INSIDE
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How do players who really played INSIDE rate it? TrueGG Rating 97.2%

Release date: Jul 7, 2016 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it about the same as Steam overall. Ratings tend to be steady from the first hours.

Good for

  • Players who want fun from the first hours
  • Players who want to soak in the world and atmosphere

Think twice if you are

  • Players who put story first
  • Players who want variety (reports that it gets monotonous)
  • Players who want a brisk pace

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
97.2%
± 0.2 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 2+ hours (last 180 days) · 2,847 reviews

TrueGG, all time
97.4%
Steam overall
97.0%
Japanese, all time
93.9%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 4.9% of all reviews. Their positive share is 90.1%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (2h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 2 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h82%341–2 h80%702–5 h96%1,6555–10 h98%96410–20 h99%17920–50 h95%4250–100 h100%4100–200 h100%3200+ h—0Positive share by playtime0–1 h3482%1–2 h7080%2–5 h1,65596%5–10 h96498%10–20 h17999%20–50 h4295%50–100 h4100%100–200 h3100%200+ h0—

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h82.4%—34
1–2 h80.0%100.0%70
2–5 h96.4%90.0%1,655
5–10 h98.3%100.0%964
10–20 h98.9%100.0%179
20–50 h95.2%100.0%42
50–100 h100.0%—4
100–200 h100.0%—3
200+ h——0

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 2+ hours. 2% had 20+ hours and 0% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

INSIDE has a TrueGG Rating of 97.2%: the positive share among 2,847 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 2+ hours, close to Steam's overall 97.0%. Players who really play it broadly agree with the headline number (all time: 97.4%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 5% of the total, with 90% positive. The early hours do not split opinion much.

Negative reviews most often mention the story, boredom (more than at launch), and pacing (more than at launch). Positive reviews praise the world and atmosphere and 難易度.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 93.9%, similar to all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (97.1% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on the game's design (Story, Boring / repetitive, Movement & pacing, Grind). These rarely change with updates, so the rating likely reflects the game itself. Judge by whether it suits you.

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Story34% of negative reviews (24% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · ongoing since launch
  • Boring / repetitive24% of negative reviews (3% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · more than at launch
  • Movement & pacing14% of negative reviews (6% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · more than at launch
  • Grind10% of negative reviews (1% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · more than at launch
  • Price8% of negative reviews (4% of positive) · most common among 2–20h players · less than at launch

+ What players praise

  • World & atmosphere27% of positive reviews (18% of negative)
  • Difficulty12% of positive reviews (5% of negative)
＋ 世界＋ シンプル＋ 展開＋ 表現＋ ジャンプ＋ 移動＋ シーン＋ 操作性− boring− slow− waste− repetitive− worst− water− overrated− die

Counted from 323 recent negative and 600 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating97.0%All time, all languages · 76,321 reviews
Adjusted rating97.1%Weighted by trust (95% range 97.0%–97.2%), +0.1pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews93.0%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−4.0pt vs overall) · 328 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review3%19%
Very short text29%20%
Key activated outside Steam5%5%
Received for free1%2%
Owns very few games11%8%
Over 100 reviews written6%10%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.830.80

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 4.5 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 2016-07: +3,482 / −209 2016-08: +661 / −51 2016-09: +269 / −9 2016-10: +238 / −15 2016-11: +1,127 / −20 2016-12: +876 / −41 2017-01: +754 / −32 2017-02: +282 / −16 2017-03: +366 / −17 2017-04: +637 / −39 2017-05: +246 / −8 2017-06: +877 / −36 2017-07: +437 / −21 2017-08: +175 / −8 2017-09: +531 / −19 2017-10: +342 / −9 2017-11: +941 / −15 2017-12: +448 / −20 2018-01: +341 / −16 2018-02: +149 / −3 2018-03: +292 / −13 2018-04: +228 / −9 2018-05: +188 / −14 2018-06: +206 / −11 2018-07: +284 / −21 2018-08: +131 / −10 2018-09: +90 / −5 2018-10: +103 / −4 2018-11: +466 / −10 2018-12: +218 / −6 2019-01: +271 / −17 2019-02: +244 / −9 2019-03: +121 / −8 2019-04: +96 / −5 2019-05: +90 / −3 2019-06: +537 / −13 2019-07: +383 / −13 2019-08: +93 / −5 2019-09: +79 / −5 2019-10: +131 / −0 2019-11: +407 / −14 2019-12: +590 / −15 2020-01: +419 / −4 2020-02: +338 / −6 2020-03: +288 / −3 2020-04: +318 / −8 2020-05: +246 / −6 2020-06: +333 / −14 2020-07: +609 / −21 2020-08: +238 / −6 2020-09: +384 / −10 2020-10: +379 / −12 2020-11: +556 / −15 2020-12: +908 / −30 2021-01: +659 / −17 2021-02: +647 / −12 2021-03: +485 / −14 2021-04: +811 / −17 2021-05: +326 / −9 2021-06: +484 / −11 2021-07: +694 / −17 2021-08: +326 / −12 2021-09: +232 / −7 2021-10: +228 / −11 2021-11: +486 / −17 2021-12: +598 / −20 2022-01: +455 / −6 2022-02: +317 / −7 2022-03: +197 / −7 2022-04: +543 / −11 2022-05: +494 / −16 2022-06: +316 / −9 2022-07: +395 / −8 2022-08: +187 / −6 2022-09: +2,170 / −49 2022-10: +730 / −21 2022-11: +649 / −14 2022-12: +957 / −29 2023-01: +1,014 / −26 2023-02: +376 / −8 2023-03: +2,209 / −65 2023-04: +945 / −40 2023-05: +826 / −27 2023-06: +969 / −21 2023-07: +1,288 / −32 2023-08: +474 / −17 2023-09: +1,494 / −40 2023-10: +612 / −16 2023-11: +1,021 / −30 2023-12: +992 / −26 2024-01: +699 / −11 2024-02: +959 / −34 2024-03: +1,020 / −23 2024-04: +695 / −18 2024-05: +648 / −20 2024-06: +578 / −22 2024-07: +1,211 / −33 2024-08: +1,173 / −20 2024-09: +860 / −26 2024-10: +513 / −12 2024-11: +800 / −21 2024-12: +1,079 / −28 2025-01: +679 / −25 2025-02: +441 / −12 2025-03: +1,105 / −23 2025-04: +671 / −24 2025-05: +625 / −14 2025-06: +516 / −17 2025-07: +797 / −15 2025-08: +752 / −17 2025-09: +342 / −15 2025-10: +994 / −25 2025-11: +478 / −14 2025-12: +590 / −24 2026-01: +583 / −18 2026-02: +314 / −15 2026-03: +618 / −21 2026-04: +451 / −18 2026-05: +387 / −14 2026-06: +558 / −14 2026-07: +477 / −17 2026-08: +622 / −18 2026-09: +288 / −14 2026-10: +305 / −10 2016/072017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 96.9% 2016-07: 94.3%2016-08: 92.8%2016-09: 96.8%2016-10: 94.1%2016-11: 98.3%2016-12: 95.5%2017-01: 95.9%2017-02: 94.6%2017-03: 95.6%2017-04: 94.2%2017-05: 96.9%2017-06: 96.1%2017-07: 95.4%2017-08: 95.6%2017-09: 96.5%2017-10: 97.4%2017-11: 98.4%2017-12: 95.7%2018-01: 95.5%2018-02: 98.0%2018-03: 95.7%2018-04: 96.2%2018-05: 93.1%2018-06: 94.9%2018-07: 93.1%2018-08: 92.9%2018-09: 94.7%2018-10: 96.3%2018-11: 97.9%2018-12: 97.3%2019-01: 94.1%2019-02: 96.4%2019-03: 93.8%2019-04: 95.0%2019-05: 96.8%2019-06: 97.6%2019-07: 96.7%2019-08: 94.9%2019-09: 94.0%2019-10: 100.0%2019-11: 96.7%2019-12: 97.5%2020-01: 99.1%2020-02: 98.3%2020-03: 99.0%2020-04: 97.5%2020-05: 97.6%2020-06: 96.0%2020-07: 96.7%2020-08: 97.5%2020-09: 97.5%2020-10: 96.9%2020-11: 97.4%2020-12: 96.8%2021-01: 97.5%2021-02: 98.2%2021-03: 97.2%2021-04: 97.9%2021-05: 97.3%2021-06: 97.8%2021-07: 97.6%2021-08: 96.4%2021-09: 97.1%2021-10: 95.4%2021-11: 96.6%2021-12: 96.8%2022-01: 98.7%2022-02: 97.8%2022-03: 96.6%2022-04: 98.0%2022-05: 96.9%2022-06: 97.2%2022-07: 98.0%2022-08: 96.9%2022-09: 97.8%2022-10: 97.2%2022-11: 97.9%2022-12: 97.1%2023-01: 97.5%2023-02: 97.9%2023-03: 97.1%2023-04: 95.9%2023-05: 96.8%2023-06: 97.9%2023-07: 97.6%2023-08: 96.5%2023-09: 97.4%2023-10: 97.5%2023-11: 97.1%2023-12: 97.4%2024-01: 98.5%2024-02: 96.6%2024-03: 97.8%2024-04: 97.5%2024-05: 97.0%2024-06: 96.3%2024-07: 97.3%2024-08: 98.3%2024-09: 97.1%2024-10: 97.7%2024-11: 97.4%2024-12: 97.5%2025-01: 96.4%2025-02: 97.4%2025-03: 98.0%2025-04: 96.5%2025-05: 97.8%2025-06: 96.8%2025-07: 98.2%2025-08: 97.8%2025-09: 95.8%2025-10: 97.5%2025-11: 97.2%2025-12: 96.1%2026-01: 97.0%2026-02: 95.4%2026-03: 96.7%2026-04: 96.2%2026-05: 96.5%2026-06: 97.6%2026-07: 96.6%2026-08: 97.2%2026-09: 95.4%2026-10: 96.8% 2016/072017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 10 20 30 2026-09-20: +8 / −1 2026-09-21: +17 / −1 2026-09-22: +12 / −0 2026-09-23: +10 / −0 2026-09-24: +7 / −1 2026-09-25: +10 / −1 2026-09-26: +6 / −1 2026-09-27: +12 / −1 2026-09-28: +11 / −1 2026-09-29: +4 / −0 2026-09-30: +9 / −1 2026-10-01: +16 / −0 2026-10-02: +9 / −0 2026-10-03: +22 / −3 2026-10-04: +30 / −0 2026-10-05: +27 / −0 2026-10-06: +25 / −1 2026-10-07: +22 / −0 2026-10-08: +18 / −1 2026-10-09: +15 / −1 2026-10-10: +28 / −0 2026-10-11: +16 / −0 2026-10-12: +17 / −1 2026-10-13: +14 / −1 2026-10-14: +13 / −0 2026-10-15: +9 / −0 2026-10-16: +6 / −1 2026-10-17: +8 / −1 2026-10-18: +8 / −0 2026-10-19: +2 / −0 09/2009/2710/0410/1110/18
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2016-073,48220994.3%
2016-086615192.8%
2016-09269996.8%
2016-102381594.1%
2016-111,1272098.3%
2016-128764195.5%
2017-017543295.9%
2017-022821694.6%
2017-033661795.6%
2017-046373994.2%
2017-05246896.9%
2017-068773696.1%
2017-074372195.4%
2017-08175895.6%
2017-095311996.5%
2017-10342997.4%
2017-119411598.4%
2017-124482095.7%
2018-013411695.5%
2018-02149398.0%
2018-032921395.7%
2018-04228996.2%
2018-051881493.1%
2018-062061194.9%
2018-072842193.1%
2018-081311092.9%
2018-0990594.7%
2018-10103496.3%
2018-114661097.9%
2018-12218697.3%
2019-012711794.1%
2019-02244996.4%
2019-03121893.8%
2019-0496595.0%
2019-0590396.8%
2019-065371397.6%
2019-073831396.7%
2019-0893594.9%
2019-0979594.0%
2019-101310100.0%
2019-114071496.7%
2019-125901597.5%
2020-01419499.1%
2020-02338698.3%
2020-03288399.0%
2020-04318897.5%
2020-05246697.6%
2020-063331496.0%
2020-076092196.7%
2020-08238697.5%
2020-093841097.5%
2020-103791296.9%
2020-115561597.4%
2020-129083096.8%
2021-016591797.5%
2021-026471298.2%
2021-034851497.2%
2021-048111797.9%
2021-05326997.3%
2021-064841197.8%
2021-076941797.6%
2021-083261296.4%
2021-09232797.1%
2021-102281195.4%
2021-114861796.6%
2021-125982096.8%
2022-01455698.7%
2022-02317797.8%
2022-03197796.6%
2022-045431198.0%
2022-054941696.9%
2022-06316997.2%
2022-07395898.0%
2022-08187696.9%
2022-092,1704997.8%
2022-107302197.2%
2022-116491497.9%
2022-129572997.1%
2023-011,0142697.5%
2023-02376897.9%
2023-032,2096597.1%
2023-049454095.9%
2023-058262796.8%
2023-069692197.9%
2023-071,2883297.6%
2023-084741796.5%
2023-091,4944097.4%
2023-106121697.5%
2023-111,0213097.1%
2023-129922697.4%
2024-016991198.5%
2024-029593496.6%
2024-031,0202397.8%
2024-046951897.5%
2024-056482097.0%
2024-065782296.3%
2024-071,2113397.3%
2024-081,1732098.3%
2024-098602697.1%
2024-105131297.7%
2024-118002197.4%
2024-121,0792897.5%
2025-016792596.4%
2025-024411297.4%
2025-031,1052398.0%
2025-046712496.5%
2025-056251497.8%
2025-065161796.8%
2025-077971598.2%
2025-087521797.8%
2025-093421595.8%
2025-109942597.5%
2025-114781497.2%
2025-125902496.1%
2026-015831897.0%
2026-023141595.4%
2026-036182196.7%
2026-044511896.2%
2026-053871496.5%
2026-065581497.6%
2026-074771796.6%
2026-086221897.2%
2026-092881495.4%
2026-103051096.8%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-2081
2026-09-21171
2026-09-22120
2026-09-23100
2026-09-2471
2026-09-25101
2026-09-2661
2026-09-27121
2026-09-28111
2026-09-2940
2026-09-3091
2026-10-01160
2026-10-0290
2026-10-03223
2026-10-04300
2026-10-05270
2026-10-06251
2026-10-07220
2026-10-08181
2026-10-09151
2026-10-10280
2026-10-11160
2026-10-12171
2026-10-13141
2026-10-14130
2026-10-1590
2026-10-1661
2026-10-1781
2026-10-1880
2026-10-1920
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days95.8%452
Last 180 days96.7%2,940
All time97.0%76,321
Japanese, last 180 days95.0%20
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