Action · October 17, 2019

The Beast Inside (2019)

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The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. The game mixes intriguing story-driven adventure with an unnerving survival horror experience. Immerse in the tale of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists living in different centuries but bounded by dark heritage. Boston, 1979, Adam, the CIA cryptanalyst, leaves the city and moves to the countryside with his wife, Emma. His handlers are afraid they won’t be able to keep him safe there, but Adam believes he needs a peaceful place in the woodland, to take a shot at the military code. His work may alter the course of the Cold War. As it turns out, this area is quite the opposite of a peaceful place they have expected... In the attic Adam finds a mysterious diary written by a man called Nicolas Hyde, allegedly, a past resident of the same house who lived there in the 19th Century. Once opened, the diary carries the nightmares of the past right into Adam’s times, putting the lives of Adam and Emma in great danger. Density increases as these two stories come to an inevitable crash. Distant past and his eternal prisoner - Nicolas against Adam, cryptanalyst from the Cold War. What can it lead to? In tangled times, who will you trust? Explore Blackstone, the forgotten domain of Hyde’s lineage. A rich world designed to complement the thrilling story. Sink in the immersive environment created with photogrammetry technology. Enjoy the realism of a setting achieved by the inclusion of 3D-scanned objects. Play as two independent characters living in different centuries. Take their faiths in your hands and unveil how their stories interfere. Experience a unique history, solve mysteries on your way, collect the clues, and decide by yourself how this story will end. Discover the new levels of horror sharpened by the motion capture technology Use your trusted revolver to shoot your way out from even the most lethal scenarios.

Action releases from 2019

192 Action titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.4k Steam reviewsTop 37% in Action
Positive rating83% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 61%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 69% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 75% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 278
  • Adventure · 152
  • First-Person · 136
  • Survival Horror · 133
  • Action · 125
  • Multiplayer · 123
  • Singleplayer · 121
  • Psychological Horror · 109
  • Indie · 107
  • Story Rich · 105
  • Survival · 104
  • Gore · 90
  • Atmospheric · 89
  • Violent · 86
  • Walking Simulator · 77

Reception Metrics

Steam community

83%Mostly Positive · 11.4k reviews

9.4k positive · 1.9k negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.6/10

Curator recommendations

10.2k

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (9)

  • English volume_up
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Turkish
  • French volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • French

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Achievements

27

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateOct 17, 2019
DeveloperIllusion Ray
Base price$2.49 -90%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksMetacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

The game includes strong language, violence, gore, and abuse.

Editions & Packages

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