Inside

2016 puzzle-platform video game
VideoGame video_game Q22019785
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Summary

Inside is a video game[1]. Inside ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,235 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inside received the The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[3].
  • Inside received the The Game Awards − Best Indie[4].
  • Inside received the British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[5].
  • Inside received the British Academy Games Award for Game Design[6].
  • Inside received the British Academy Games Award for Narrative[7].
  • Inside received the British Academy Games Award for New Intellectual Property[8].
  • Inside's instance of is recorded as video game[9].
  • Inside's composer is recorded as Martin Stig Andersen[10].
  • Inside's composer is recorded as SØS Gunver Ryberg[11].
  • Inside was published by Playdead[12].
  • Inside's genre is puzzle video game[13].
  • Inside's genre is platform game[14].
  • Inside's genre is side-scrolling video game[15].
  • Inside's genre is puzzle-platformer[16].
  • Inside followed Limbo[17].
  • Inside's developer is recorded as Playdead[18].
  • Inside's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[19].
  • Inside's operating system is recorded as iOS[20].
  • Inside's platform is recorded as Xbox One[21].
  • Inside's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[22].
  • Inside's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[23].
  • Inside's platform is recorded as Nintendo Switch[24].
  • Inside's platform is recorded as iOS[25].
  • Inside's platform is recorded as macOS[26].
  • Inside's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Inside was published by Playdead[12].

Publication

Publication dates include June 29, 2016[28], July 7, 2016[29], August 23, 2016[30], December 15, 2017[31], June 28, 2018[32], and June 23, 2020[33]. Languages include English[34], French[35], Italian[36], German[37], Spanish[38], and Japanese[39]. Genres include puzzle video game[13], platform game[14], side-scrolling video game[15], and puzzle-platformer[16]. Recorded distribution format include digital distribution[40], DVD[41], and digital download[42].

Reception

Awards received include The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[3]; The Game Awards − Best Indie[4]; British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[5], a video game award[43], founded in 2005[44]; British Academy Games Award for Game Design[6], a class of award[45], in United Kingdom[46], founded in 2012[47]; British Academy Games Award for Narrative[7], a class of award[48], in United Kingdom[49], founded in 2016[50]; and British Academy Games Award for New Intellectual Property[8], a video game award[51], in United Kingdom[52], founded in 2005[53]. Reviews include 91/100[54], 94%[55], and 92/100[56].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Inside followed Limbo[17].

Why It Matters

Inside ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,235 views/month).[2] Inside has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] Inside is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did Inside receive?

Honors received include The Game Awards − Best Art Direction[3], The Game Awards − Best Indie[4], British Academy Games Award for Artistic Achievement[5], and British Academy Games Award for Game Design[6].

References

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  35. [54] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [55] ↑ . OpenCritic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [56] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Inside_2016
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