In "Inside" you play as a young boy moving from left to right. You’re trying to get inside a facility housing a sinister project. Along the way you will face lethal humans, dogs and merpeople intent on stymying your progress. If you survive and solve all the environmental puzzles, you are treated to one of the most bizarre endings in video games.
In addition to your odyssey there are secrets scattered across the boards and a hidden ending to unlock. “Inside” has a unique checkpoint system, allowing you to drop back to past areas to hunt for collectibles. It’s also handy to see just how many checkpoints you have left in the game.
“Inside” is a short experience. A typical player can beat it in three to five hours. Looking at my save file I spent six hours with the game, primarily trying to finish the story with minimal backtracking for secrets.