The Beast Inside is a first-person horror game. The game puts you on the trail of an unsolved murder, yet it was made over a hundred years ago. Along the way, you will come across many mysteries, sometimes intriguing, sometimes scary.
We find a lot of influence for this game, starting with Penumbra / Amnesia for the interactions and puzzles, Alan Wake for the investigation phases in broad daylight and the horrific phases at night, and also Outlast or Alien Isolation for the detector.
After all these references, does the game have its own identity? Absolutely, the scenario is really good, quickly we expect something close to the movie Shutter Island, where everything is only in the head of the protagonist but in fact not completely, there is much more reality than we think. The technique is correct, the gameplay is really varied and very good, between phases of investigations, puzzles, day, night where we stress and freak out a lot thanks to the atmosphere, phases where we have to escape our pursuers, the sound design is very good. The game ends in about ten hours but if you want to see the different endings, count about twenty hours (because the game does not have a chapter selection which could tire more than one).

14/20

Don't forget to back up save before the last chapter end.

The Beast Inside is a fun game. The storyline, which oscillates between two different characters and time periods, is solid and interesting (better than most recent movies). The graphics are good as it utilizes the Unreal Engine, and walking around taking in the scenery can be a relaxing experience. Which leads me to my next observation: there is really no point in exploring or trying to find hidden areas or secrets because there really aren't any - the game is quite linear. I was fine with this for this type of particular game because it revolves around the story, but I would have liked to have been able to try to find more hidden documents or diary pages which could have illuminated a bit more on the lore of the older time period and the characters of the story, such as Maria and Nicholas. If a part two ever comes out I would like it to have more in-depth lore and backstory, since a story like this could be expounded upon and even make a great tv show or graphic novel. The potential is there for a very engrossing story and could be utilized in later games.

The music is atmospheric and fits well with the game. Similarly, the voice acting is good and fits well with the characters.

The puzzles were interesting and not really difficult, although at times I would think too "out-of-the-box" if you will, while the answer was simple and easy to understand (I can overthink puzzles at times so this could just be me and others like me).

Overall, I found the game to be enjoyable and will buy a future sequel or similar game should the company behind The Beast Within release it in the future. Thank you for the enjoyable experience and keep up the hard work.