24 Narrative games like INSIDE that you should try

If INSIDE worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and 2D presentation. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

If INSIDE worked for you because of strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Held in common with INSIDE: dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

It shares the essentials of what INSIDE does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation.

Shelved next to INSIDE for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings pixel art.

It shares the essentials of what INSIDE does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

The thread back to INSIDE runs through strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone: a casual, approachable feel.

What brings it close to INSIDE is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to 2D presentation and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: punishing difficulty.

On paper it is what INSIDE is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to INSIDE for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: fantasy world and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what INSIDE is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a first-person view.

The genre is the same as INSIDE’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.

Shelved next to INSIDE for good reason: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a relaxing pace and post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as INSIDE: strong narrative focus and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as INSIDE’s, and with it strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and a third-person camera.