One-off purchase
Inside cost to play
What Inside costs in the UK on Steam and the Nintendo eShop, its PEGI 18 rating and how many people play it on Steam.
Inside gameplay, images and trailer
© Playdead, Inside trailer “Release Trailer” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £20.99: Cheapest standard price: INSIDE (Steam UK, standard price)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 3.5 h to beat: Main story: 3.5 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- £6 an hour: £20.99 ÷ 3.5 hours (main story)
- 272 Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 18: Age rating
- Released
- 7 July 2016
- Developer
- Playdead
- Platforms
- PS4, PC, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- Genre
- Action
- Modes
- Single-player
On this page
Inside player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 272
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 160
- 79 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- −63%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 3,840
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Is Inside dead?
Not dead, but small on Steam: Inside peaked at 160 players at once in September 2026, with 79 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS4, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 79 | 160 | −62.7% |
| August 2026 | 155 | 429 | +54.3% |
| July 2026 | 123 | 278 | −10.0% |
| June 2026 | 153 | 309 | +6.9% |
| May 2026 | 94 | 289 | +3.6% |
| April 2026 | 121 | 279 | −29.4% |
| March 2026 | 156 | 395 | +93.6% |
| February 2026 | 107 | 204 | −49.0% |
| January 2026 | 151 | 400 | −5.7% |
| December 2025 | 156 | 424 | +43.2% |
| November 2025 | 127 | 296 | −73.6% |
| October 2025 | 287 | 1,121 | – |
What Inside costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSIDE (Steam UK, standard price) | £20.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| INSIDE (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK) | £20.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
How long is Inside?
Inside takes about 3.5 hours to finish the main story, and about 4.5 hours to complete everything.
- Main story3.5 h
- Main + extras4 h
- Completionist4.5 h
Cost per hour (main story)
£6
£20.99 on Steam UK ÷ 3.5 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Inside is rated
GamesChart Score
88.2, #29 of 3,236 rated games
#3 of 2016 · #18 of the 2010s · #5 in Puzzle · #6 on Mobile
Critics
Players
Built from 78,730 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #28
Metroid Prime2002 · Retro Studios88.3 - #29
Inside2016 · Playdead88.2 - #30
Celeste2018 · Extremely OK Games88.2
Inside questions
How much does Inside cost in the UK?
INSIDE (Steam UK, standard price): £20.99. INSIDE (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo eShop UK): £20.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Inside free to play?
No. Inside is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
How long is Inside?
Main story: about 3.5 hours. Main + extras: about 4 hours. Completionist: about 4.5 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £20.99, that's £6 per hour (main story).
What age rating is Inside?
Inside is rated PEGI 18.
How many people play Inside?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 272, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 3,840.
What is Inside's all-time Steam peak?
3,840 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Inside (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 272. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Inside dead?
Not dead, but small on Steam: Inside peaked at 160 players at once in September 2026, with 79 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on PS4, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Inside player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on PS4, iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Inside?
Inside is developed by Playdead.
Inside is a puzzle-platform adventure game developed and published by Playdead, first released in 2016; it came to Steam on 7 July 2016. It is sold at a one-off price on Steam and the Nintendo eShop, among other stores.
How it plays
Inside is a narrative-driven platformer. You control a boy who is hunted and alone, and who finds himself drawn into the centre of a dark project.
Playdead describes the game as combining intense action with challenging puzzles, set in a moody art style with an ambient soundtrack and an unsettling atmosphere.
Steam lists it as single-player with full controller support.
What it costs
Inside costs £20.99 on Steam UK and £20.99 on the Nintendo eShop UK for Nintendo Switch, so the price is the same on both. Steam lists no add-ons for the game.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 272 concurrent players on 21 October 2026, and its all-time peak on Steam is 3,840. Console and mobile players aren't counted.
Age rating
Inside is rated PEGI 18 for violence. pegi.info lists the rating for PlayStation 4, and Steam's store data and the Nintendo UK listing show the same rating.
How we checked
Prices are the Steam UK and Nintendo eShop UK listings, read on 21 October 2026, at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day, and the age rating from pegi.info. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page and its Nintendo eShop UK listing, which use the same description.
It ranks #29 in our best games of all time ranking.
Card art and page images: screenshots from Playdead's Inside Steam store page. © Playdead. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with Playdead.
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