The Dark Inside Me

честно, хоть игра и не идеальна и не такая уж и большая, но я влюбилась

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10/10 gutes click and point game nicht ganz einfach die objekte zu erkennen oder zu finden. solche spiele sollte es mehr geben das macht jeden gamer horny.

The Dark Inside Me is an okay but still kind of a mixed bag of a horror, point and click game, okay then what is the story. A man wakes up in a hospital handcuffed to the bed, he has no idea who he is or what he's done, he only knows he must escape. But doing so will unlock a mystery that will push him to the brink and make him see horrors beyond his wildest nightmares. Alright the likes, the graphics are very good richly detailed with a great use of colors and designs, especially when it comes to the monsters, it just makes you just stop and look at all the details and designs and what’s its even more impressive as this was done by a single man. The levels are good each one is richly detailed and quite memorable from a hospital to an apartment and even a concentration camp and not one level looks the same each one is visually distinct, it just makes you want to explore and just look at all the detail. The story is okay, but it does have some problems, but anyway the story does a good job in setting up the mystery and it also takes a good amount of inspiration from both Hellraiser and Jacob's Ladder which is nice. The gameplay is kind of a mixed bag, it’s your standard Point and click game, you know find items, combine them and use them with certain things in order to progress in the level, but although has something that holds it back from being good, but I'll get to that in the dislikes. The characters are okay, they are serviceable for the game, probably the most interesting character is the main character but even then he can feel a little wooden sometimes, interestingly enough his design reminds me of Max from the sanatorium game. The animation for the kills is very good basically if you don't do a thing you will die and each kill is visually gruesome and quite enjoyable. The music is good; it has some nice tracks to listen too. The voice acting is okay although the main character sounds like he's whispering sometimes and it can be hard to hear. Okay then is this game scary, not really it's more disturbing than actually scary, it does have some jumpscares here and there, but it’s not bad. Alright the dislikes, there are some bugs in the game but nothing really game breaking, although the game did close on me one or two times though. And like I said in the likes the gameplay has a problem and that is in other point and click games you put your mouse over to an item and that item's name pops up in subtext like if there is a hook it says hook, but this game doesn't have that which can make the game quite frustrating as your trying to figure out what's clickable and what's not. Also some of the answers for solving certain segments feel a bit too obtuse and obscure; it feels like it comes out of left field. The story can also feel a little too vague like you're wondering wait what the hell's going on; apparently it took years for the sequel to come out so anyone who just played the first game would feel frustrated. The game needs to have a quick tutorial just to explain of certain things. Moving the character also feels a little frustrating like its in tank controls like you want to walk over to a thing, but it's not making you go over there even after clicking it. You can use the keyboard to move your character as well, so I found that using the keyboard and clicking works the best, even though there were still some moving problems. Finally this is not a dislike but a warning, the game can be very gratuitous to the point where maybe it's in poor taste especially when we're in the concentration camp part. Now that I have told you this The Dark Inside Me is an okay but still kind of a mixed bag of a horror, point and click game, very good graphics, an okay story and good kill animation. Now do I recommend this game honestly it's kind of hard to recommend it, but if you do want to get it I suggest getting it when it's on sale and also picking up the sequel with it.

Short but fun. It has it's issues. It's worth it though.

Ich schreibe selten Rezensionen aber hier schien mir das sehr angebracht. Wir haben hier ein 1-Mann Indigo Projekt, was sich als Kickstarter finanziert hat. Das Spiel ist sehr durchwachsen und hat neben der großen Gewalt-, Blut- und Sexdarstellung auch einige Bugs und Probleme. Hier die PROS und CONS! PRO -Es spricht Tabuthemen an, was ich mutig und erfrischend finde -Sehr explizite Gewalt und Sexdarstellungen, die aber notwendig sind, damit dieses klamme Gefühl im Spieler hochkommt, was einem die Gänsehaut bringt. Außerdem kommen Teile von Ausschwitz vor.. was nun wirklich nicht schön zu reden ist. Man bekommt einen guten Eindruck, WIE grauenvoll es gewesen sein muss -Ein Point & Click Adventure, wo man genau hingucken muss, da nichts hervorgehoben wird -LIFE & DEATH Szenarien, wenn man die falsche Wahl trifft (davon gibs echt zu wenig Games) CONS -Steuerung mit WASD ist grauenhaft -Es gibt einige Bugs (beispielsweise lassen sich bestimmte Items immer wieder aufheben) -Manche Videosequenzen erinnern an die 80er Jahre von der Qualität her -Story finde ich sehr unklar (wenn die jemand verstanden hat, bitte, erzählt sie mir) -Viel zu wenig Content für die Ambitionen des Spieleentwicklers (sein Ziel war 100.000 Dollar -> eindeutig zu wenig Content) Fazit: Wer etwas ungewöhnliches als P&Click Adventure spielen und in eine sehr finstere Zeit eintauchen möchte, für den ist dieses Spiel etwas. Es hat ein wenig Lovecraft Vibes. Man fühlt sich immer sehr unwohl in dem Spiel. Auch die Darstellungen von Gewalt und Sex (definitiv FSK 18) wirken auf mich sehr erfrischend, da es die Realität widerspiegelt, die ich erwarten würde (ihr kennt das sich aus Filmen und Games, wenn man beispielsweise jemanden enthauptet und es gibt nicht ein Tropfen Blut.. das ist unrealistisch und zerstört ein wenig das Szenario.. zudem wirkt sowas, als ob das garnicht schlimm wäre von außen). Dies ist aber wirklich nur für Nischenliebhaber gedacht. Friedliebende Gamer mit schwachen Herzen, die am liebsten Toonstruck gespielt haben, sollten hiervon die Finger lassen. Alles in allem muss ich aber aus meiner Sicht eine klare Empfehlung gegen das Spiel aussprechen, da die Story noch garkein Sinn macht und keine Zusammenhänge erklärlich sind... und das.. ist für mich das wichtigste in einem Adventure.

I think in terms of story the devs have something here but I have never seen an indie title with this many issues > Some of the worst voice acting I've heard in a game > Items are so tiny that they are near impossible to see (I spent hours trying to find them) > Awful movement controls > No real hint as to what you're meant to do next > Story made absolutely no sense ( From what I gathered you wake up with bandages, try to escape before getting flashbacks to Auschwitz and then what looks to be Cenobites from hell-raiser???

The Dark Inside Me, developed and published by Akçay Karaazmak, is an unsettling and highly provocative indie horror game that aims to confront the player with the darkest corners of the human psyche. Presented as the first episode of a planned series, it mixes traditional point-and-click adventure mechanics with psychological horror and narrative choices that test moral boundaries. From its opening moments, the game makes its intentions clear—it is not designed to comfort or entertain in a conventional sense but to disturb, provoke, and challenge the player’s sense of morality. What begins as a mystery about survival quickly spirals into a nightmarish descent through trauma, guilt, and sin, set in a world that feels as suffocating as it is surreal. The story begins with the protagonist awakening in a hospital, chained to a bed and under police watch after surviving a horrific and mysterious event. With no memory of what led to his confinement, he quickly finds himself in a web of distorted realities, flashbacks, and nightmarish visions that blur the line between sanity and insanity. The game alternates between present-day sequences and horrifying recollections of the past, including some that take place in a Nazi concentration camp, each scene more grotesque and psychologically harrowing than the last. The narrative hinges on player decisions—whether to act violently or mercifully, to indulge in cruelty or seek redemption—each choice theoretically influencing how the story unfolds. This moral tension is central to the game’s identity, asking not only what the player will do to survive but what they’re willing to become in the process. The gameplay follows the conventions of classic point-and-click adventures but with a grim twist. Players navigate through static environments, gathering items, solving puzzles, and engaging in dialogue that drives the story forward. While the design is functional, it can also feel cumbersome; the interface is clunky, and the pixel-hunting nature of object interaction often interrupts the pacing. Some puzzles demand logic, while others seem deliberately opaque, forcing the player to experiment in unsettling ways. Yet this roughness can also be interpreted as part of the game’s identity—its world feels uncomfortable and disjointed by design. The player is not meant to move smoothly through it but to struggle, to feel trapped within its oppressive atmosphere. When the puzzles align with the narrative tone, they create an effective sense of dread and discovery; when they don’t, they can frustrate, highlighting the uneven balance between ambition and execution. Visually, The Dark Inside Me presents a grim and oppressive aesthetic that suits its themes. The game employs 2.5D environments with pre-rendered backgrounds and crudely animated 3D character models. The visual style often feels more functional than polished, but the composition of scenes—drenched in shadow, blood, and decay—establishes a disturbing mood that lingers. Certain imagery, such as mutilated corpses or surreal depictions of torture, is designed explicitly to shock. This is not a game that implies horror through suggestion; it confronts it head-on, leaving little to the imagination. The result is an atmosphere that can be both mesmerizing and nauseating, at times recalling the grotesque surrealism of early European horror cinema. The audio design reinforces this with haunting ambient tracks, unsettling industrial noises, and moments of silence that heighten tension. It’s clear that Karaazmak, himself a filmmaker, approached the game like a cinematic experiment in fear and revulsion. Narratively, The Dark Inside Me grapples with complex and disturbing subject matter, including sexual violence, religious guilt, and moral decay. It attempts to portray trauma in its rawest, most unfiltered form, which can be both its strength and its downfall. The game’s ambition to explore taboo subjects gives it a unique identity within the indie horror landscape, but it also risks alienating players with its graphic content and uneven writing. The dialogue is often blunt, the voice acting inconsistent, and the transitions between reality and nightmare abrupt. Still, beneath the rough delivery lies a clear thematic vision: a meditation on sin, punishment, and the human capacity for cruelty. The protagonist’s journey is less about physical escape and more about psychological confrontation, forcing both him and the player to face the implications of their choices. Whether this lands as a meaningful exploration of darkness or as shock for its own sake largely depends on the player’s tolerance for transgressive storytelling. While The Dark Inside Me achieves moments of disturbing brilliance, it is not without significant flaws. The short runtime—typically three to four hours for most players—leaves many plot points unresolved, a consequence of its episodic structure. The interface feels dated, the animations stiff, and the pacing uneven. Some sections drag due to unclear objectives, while others feel rushed, especially toward the ending. The moral-choice system, though intriguing in concept, lacks the depth and branching complexity to make decisions feel truly impactful. Yet despite these issues, there’s a sense of raw vision behind it all. The game’s creator clearly set out to make something personal, unflinching, and confrontational—a horror experience that lingers not because it scares you conventionally, but because it forces you to confront themes most games avoid entirely. The Dark Inside Me is not for everyone, and it makes no effort to be. It’s uncomfortable, flawed, and often brutal to experience, but there’s an undeniable sincerity in its attempt to push boundaries. For players willing to look past its technical shortcomings and face its disturbing content head-on, it offers an experience that is as thought-provoking as it is harrowing. It may not achieve the narrative sophistication or polish of larger psychological horror titles, but it stands out for its audacity and its refusal to sanitize its subject matter. As a debut chapter in a planned series, it serves as both a statement of intent and an artistic experiment in moral horror. It’s messy, imperfect, and unapologetically dark—but for some, that rawness will be exactly what makes it unforgettable. Rating: 6/10

It was an ok game something I wont be replaying within the next 5 years I had to look at playthrough's a few times to see what to do as it is not very clear. The game is a point and click all the way through. So based on the fact I completed it and no issues too be had I will recommend it.

자극적이고 흥미로운 소재 그러나 게임 플레이도 처참 포인트 앤 클릭 장르인데 행동들이 유기적으로 논리적으로 연결이 안되고 상호작용 가능 오브젝트들 인식도 힘들고 클릭 범위도 지나치게 깐깐하고 쓰레기같은 조작감까지 시작하고 보니 챕터 3까지 계획된 시리즈였는데 이 챕터만 놓고 보면 스토리는 볼게 없다 떡밥을 던져놓기만 하고 아무 것도 건질게 없음 마지막 챕터는 3년째 아무 소식도 없으니 정말 할 이유가 없다