The Inner Friend

The Inner Friend

86% Very Positive
50 Positive
8 Negative
58 Total Reviews

Descend into an eerie world made of scattered memories and unresolved traumas and explore a nightmarish landscape where you will come face to face with childhood fears and nightmares.

$14.99
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Developer: PLAYMIND
Publisher: PLAYMIND
Release Date: (7 years ago)

Game Details

Achievements
21
Estimated Owners
0 - 20000
Peak Concurrent Users
1
Metacritic Score
66/100 View
🌐 Official Website: theinnerfriend.com
📧 Support Email: [email protected]

About This Game

Dive in and remember... Led by a mysterious Shadow, face fears and nightmares inhabiting its materialized subconscious universe. Dive into a unique and eerie world to relive the Shadow’s childhood memories and overcome them to restore what was once a safe haven. You’ll journey ever deeper through the subconscious to unravel a rich but wordless story and encounter gruesome beings that you must evade. Ultimately, however, you will have to face them. The Inner Friend features a rich visual environment, supported by an immersive soundscape and a cinematic soundtrack enhancing immersion and emotional moments. Movement, imagery, and music are the main ways for the player to interact with the Shadow, their guide throughout the descent. Dark and scary, mysterious at times, the world of The Inner Friend is a surrealist representation of memories and fears. IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING Immerse yourself in a visually-driven narrative with a minimalist interface. AN EERIE ADVENTURE Journey through a surreal world inspired by childhood nightmares and psychology. DIVERSE GAMEPLAY MECHANICS Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and defeat nightmarish foes. RECONNECT WITH YOUR INNER CHILD Earn the Shadow’s trust to unlock new challenges and pieces of the story. COLLECT ALL ARTIFACTS Rebuild the Shadow’s safe haven to save him from his darkest fears.
2 min read

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Categories

Family Sharing Full controller support Remote Play on TV Single-player Steam Achievements

User Tags

Adventure (32) Casual (31) Indie (30) Psychological Horror (13) Thriller (11) Narration (11) Puzzle (10) Atmospheric (10)

Supported Languages

English ✓ Audio
French ✓ Audio
German ✓ Audio
Italian ✓ Audio
Japanese ✓ Audio
Korean ✓ Audio
Portuguese - Brazil ✓ Audio
Portuguese - Portugal ✓ Audio
Simplified Chinese ✓ Audio
Spanish - Latin America ✓ Audio