Comparison

Playdead's INSIDE vs Wormy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Narrative-driven adventure
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Intense action
  • Moody art style
  • Ambient soundtrack
  • Unsettling atmosphere
Features
Currently charting
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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)

About

Wormy

Navigate a gravity-bound grid world as a segment-based worm. Solve logic puzzles by pushing rocks, activating mechanisms, and collecting items to find the exit. Beware of obstacles that can divide your worm, requiring coordinated control of multiple segments.

Highlights
  • Logic puzzle gameplay
  • Physics and gravity mechanics
  • Interactive level elements (buttons, gates, eggs)
  • Level editor for custom challenges
  • Hand-crafted levels
  • Minimalist art style
Features
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Wormy is a clever logic puzzle game that challenges your spatial awareness and problem-solving skills in a gravity-bound grid world. Navigate through narrow underground burrows, gather apples, and find your way to the exit. Guide your segment-based worm through increasingly complex mazes where physics dictate every move. Push heavy rocks out of the way, step on buttons to open locked gates, and safely deliver fragile eggs to their nests. Watch out for sharp scissors that can cut your worm segment by segment, dividing your body into multiple worms that you must coordinate and control. Features: - Hand-Crafted Levels: Progress through a series of unique, logic-driven puzzle challenges. - Interactive Mechanics: Leverage buttons, gates, keys, locks, spikes, and nesting eggs to clear your path. - Physics & Gravity: Move rocks and eggs carefully, keeping in mind that unsupported objects will fall. - Built-in Level Editor: Design your own custom levels, playtest them instantly, and export them. - Premium Art Style: Enjoy a minimalist, beautifully themed hand-drawn earth aesthetic. Can you wiggle your way out?

Screenshots

Playdead's INSIDE4 screens
Wormy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Playdead's INSIDE at 77% against Wormy's 0%. Playdead's INSIDE also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (31K vs 2). Wormy's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Playdead's INSIDE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wormy asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wormy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Playdead's INSIDE has 31K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 77% of Playdead's INSIDE's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wormy's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Playdead's INSIDE ships an update every 2 months, Wormy every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
Playdead's INSIDE versus Wormy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlaydead's INSIDEWormy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (31K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#80 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size705 MB14 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPlaydeadMichel Morcos

Customer experience

Playdead's INSIDE

All ratings30,447 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews2,466 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.1%

Wormy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Wormy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Playdead's INSIDE

One-time1
  • INSIDE full game$9.99
None

Wormy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Playdead's INSIDE free?
Playdead's INSIDE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wormy free?
Wormy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Playdead's INSIDE or Wormy?
Wormy is rated higher. Playdead's INSIDE averages 4.4 out of 5 from 31K ratings, while Wormy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Playdead's INSIDE or Wormy have ads?
Wormy shows ads; Playdead's INSIDE does not.
Which is updated more often, Playdead's INSIDE or Wormy?
Playdead's INSIDE ships an update every 2 months, and Wormy every 4 days. Most recently, Playdead's INSIDE was updated on November 8, 2026 and Wormy on October 31, 2026.

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