Inside: Before Birth
- February 11, 2016
- CydoniaGate
Get on SteamIf you woke up alone in the darkness and trapped... What would you do? Run away or continue? I only say you... When the darkness hunts you, you don't know what is real...
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game has an intriguing concept and holds potential for improvement.
- Some players found it fun and scary, reminiscent of the P.T. teaser.
- The audio design effectively sets the atmosphere, contributing to a few creepy moments.
- The game is extremely short, with many players completing it in under 30 minutes.
- Repetitive environments and lazy design lead to a lack of immersion and engagement.
- Gameplay is plagued by glitches, awkward movement, and poorly designed interactions.
- story6 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The story of *inside: before birth* is criticized for being extremely short and lacking depth, resembling more of a demo than a complete game. It features minimal narrative elements, such as a simple text introduction and static cartoon visuals for the ending, leading many to view it as a cash grab rather than a fully realized horror experience. Overall, the plot is deemed lazy and insufficient for the price charged.
“The story is laughably short, more akin to a demo than a fully released product and has no business charging any amount of money in its current state.”
“Book-ended by a text card for an introduction and some monotone cartoon stills for an ending, forgoing even the formality of a title screen, you can't really yell at inside: before birth for having a lazy plot because that's really like yelling at a monkey for not having wings.”
“Yet another 20-ish minute cash-grab jump scare key fetch quest 'horror' game.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 50 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being short and lacking depth, with users noting that it offers less than 30 minutes of experience for a low price of $3. Overall, it seems to fall short in terms of plot and tension, leaving players wanting more.
“If you are okay with spending $3 for less than 30 minutes of gameplay, you can do worse on Steam.”
“The plot, the gameplay, the tension, it was never going to be there.”
- stability4 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is criticized for being buggy and plagued by audio issues, particularly with sound triggers that activate independently of the player's perspective. While it has fewer clipping problems than a similar title, it still suffers from significant stability concerns that detract from the overall experience.
“If I could actually return this and get my money back, I would give it to whoever could make any sense of this buggy 20-minute jump scare demo.”
“Fair dues, it has less clipping issues and glitches than 'Rothschild: The Sheep Will Awake', which also uses this engine, but it suffers from the same problem where you get sound triggers that I assume are jumpscares happening, but they trigger regardless of where the player's field of view is, so you just get stabs of audio.”
- atmosphere2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The atmosphere of the game is highly praised, with multiple users noting that it effectively immerses players in its environment.
“Really sets the atmosphere.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 100 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
Reviews indicate uncertainty regarding the game's replayability, with some users suggesting that it may exist but lacking definitive clarity. Overall, the consensus is that the potential for replayability is ambiguous.
