Inside by Playdead
Shares rank 8 of 11 platformers by recommenders
People call it a marvelous, rad game with a strong demoscene pedigree. The most common caveat is somewhat clunky controls when pushing objects.
People call it a marvelous, rad game with a strong demoscene pedigree. The most common caveat is somewhat clunky controls when pushing objects.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Admired demoscene roots and craft
“being awed by the demo (Inside) when I saw it presented at TG'96”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” “CNCD and Orange are two of my most favorite groups!”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “Razor1911. A demo 40 years in the making” “Inside was pretty darn rad, very nice breakdown.”
Comment from 14 Nov 2025 in “Why do we need dithering?”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Somewhat clunky controls when pushing
“doing the pushing with somewhat clunky controls”
Comment from 29 Jan 2026 in “In a genre where spoilers are devastating, how do we talk about puzzle games?”
Other platformers people recommend
The four most recommended other platformers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia | 37 | 4 | 90% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Super Mario 64 | 37 | 7 | 84% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Celeste | 19 | 3 | 86% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Flashback (1992 video game) | 8 | 1 | 89% | 6 | — | — |
| Inside by PlaydeadThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Inside is a marvelous game.”
“There's a few underwater sequences and they're not horror at all.”
“being awed by the demo (Inside) when I saw it presented at TG'96”
“CNCD and Orange are two of my most favorite groups!”
“doing the pushing with somewhat clunky controls”
“Inside was pretty darn rad, very nice breakdown.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.