Playdead's INSIDE vs SILT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Playdead's INSIDE
Embark on a dark, narrative-driven adventure in this critically acclaimed indie platformer. Solve challenging puzzles and experience intense action within a moody, unsettling atmosphere. This award-winning game is known for its stunning art style and ambient soundtrack.
- Narrative-driven adventure
- Challenging puzzles
- Intense action
- Moody art style
- Ambient soundtrack
- Unsettling atmosphere
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Discover Playdead's unique indie adventure game Inside, a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has received critical acclaim for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere. Apple Design Award Winner. What the press said: “MASTERPIECE! Inside is a 2D puzzle platformer that builds upon what made Limbo great, and in fact builds something greater.” IGN — 10/10 “Inside expands on the concepts and scope of its predecessor in wildly creative ways, and it's so immaculately designed and constructed from top to bottom that it almost feels suitable for display in an art museum. This is one hell of a follow-up.” Giant Bomb — 5/5 “Gorgeous art and animations, devious puzzle design and a pitch-black sense of humor. A perfectly paced series of escalating "holy shit" moments.” Kotaku Winner of more than 100 awards, including: - Artistic Achievement (BAFTA) - Game Design (BAFTA) - Narrative (BAFTA) - Original Property (BAFTA) - Best Independent Game (Game Critics Awards) - Best Independent Game (The Game Awards) - Best Art Direction (The Game Awards) - Spite Award (D.I.C.E. Awards) - Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction (D.I.C.E. Awards) - Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction (D.I.C.E. Awards) - Best Audio (Game Developers Choice Awards) - Best Visual Art (Game Developers Choice Awards)
SILT
Embark on a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure. Explore a mysterious ocean abyss, possess unique sea creatures to solve environmental puzzles, and uncover ancient secrets. Survive encounters with giant creatures and experience a visually striking, monochrome world.
- Explore ocean abyss
- Possess sea creatures
- Solve environmental puzzles
- Discover ancient mysteries
- Survive giant creature encounters
- Unique monochrome art style
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*Try SILT for free and unlock the full game to continue your journey!* Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface… SILT is a surreal underwater puzzle-adventure game. Alone in an underwater abyss, you are a diver searching the deep to uncover long-forgotten mysteries. Possess the creatures around you to solve puzzles and travel further into the darkness… Nature has evolved into bizarre forms. Discover strange organisms, unexplored ruins and ancient machinery hidden beneath the water’s surface. Survive encounters with giant deep-sea goliaths. Harness their power to awaken a long-dormant force at the centre of the abyss. Experience art brought to life. SILT’s unsettling, monochrome world is constructed from the sketches and dark imagination of artist Mr Mead. A harrowing journey awaits you… EPILEPSY WARNING Please read before playing this game or allowing your children to play it: Some people are susceptible to epileptic seizures or loss of consciousness when exposed to certain flashing lights and moving patterns in everyday life. Such people may have a seizure while watching television images or playing certain video games. This may happen even if the person has no medical history of epilepsy or has never had any epileptic seizures. If you or anyone in your family has ever had symptoms related to epilepsy (seizures or loss of consciousness) when exposed to flashing lights or moving patterns, consult your doctor prior to playing this game. If you or your family experience any symptoms of seizure while playing this game, such as dizziness, nausea, or loss of consciousness, stop playing immediately and seek medical attention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SILT at every 5 days against Playdead's INSIDE's every 2 months. SILT also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid). Playdead's INSIDE's advantage is ratings volume (30K vs 3.6K) and chart position (#51 vs #164). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Playdead's INSIDE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and SILT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SILT holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playdead's INSIDE has 30K ratings behind it against 3.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 77% and 77% positive.
Playdead's INSIDE ships an update every 2 months, SILT every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Playdead's INSIDE | SILT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (30K ratings) | 4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 77.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30K — better | 3.6K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #51 — better | #164 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 705 MB | 1002 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Playdead | Snapbreak Games AB |
Customer experience
Playdead's INSIDE
SILT
Bugs and requests
Playdead's INSIDE
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes
- Progress not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- Longer gameplay or additional levels
- More explanation or closure for the story
- Controller support
- Lower price point
SILT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Playdead's INSIDE
- INSIDE full game$9.99
SILT
- Unlock SILT Full Game$5.99









