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Why this: Shares checkpoint based progression with Inner Chains.
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Telepaths Tree
- Price: $4.19−79%checked Oct 31
- 45% of 155 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 40
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Art direction is unparalleled in its grotesque beauty
- Biomechanical world feels like a living nightmare
- Checkpoints are abundant and strategically placed
- Atmospheric
- Bleak
- Dark
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Inner Chains.
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Why this: Also Surreal and Walking Simulator, like Inner Chains.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Inner Chains.
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About Inner Chains
The closest matches to Inner Chains: Scorn, INDUSTRIA, Husk, Syndrome, and Narcosis. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Inner Chains is your kind of game, the closest matches are Scorn, INDUSTRIA and Husk — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and dark, and single out its checkpoint based progression and environmental trap exploitation. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Inner Chains: An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.
Is Inner Chains worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 44% of 155 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Art direction is unparalleled in its grotesque beauty
- Biomechanical world feels like a living nightmare
- Checkpoints are abundant and strategically placed
- Environmental storytelling through murals and letters
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Bad combat, ai, voice acting, gameplay, and level design. Just like Scorn it has nice visuals and that's about it.”
“great looking game but the game play itself is cheeks, its extremely annoying how slow you are forced to walk through the game.”
Frequently asked about Inner Chains
Can I run it?
Does Inner Chains work on Steam Deck?
Inner Chains is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Inner Chains cost?
Inner Chains is listed on Steam at 4.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Inner Chains?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Inner Chains are Scorn, INDUSTRIA, Husk.
Who developed Inner Chains?
Inner Chains was developed by Telepaths Tree and published by IMGN.PRO.