project-2-uses-unity-may-share-ideas-with-limbo/|title=Playdead's Project 2 uses Unity, may share 'ideas' with Limbo|work=engadget.com|date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=June 28, 2016|archive-date=August 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815085546/https://www.engadget.com/2012/07/30/playdeads-project-2-uses-unity-may-share-ideas-with-limbo/|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/27/limbo-follow-up-project-2-is-at-least-2-years-away|title=Limbo Follow-Up Project 2 is 'At Least 2 Years Away'|first=Andrew|last=Goldfarb|date=July 27, 2012|work=ign.com|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811222118/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/27/limbo-follow-up-project-2-is-at-least-2-years-away|url-status=live))</ref> As a spiritual successor to ''Limbo'',<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/inside-xbox-one-review|title=Inside Xbox One Review: Brilliant and Compelling|first=Jaz|last=Rignall|date=June 28, 2016|work=usgamer.net|access-date=June 28, 2016|archive-date=February 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204212615/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/inside-xbox-one-review|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.shacknews.com/article/95064/e3-2016-inside-preview-unsettling-feelings|title=E3 2016: Inside Preview: Unsettling Feelings|work=shacknews.com|date=June 13, 2016 |access-date=June 28, 2016|archive-date=July 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718102025/http://www.shacknews.com/article/95064/e3-2016-inside-preview-unsettling-feelings|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = http://politiken.dk/tjek/ECE1486135/her-er-fremtidens-danske-spil/ | title = Her er fremtidens danske spil (Here is the future Danish games) | date = December 21, 2011 | access-date = June 13, 2012 | first = THOMAS | last = Vigild | work = [[Politiken]] | language = da | quote = "Den største samlede støtte kommer dog fra Det Danske Filminstitut, der i år har støttet syv større spil heriblandt den dystre sjælelige efterfølger med arbejdstitlen 'Project 2' til det prisbelønnede 'LIMBO' instrueret af Arnt Jensen fra udvikleren PLAYDEAD." ("The largest total support comes from the Danish Film Institute, which this year has supported seven major games including the bleak spiritual sequel with the working title 'Project 2' to the award winning 'LIMBO' directed by Arnt Jensen Developer PLAY DEAD.") | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121023012741/http://politiken.dk/tjek/ECE1486135/her-er-fremtidens-danske-spil/ | archive-date = October 23, 2012 | df = mdy-all ))</ref> ''Inside'' reclaimed assets from ''Limbo''(('s)) development.<ref name="IGN: two years" /> Playdead said that the two games were similar, though ''Inside'' is more "crazy", "weird", and 3D.<ref name="IGN: crazy" /> The [[Danish Film Institute]] provided one million dollars in funding towards the game.<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.vg247.com/2012/06/14/playdeads-limbo-follow-up-gets-new-details-and-concept-art/ | title = Playdead's Limbo follow-up, new details and concept art | first = Stace | last = Harman | date = June 14, 2012 | access-date = August 28, 2016 | work = [[VG247]] | archive-date = September 18, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160918062718/http://www.vg247.com/2012/06/14/playdeads-limbo-follow-up-gets-new-details-and-concept-art/ | url-status = live ))</ref>

While Playdead had built a custom [[game engine]] for ''Limbo'', they chose [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]] to reduce their workload.<ref name="IGN: two years" /><ref name="edge unity">((cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/126729/Limbo_Developer_Playdead_Using_Unity_Engine_For_Next_Title.php | title = Limbo Developer Playdead Using Unity Engine For Next Title | first = Mike | last = Rose | date = August 25, 2011 | access-date = May 12, 2015 | work = [[Gamasutra]] | archive-date = October 7, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161007160922/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/126729/Limbo_Developer_Playdead_Using_Unity_Engine_For_Next_Title.php | url-status = live ))</ref> The developers created a [[temporal anti-aliasing]] filter for the engine, entitled "temporal reprojection", to create a signature look for ''Inside''. In March 2016, Playdead released the [[source code]] under an [[Open-source software|open source]] [[Software license|license]].<ref>((Cite web | url = http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/268722/Limbo_dev_opensources_its_Unity_5_antialiasing_tech.php | title = Limbo dev open-sources its Unity 5 anti-aliasing tech | first = Alex | last = Wawro | date = March 22, 2016 | access-date = June 14, 2016 | work = [[Gamasutra]] | archive-date = July 21, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160721010539/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/268722/Limbo_dev_opensources_its_Unity_5_antialiasing_tech.php | url-status = live ))</ref>

[[File:Inside_huddle_concept_art.png|thumb|upright|2010 concept art of the Huddle by Morten Bramsen. The art helped animate the Huddle and drive ''Inside''(('))s art direction.]]
The Huddle, the amalgam of body parts that the player controls at the end of the game, had been an idea for the game since 2010, when animator Andreas Normand Grøntved had been brought aboard Playdead to do preliminary animations for it based on a drawing by artist Morten Bramsen.<ref name="gdc huddle">((Cite web | url = http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024472/Huddle-up-Making-the-SPOILER | title = Huddle up: Making the SPOILER | date = March 3, 2017 | access-date = March 14, 2017 | work = [[GDC Vault]] | archive-date = March 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170315174430/http://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024472/Huddle-up-Making-the-SPOILER | url-status = live ))</ref> Bramsen's drawing of the Huddle served to guide much of the visual nature and art style for the rest of the game.<ref name="gdc huddle"/> To animate it, Grøntved took inspiration from the motion of Nago the demon form of the boar god from ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', the squishiness of the main character of the game ''[[Gish (video game)|Gish]]'', and human behavior during [[crowd surfing]].<ref name="gdc huddle"/> Grøntved developed initial animations using what he called the Huddle Potato that simplified the geometries to demonstrate how the being would move and interact with the environment.<ref name="gdc huddle"/> Whereas most of the other game animations were based on a combination of pre-set skeletal movements along with the physics engine, the Huddle had to be animated predominantly by a custom physics model developed by Thomas Krog, and implemented by Lasse Jon Fulgsang Pedersen, Søren Trautner Madsen, and Mikkel Bøgeskov Svendsen. This model uses a [[N-body simulation|26-body simulation]] of the core of the Huddle, driven by a network of impulses based on the direction of the player and the local environment, which allowed the Huddle to reconfigure itself as it needed in certain situations, such as fitting into tight spaces.<ref name="gdc huddle"/> They then added six arms and six legs with some pre-set animations that would also help to drive the impulse in the main body simulation.<ref name="gdc huddle"/> The skin of the huddle was a mix of art styles borrowed from the sculptures of John Isaacs, and the art of [[Jenny Saville]] and [[Rembrandt]].<ref name="gdc huddle"/> The vocals and bodysounds were performed by the renowned Danish-Austrian performance group [[SIGNA]].<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/inside_/credits|title=Inside (2016) Windows credits|website=MobyGames|access-date=September 6, 2019|archive-date=September 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190906170010/https://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/inside_/credits|url-status=live))</ref>

=== Music ===
[[Martin Stig Andersen]], with SØS Gunver Ryberg, composed and designed ''Inside''(('))s soundtrack, returning from ''Limbo''. Andersen was inspired by 1980s [[B movie|B]] [[horror film]]s, often using [[synthesizer]]s, but did not want to compose an actual soundtrack. Instead, he created the music by routing sound through a human skull and recording the result, a "[[Bone conduction|bone-conducting]] sound" that created a "sombre, chill quality" that often complements ''Inside''(('))s visuals.<ref name="develop sound">((Cite web|url=http://www.develop-online.net/interview/heard-about-how-playdead-used-a-real-human-skull-for-inside-s-audio/0209170|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728221022/http://www.develop-online.net/interview/heard-about-how-playdead-used-a-real-human-skull-for-inside-s-audio/0209170|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 28, 2015|title=Heard About: How Playdead used a real human skull for Inside's audio|last=Broomhall|first=John|date=July 23, 2015|access-date=June 14, 2016|work=[[Develop (magazine)|Develop]]))</ref> 

''Inside'' has a close integration of the game-play and audio, with some puzzles set directly to visual-aural cues. This required Andersen to work more closely with the game-play developers than he had in ''Limbo''. This enabled additional visual elements tied to the audio; Andersen noted that the boy's chest movements related to breathing are tied to the sound effects he created for his breathing, which themselves are influenced by where the character is in the game, with differences being calm and panicked emotions depending on location.<ref name="develop sound" /> Andersen collaborated with the design team on the game's general structure and pacing to provide scenes where the music builds up atmospheric tension.<ref name="develop sound" />

==Marketing==
[[Microsoft]] announced ''Inside'' during its [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014|E3 2014]] press conference.<ref name="Polygon: announce" /><!-- exclusive? --> Prior to this, the game had been planned for release on non-Microsoft platforms, including the [[PlayStation 3]] and [[OS X]].<ref name="IGN: two years" /> Playdead had purposely waited four years so as to give little time between the announce event and the launch.<ref name="IGN: crazy" /> ''[[IGN]]''(('))s Ryan McCaffrey wrote that the announcement was a sign of Microsoft's commitment to [[Independent video game development|indie game development]]<ref name="IGN: E3 2014" /> and said it was his biggest surprise of the year.<ref name="IGN: surprise" /> The developer later delayed the game from its expected early 2015 release for further refinement of the game, but provided no expected launch window.<ref name="Polygon: delay" /><ref>((Cite web | url = http://www.destructoid.com/limbo-developer-s-follow-up-inside-sees-a-delay-293369.phtml | title = Limbo developer's follow-up 'Inside' sees a delay | first = Chris | last = Carter | date = June 5, 2015 | access-date = June 5, 2015 | publisher = [[Destructoid]] | archive-date = June 8, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150608002654/http://www.destructoid.com/limbo-developer-s-follow-up-inside-sees-a-delay-293369.phtml | url-status = live ))</ref> A playable [[Game demo|demo]] was prepared for an August 2015 Microsoft event before [[PAX (event)|PAX Prime]].<ref name="IGN: demo" /> With the delay, Playdead only planned for initial release on [[Windows]] and [[Xbox One]],<ref name="Polygon: announce" /> but had expressed interest in other consoles in the future.<ref name="IGN: crazy" />

Playdead announced ''Inside''(('s)) release dates during [[Electronic Entertainment Expo 2016|E3 2016]], and as a limited-time promotion, let players download ''Limbo'' for free in advance of the title's release. ''Inside'' was released for Xbox One on 29 June 2016, and for Windows via [[Steam (service)|Steam]] on 7 July.<ref>((Cite web | url = http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-limbo-follow-up-inside-gets-a-release-date | title = E3 2016: LIMBO FOLLOW-UP INSIDE GETS A RELEASE DATE | first = Miranda | last = Sanchez | date = June 13, 2016 | access-date = June 13, 2016 | work = [[IGN]] | archive-date = July 1, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160701013550/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-limbo-follow-up-inside-gets-a-release-date | url-status = live ))</ref> Ports for other platforms followed: the [[PlayStation 4]] version was released on 23 August,<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.vg247.com/2016/08/03/playdeads-inside-has-a-date-with-playstation-4-at-the-end-of-this-month/ | title = Playdead's Inside has a date with PlayStation 4 at the end of this month | first = Stephany | last = Nunneley | date = August 3, 2016 | access-date = August 3, 2016 | work = [[VG247]] | archive-date = August 4, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160804215748/http://www.vg247.com/2016/08/03/playdeads-inside-has-a-date-with-playstation-4-at-the-end-of-this-month/ | url-status = live ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-owners-can-now-play-critically-acclaimed-game-/1100-6442934/ | title = PS4 Owners Can Now Play Critically Acclaimed Game Inside | first = Mat | last = Paget | date = 23 August 2016 | access-date = 23 August 2016 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = August 26, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160826084843/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-owners-can-now-play-critically-acclaimed-game-/1100-6442934/ | url-status = live ))</ref> the [[iOS]] version on December 15, 2017,<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.destructoid.com/playdead-is-bringing-inside-to-ios-on-friday-477439.phtml | title = Playdead is bringing Inside to iOS on Friday | first = Jordan | last = Devore | date = December 11, 2017 | access-date = December 12, 2017 | work = [[Destructoid]] | archive-date = January 23, 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210123020235/https://www.destructoid.com/playdead-is-bringing-inside-to-ios-on-friday-477439.phtml | url-status = live ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/15/16780388/inside-playdead-iphone-ios-apple-tv | title = The dark, unsettling adventure Inside is now on the iPhone | first = Andrew | last = Webster | date = December 15, 2017 | access-date = December 15, 2017 | work = [[The Verge]] | archive-date = December 16, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171216034442/https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/15/16780388/inside-playdead-iphone-ios-apple-tv | url-status = live ))</ref> and the [[Nintendo Switch]] version on June 28, 2018 alongside the release of ''Limbo''.<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/28/17513446/nintendo-eshop-games-list | title = Nintendo eShop update brings Wolfenstein 2, Crash Bandicoot and more | first = Ben | last = Kuchera | date = June 28, 2018 | access-date = June 29, 2018 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | archive-date = June 30, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180630104923/https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/28/17513446/nintendo-eshop-games-list | url-status = live ))</ref> [[505 Games]] published ''Inside'' and ''Limbo'' as a dual-game retail package for [[Xbox One]] and [[PlayStation 4]], which was released in September 2017.<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/28/15885866/limbo-inside-double-pack-ps4-xbox-one | title = Limbo and Inside are heading to retail in one pack | first = Allegra | last = Frank | date = 28 June 2017 | access-date = 28 June 2017 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | archive-date = September 24, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170924001624/https://www.polygon.com/2017/6/28/15885866/limbo-inside-double-pack-ps4-xbox-one | url-status = live ))</ref><!-- could use good RS to confirm but release was planned Sept 12 and seen on blogs it had been-->

Playdead partnered with [[iam8bit]] and Abyss Creations (the manufacturers of [[RealDoll]]) to create a special release edition of the game for the PlayStation 4 which includes a [[silicone]] recreation of the Huddle, along with additional art. Though revealed and sold in 2018, the contents of the special edition were not fully revealed until December 2019.<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/12/21013222/inside-real-doll-iam8bit-limited-edition-contents | title = The mystery of Inside's $375 limited edition by RealDoll revealed | first = Michael | last = McWhertor | date = December 12, 2019 | access-date = December 12, 2019 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | archive-date = December 12, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205409/https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/12/21013222/inside-real-doll-iam8bit-limited-edition-contents | url-status = live ))</ref>

== Reception ==
((Video game reviews
| MC = XONE: 93/100<ref name="MCXONE">((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/inside/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=INSIDE for Xbox One Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707030014/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/inside |url-status=live ))</ref><br />PC: 87/100<ref name="MCPC">((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/inside/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=INSIDE for PC Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703103916/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/inside |url-status=live ))</ref><br />PS4: 91/100<ref name="MCPS4">((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/inside/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=INSIDE for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-date=August 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808163618/http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/inside |url-status=live ))</ref><br />NS: 91/100<ref name="MCNS">((cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/inside/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=INSIDE for Switch Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |access-date=July 12, 2019 |archive-date=September 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916184228/https://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/inside |url-status=live ))</ref>
| Destruct = 9.5/10<ref>((cite web |last=Makedonski |first=Brett |date=June 28, 2016 |url=https://www.destructoid.com/review-inside-370622.phtml |title=Review: Inside |publisher=[[Destructoid]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708112029/https://www.destructoid.com/review-inside-370622.phtml |url-status=live ))</ref>
| Edge = 9/10 <ref name="E296">((cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=Inside |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=296|publisher=[[Future plc|Future]] |page=120|date=September 2016))</ref>
| EGM = 9.5/10<ref>((cite web |last=Carsillo |first=Ray |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/inside-review/ |title=Inside review |publisher=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160716182951/http://www.egmnow.com/articles/reviews/inside-review/ |archive-date=July 16, 2016 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
| GI = 9.75/10<ref>((cite web |last=Hillard |first=Kyle |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/inside/b/xboxone/archive/2016/06/28/game-informer-playdead-inside-xbox-one-review.aspx |title=An Engaging Interactive Nightmare – Inside – Xbox One |publisher=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701161555/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/inside/b/xboxone/archive/2016/06/28/game-informer-playdead-inside-xbox-one-review.aspx |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |url-status=dead ))</ref>
| GameRev = ((Rating|4.5|5))<ref>((cite web |last=Paras |first=Peter |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/inside |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[Game Revolution]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701102840/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/inside |url-status=live ))</ref>
| GSpot = 8/10<ref>((cite web |last=Newhouse |first=Alex |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/inside-review/1900-6416458/ |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160707214329/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/inside-review/1900-6416458/ |url-status=live ))</ref>
| GRadar = ((Rating|4.5|5))<ref>((cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Lucas |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/inside-review/ |title=Inside review |publisher=[[GamesRadar]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708143402/http://www.gamesradar.com/inside-review/ |url-status=live ))</ref>
| GB = ((Rating|5|5))<ref>((cite web |last=Shoemaker |first=Brad |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/inside-review/1900-747/ |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[Giant Bomb]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=November 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161119140555/http://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/inside-review/1900-747/ |url-status=live ))</ref>
| IGN = 10/10<ref>((cite web |last=McCaffrey |first=Ryan |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/28/inside-review |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708173434/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/28/inside-review |url-status=live ))</ref>
| PCGUS = 76/100<ref>((cite web |last=Kelly |first=Andy |date=July 7, 2016 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/inside-review/ |title=Inside review |publisher=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=July 7, 2016 |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708084937/http://www.pcgamer.com/inside-review/ |url-status=live ))</ref>
| Poly = 9.5/10<ref>((cite web |last=Robinson |first=Nick |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/28/12049410/inside-review |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708105953/http://www.polygon.com/2016/6/28/12049410/inside-review |url-status=live ))</ref>
| TA = ((rating|4|5))<ref>((cite web |url=https://toucharcade.com/2017/12/14/inside-review/ |title='Inside' Review – Try, Die, and Try Again |last=Hodapp |first=Eli |date=December 14, 2017 |website=[[TouchArcade]] |access-date=June 6, 2018 |archive-date=May 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513161532/http://toucharcade.com/2017/12/14/inside-review/ |url-status=live ))</ref>
| VG = 10/10<ref>((cite web |last=Orry |first=Tom |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/inside_review.html |title=Inside Review |publisher=VideoGamer.com |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710184800/http://www.videogamer.com/reviews/inside_review.html |url-status=live ))</ref>
))

''Inside'' received universal acclaim, according to video game [[review aggregator]] [[Metacritic]].<ref name="MCXONE" /><ref name="MCPS4" /><ref name="MCNS" /> Critics favorably compared the title as a worthy successor to ''Limbo''.<ref>((cite web |last=Dolan |first=Christian |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-28-inside-review |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714141122/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-28-inside-review |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web |last=Peckham |first=Matt |date=June 28, 2016 |url=http://time.com/4380020/inside-review/ |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=July 3, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703193252/http://time.com/4380020/inside-review/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web |last=Kohler |first=Chris |date=June 28, 2016 |url=https://www.wired.com/2016/06/inside-review/ |title=Inside Review |publisher=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628134126/http://www.wired.com/2016/06/inside-review/ |url-status=live ))</ref><ref>((cite web |last=Webster |first=Andrew |date=June 28, 2016 |url=https://www.theverge.com/2016/6/28/12050342/inside-review-xbox-one-steam |title=Inside is an incredible, unsettling adventure from the creators of Limbo |publisher=[[The Verge]] |access-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-date=June 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628133500/http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/28/12050342/inside-review-xbox-one-steam |url-status=live ))</ref> The game was one of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' and ''IGN''(('s)) most anticipated 2016 releases.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/a/2016-game-preview-100-games/ooooh-pretty|title=Ooooh pretty – The games of 2016|work=Polygon.com|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=July 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160720113749/http://www.polygon.com/a/2016-game-preview-100-games/ooooh-pretty|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/01/32-games-to-keep-on-your-radar-in-2016|title=32 Games to Keep on Your Radar in 2016|author=Chloi Rad|date=January 1, 2016|work=IGN|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=July 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708172839/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/01/01/32-games-to-keep-on-your-radar-in-2016|url-status=live))</ref> From previewing the game at E3 2016, ''IGN''(('s)) Marty Sliva considered the title to be "Super ''Limbo''", polishing and improving from Playdead's first game into the new title in the same manner that [[Nintendo]] had done for its previous games in bringing them to the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]].<ref name="ign preview" /> Kirk Hamilton of ''[[Kotaku]]'' called the game an "evolution" on what Playdead has succeeded to do with ''Limbo''.<ref>((cite web | url = http://kotaku.com/inside-the-limbo-crews-new-game-is-utterly-fantastic-1781818278 | title = The Limbo Crew's New Game INSIDE Is Utterly Fantastic | first = Kirk | last = Hamilton | date = June 13, 2016 | access-date = June 13, 2016 | work = [[Kotaku]] | archive-date = July 8, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160708132701/http://kotaku.com/inside-the-limbo-crews-new-game-is-utterly-fantastic-1781818278 | url-status = live ))</ref> [[Jaz Rignall]] of ''[[USgamer]]'' previewed ''Inside'' and wrote that it was one of the best puzzle platformers he has played, even better than its predecessor.<ref name="USgamer: Superlative" />

Much like for ''Limbo'', several publications have included ''Inside'' on their [[List of video games considered the best|lists of the greatest video games of all time]].<ref name=Edge2017>((cite magazine|title=Edge Presents: The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time|magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]|date=August 2017))</ref><ref name=IGN2019>((cite web|title=Top 100 Video Games of All Time|url=http://ign.com/lists/top-100-games|website=IGN|access-date=June 15, 2018|date=2019|archive-date=June 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021412/http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-games|url-status=live))</ref><ref name=IGN2018>((cite web|title=Top 100 Video Games of All Time|url=http://ign.com/lists/top-100-games|website=IGN|access-date=June 15, 2018|date=2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614021412/http://www.ign.com/lists/top-100-games|archive-date=June 14, 2018|url-status=live))</ref><ref name=Stuff.tv>((cite web|last1=Hayward|first1=Andrew|title=Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time|url=https://www.stuff.tv/features/stuffs-best-games-ever-50-greatest-games-all-time|website=stuff.tv|access-date=October 28, 2017|date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015054923/https://www.stuff.tv/features/stuffs-best-games-ever-50-greatest-games-all-time|archive-date=October 15, 2017|url-status=dead))</ref><ref name=Polygon>((cite web|last=Polygon Staff|title=The 500 Best Video Games of All Time|url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/27/16158276/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-500-401|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon.com]]|access-date=December 1, 2017|date=November 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303210843/https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/27/16158276/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-500-401|archive-date=March 3, 2018|url-status=live))</ref><ref name=GI2018>((cite magazine|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|title=The Top 300 Games of All Time|date=April 2018|issue=300))</ref><ref name=Slant2018>((cite web|title=The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/|website=Slant Magazine|access-date=November 7, 2018|date=June 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108065607/https://www.slantmagazine.com/features/article/the-100-greatest-video-games-of-all-time/|archive-date=November 8, 2018|url-status=live))</ref> In 2022, ''[[PC Gamer]]'' listed ''Inside'' as one of the best PC games, with editor Rich Stanton stating the game was "one of the very best experiences I've had in gaming", and contributing writers stating the game was "the perfect narrative sidescroller", and "had one of the best endings of any game".<ref name=PCG>((cite web|last=Savage|first=Phil|website=PC Gamer|title=The Top 100 PC Games|date=6 October 2022|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-top-100-pc-games-2022/|access-date=December 21, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113142633/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-top-100-pc-games-2022/|url-status=live))</ref>

==Accolades==
The game won the awards for "Golden Cube" and "Best Desktop/Console Game" at the [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]] Awards 2016, and it also won the award for "Best-Looking Game" at the [[Giant Bomb]] 2016 Game of the Year Awards, whereas its other nomination was for "Best Moment or Sequence".<ref>((cite web | url = https://unity3d.com/awards/2016/winners | archive-url = http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20161110203802/https://unity3d.com/awards/2016/winners | url-status = dead | archive-date = November 10, 2016 | title = Unity Awards 2016 - Winners | access-date = December 20, 2016 | work = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]] ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bombs-2016-game-of-the-year-awards-day-two/1100-5522/ | title = Giant Bomb's 2016 Game of the Year Awards: Day Two | access-date = March 16, 2017 | work = [[Giant Bomb]] | date = December 27, 2016 | archive-date = December 29, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161229171037/http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/giant-bombs-2016-game-of-the-year-awards-day-two/1100-5522/ | url-status = live ))</ref> At The [[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] Awards 2016, the game came in second place each for "Best Visual Design", "Best Storytelling" and "Studio of the Year", and it came in third place for "Game of the Year", while it won the award for "Best Audio Design".<ref name="EdgeAwards">((cite magazine |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line--> |title=The Edge Awards |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |issue=302|publisher=[[Future plc|Future]] |pages=76–87|date=February 2017))</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref
|-
| rowspan="13" style="text-align:center;" | 2016
| [[Game Critics Awards]] 2016
| Best Independent Game
| ((won))
| <ref>((cite web | url = https://www.gamespot.com/articles/here-are-e3-2016s-game-critics-award-winners/1100-6441502/ | title = Here Are E3 2016's Game Critics Award Winners | first = Chris | last = Pereira | date = July 5, 2016 | access-date = July 7, 2016 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = July 8, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160708060442/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/here-are-e3-2016s-game-critics-award-winners/1100-6441502/ | url-status = live ))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7"| [[Golden Joystick Awards|Golden Joystick Awards 2016]]
| Best Original Game
| ((nom))
| rowspan="7"| <ref>((cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-scoops-5-awards-firewatch-wins-best-indie-game-here-are-all-the-golden-joystick-2016-winners/|title=Overwatch scoops five awards, Firewatch wins Best Indie Game: Here are all the Golden Joystick 2016 winners|first=Connor|last=Sheridan|date=November 18, 2016|website=[[GamesRadar]]|access-date=November 19, 2016|archive-date=December 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201215025700/https://www.gamesradar.com/overwatch-scoops-5-awards-firewatch-wins-best-indie-game-here-are-all-the-golden-joystick-2016-winners/|url-status=live))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/golden-joystick-awards/news/a807943/golden-joystick-awards-2016-voting-now-open-to-the-public/|title=Golden Joystick Awards 2016 voting now open to the public|first=Sam|last=Loveridge|date=September 15, 2016|website=[[Digital Spy]]|access-date=October 29, 2016|archive-date=February 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228140939/http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/golden-joystick-awards/news/a807943/golden-joystick-awards-2016-voting-now-open-to-the-public/|url-status=live))</ref>
|-
| Best Visual Design
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Audio
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Indie Game
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Gaming Moment (The Ending)
| ((nom))
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| Game of the Year
| ((nom))
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| Xbox Game of the Year
| ((nom))
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| rowspan="5"| [[The Game Awards 2016]]
| [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]
| ((nom))
| rowspan="5"| <ref>((cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-2016-game-awards-nominees/1100-6445481/ | title = All the 2016 Game Awards Nominees | first = Eddie | last = Makuch | date = November 16, 2016 | access-date = November 16, 2016 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = November 24, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161124010129/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-2016-game-awards-nominees/1100-6445481/ | url-status = live ))</ref><ref>((cite web| url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13784410/the-game-awards-winners| title=The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list| first=Chelsea| last=Stark| date=December 1, 2016| access-date=December 1, 2016| work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]| publisher=[[Vox Media]]| archive-date=December 2, 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202121204/http://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13784410/the-game-awards-winners| url-status=live))</ref>
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| Best Narrative
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Art Direction
| ((won))
|-
| Best Music/Sound Design
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Independent Game
| ((won))
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| rowspan="30" style="text-align:center;"| 2017
| rowspan="9"| [[20th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards]]
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]
| ((nom))
| rowspan=9"| <ref name="dice2017">((cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-wins-dice-game-of-the-year-full-nominees/1100-6448157/ | title = Overwatch Wins DICE Game of the Year, Full Nominees List | first1 = Eddie | last1 = Makuch | first2 = Jason | last2 = Imms | date = February 23, 2017 | access-date = February 23, 2017 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = February 25, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170225135610/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/overwatch-wins-dice-game-of-the-year-full-nominees/1100-6448157/ | url-status = live ))</ref>
|- 
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Adventure Game of the Year|Adventure Game of the Year]]
| ((nom)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game|D.I.C.E. Sprite Award]]
| ((won)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Animation|Outstanding Achievement in Animation]]
| ((nom)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction|Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction]]
| ((won)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Design|Outstanding Achievement in Game Design]]
| ((nom)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction|Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction]]
| ((won)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design|Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design]]
| ((nom)) 
|-
| [[D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Story|Outstanding Achievement in Story]]
| ((nom)) 
|-
| National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers
| Camera Direction in a Game Engine
| ((won))
| <ref>((cite web|title=NAVGTR Awards (2016)|url=http://navgtr.org/winners/2016-awards/|website=National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers|access-date=April 1, 2017|archive-date=August 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829144612/http://navgtr.org/winners/2016-awards/|url-status=live))</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Independent Games Festival]] 2016
| [[Seumas McNally Grand Prize]]
| ((nom))
| rowspan="3"| <ref name="IGF: 2017">((cite web | url = http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/9/14214750/2017-igf-awards-nominees-inside-hyper-light-drifter-virginia-host-nina-freeman | title = Hyper Light Drifter, Inside and Virginia among nominees for 2017 IGF Awards | first = Charlie | last = Hall | date = January 9, 2017 | access-date = January 9, 2017 | work = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] | archive-date = January 10, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170110141032/http://www.polygon.com/2017/1/9/14214750/2017-igf-awards-nominees-inside-hyper-light-drifter-virginia-host-nina-freeman | url-status = live ))</ref><ref name="igf winners"/>
|-
| Excellence in Audio
| ((nom))
|-
| Excellence in Visual Art
| ((nom))
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[Game Developers Choice Awards]] 2016
| Game of the Year
| ((nom))
| rowspan="6"| <ref name="gdca2017 nom">((cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/288633/Inside_Overwatch__Firewatch_lead_GDC_2017_Choice_Awards_nominees.php|title=Inside, Overwatch & Firewatch lead GDC 2017 Choice Awards nominees|work=[[Gamasutra]]|date=4 January 2017|access-date=4 January 2017|archive-date=January 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105044144/http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/288633/Inside_Overwatch__Firewatch_lead_GDC_2017_Choice_Awards_nominees.php|url-status=live))</ref><ref name="igf winners">((cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-the-game-developers-choice-awards-right-here/1100-6448326/ | title = Watch The Game Developers Choice Awards Right Here Tonight | first1 = Eddie | last1 = Makuch | first2 = Jason | last2 = Imms | date = March 1, 2017 | access-date = March 1, 2017 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = March 1, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170301225401/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-the-game-developers-choice-awards-right-here/1100-6448326/ | url-status = live ))</ref>
|-
| Best Audio
| ((won))
|-
| Best Design
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Narrative
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Visual Art
| ((won))
|-
| Innovation Award
| ((nom))
|-
| rowspan="4"| 2017 [[SXSW Gaming Awards]]
| Excellence in Design
| ((nom))
| rowspan="4"| <ref name="sxsw 2017 nom">((cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-2017-sxsw-game-award-nominees/1100-6447245/ | title = All The 2017 SXSW Game Award Nominees | first = Eddie | last = Makuch | date = January 25, 2017 | access-date = March 5, 2017 | work = [[GameSpot]] | archive-date = March 4, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170304070204/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/all-the-2017-sxsw-game-award-nominees/1100-6447245/ | url-status = live ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = https://www.sxsw.com/news/2017/2017-sxsw-gaming-awards-winners/ | title = Announcing the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners | date = March 18, 2017 | access-date = April 6, 2017 | archive-date = April 7, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054815/https://www.sxsw.com/news/2017/2017-sxsw-gaming-awards-winners/ | url-status = live ))</ref>
|-
| Excellence in Art
| ((nom))
|-
| Excellence in Animation
| ((nom))
|-
| Excellence in SFX
| ((nom))
|-
| rowspan="7" | [[13th British Academy Games Awards]]
| Best Game
| ((nom))
| rowspan="7" | <ref name="bafta noms">((cite web | url = https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/09/bafta-games-awards-2017-inside-and-uncharted-4-lead-the-way | title = Bafta games awards 2017: Inside and Uncharted 4 lead the way | first = Jordan Erica | last = wbber | date = March 9, 2017 | access-date = March 9, 2017 | work = [[The Guardian]] | archive-date = March 9, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170309105936/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/mar/09/bafta-games-awards-2017-inside-and-uncharted-4-lead-the-way | url-status = live ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = http://www.bafta.org/games/games-awards-nominees-2017 | title = British Academy Games Awards Winners in 2017 | date = April 6, 2017 | access-date = April 6, 2017 | archive-date = March 17, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170317195739/http://www.bafta.org/games/games-awards-nominees-2017 | url-status = live ))</ref>
|-
| Artistic Achievement
| ((won))
|-
| Audio Achievement
| ((nom))
|-
| Game Design
| ((won))
|-
| Music
| ((nom))
|-
| Narrative
| ((won))
|-
| Original Property
| ((won))
|-
| rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2018
| rowspan="7" | [[2018 Webby Awards]]
| Action
| ((won))
| rowspan="7" | <ref>((cite web|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2018/|title=2018 Winners|website=[[Webby Award|The Webby Awards]]|date=April 24, 2018|access-date=June 25, 2018|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625070331/https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/|url-status=live))</ref>
|-
| Best Game Design
| ((nom))
|-
| Best Music/Sound Design
| ((nom))
|-
| Best User Experience (People's Voice)
| ((won))
|-
| Best Visual Design
| ((won))
|-
| Best Writing
| ((nom))
|-
| Puzzle
| ((nom))
|}

== References ==

((reflist|refs=

<ref name="IGN: crazy">((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/28/limbo-follow-up-will-be-more-crazy|title=Limbo Follow-Up Will be 'More Crazy'|author=Andrew Goldfarb|date=October 28, 2011|work=IGN|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801070718/http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/10/28/limbo-follow-up-will-be-more-crazy|url-status=live))</ref>

<!--<ref name="IGN: Danish">((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/14/details-screenshot-of-limbo-follow-up-emerge|title=Details, Screenshot of Limbo Follow-up Emerge|author=Andrew Goldfarb|date=June 14, 2012|work=IGN))</ref>-->

<ref name="IGN: demo">((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/14/limbo-followup-inside-playable-at-xbox-pax-event|title=Limbo Followup Inside Playable at Xbox PAX Event|author=Brandin Tyrrel|date=August 14, 2015|work=IGN|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160127012920/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/08/14/limbo-followup-inside-playable-at-xbox-pax-event|url-status=live))</ref>

<ref name="IGN: E3 2014">((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/09/e3-2014-microsoft-is-all-about-the-games|title=E3 2014: Microsoft is all About the Games|author=Lucy O'Brien|date=June 9, 2014|work=IGN|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812025156/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/09/e3-2014-microsoft-is-all-about-the-games|url-status=live))</ref>

<ref name="IGN: surprise">((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/the-biggest-surprises-of-2014|title=The Biggest Surprises of 2014|author=IGN Staff|date=December 24, 2014|work=IGN|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=August 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812035229/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/24/the-biggest-surprises-of-2014|url-status=live))</ref>

<ref name="IGN: two years">((cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/27/limbo-follow-up-project-2-is-at-least-2-years-away|title=Limbo Follow-Up Project 2 is 'At Least 2 Years Away'|author=Andrew Goldfarb|date=July 27, 2012|work=IGN|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=August 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811222118/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/27/limbo-follow-up-project-2-is-at-least-2-years-away|url-status=live))</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: announce">((cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/9/5793998/inside-playdead-xbox-one-e3-2014|title=Inside is the next game from Limbo creators Playdead Studios|author=Philip Kollar|work=Polygon|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=July 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713002147/http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/9/5793998/inside-playdead-xbox-one-e3-2014|url-status=live))</ref>

<ref name="Polygon: delay">((cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/4/8731865/inside-delayed-playdead-xbox-one|title=Inside, upcoming game from Limbo developer Playdead, delayed past 'early 2015'|author=Samit Sarkar|work=Polygon|date=June 4, 2015|access-date=January 11, 2016|archive-date=July 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718133009/http://www.polygon.com/2015/6/4/8731865/inside-delayed-playdead-xbox-one|url-status=live))</ref>

<ref name="USgamer: Superlative">((Cite web |last1=Rignall |first1=Jaz |author-link1=Jaz Rignall |title=Xbox One Inside is a Superlative Platform Puzzler |work=[[USgamer]] |date=June 13, 2016 |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/inside-xbox-one-preview |access-date=June 14, 2016 |df=mdy-all |archive-date=July 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718152046/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/inside-xbox-one-preview |url-status=dead ))</ref>

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* ((official website|http://playdead.com/inside/))

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