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The Inner Darkness

70% positive of 60 Steam reviews

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Released
2017
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam

Made by Nauris Amatnieks.

About the game

A lone man's journey through a strange world. Dimension switching mechanic - switch between the dimensions to traverse the world and solve puzzles.

Tagged by players

  • Time Manipulation
  • Short
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • Dark
  • Mystery
  • Retro
  • Puzzle
  • Pixel Graphics
  • Platformer
  • Horror
  • Linear
  • Atmospheric

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What players say

  • Recommended
    I may have a man-crush on the developer, Nauris Amatnieks. Of his games I've played -- There Was a Caveman, Moustache Mountain, this -- they've all been beautiful platformers, with solid, fun gameplay held back by mediocre level design, throwaway writing, and abysmal music. The Inner Darkness is no different. It's not a great game -- it barely scratches the surface of decent -- but it feels good to play and has a…

    37 min played when written. 27 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I just can't really recommend this game. It's a great concept, but it really feels like a demo shined off and put up on the store to make some extra cash. I mean, it is exactly that, and while that isn't a bad thing in itself, I really can't recommend this game for full price ($5). Maybe if it was twice as long (as in, an hour or two compared to 30 - 40 mins), maybe if it had a couple more mechanics, maybe if the…

    29 min played when written. 24 found it helpful.

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