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The Inner Friend

Descend into an eerie world made of scattered memories and unresolved traumas and explore a nightmarish landscape where you will come face to face with childhood fears and nightmares.

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Positive (40) - 82% of the 40 user reviews for this game are positive.

Release Date:

Sep 6, 2018

Developer:

PLAYMIND

Publisher:

PLAYMIND

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Languages:

	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	✔	✔
French	✔	✔
German	✔	✔
Japanese	✔	✔
Korean	✔	✔
Portuguese - Brazil	✔	✔
Simplified Chinese	✔	✔
Italian	✔	✔
Portuguese - Portugal	✔	✔
Spanish - Latin America	✔	✔

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Violence
Blood
Partial Nudity

Age rating for: ESRB

Includes 21 Steam Achievements

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Title: The Inner Friend
Genre: Adventure, Casual, Indie

Developer: PLAYMIND

Publisher: PLAYMIND

Release Date: Sep 6, 2018

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“Some truly gorgeous moments in the game will leave you speechless. The sound design is great too, making some environments that shouldn’t be scary terrifying.”
71/100 – COGconnected

“While each memory deals with a different fear and theme, the game’s unnerving tone and atmosphere persist throughout.”
7/10 – Cultured Vultures

“The creative team left no stone un-turned in building their world, providing as much for the ears as for the eyes.”
4.5/5 – iHorror

About This Game

Dive in and remember...

Led by a mysterious Shadow, face fears and nightmares inhabiting its materialized subconscious universe. Dive into a unique and eerie world to relive the Shadow’s childhood memories and overcome them to restore what was once a safe haven. You’ll journey ever deeper through the subconscious to unravel a rich but wordless story and encounter gruesome beings that you must evade. Ultimately, however, you will have to face them.

The Inner Friend features a rich visual environment, supported by an immersive soundscape and a cinematic soundtrack enhancing immersion and emotional moments. Movement, imagery, and music are the main ways for the player to interact with the Shadow, their guide throughout the descent. Dark and scary, mysterious at times, the world of The Inner Friend is a surrealist representation of memories and fears.

IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING

Immerse yourself in a visually-driven narrative with a minimalist interface.

AN EERIE ADVENTURE

Journey through a surreal world inspired by childhood nightmares and psychology.

DIVERSE GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

Overcome obstacles, solve puzzles and defeat nightmarish foes.

RECONNECT WITH YOUR INNER CHILD

Earn the Shadow’s trust to unlock new challenges and pieces of the story.

COLLECT ALL ARTIFACTS

Rebuild the Shadow’s safe haven to save him from his darkest fears.

System Requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Intel Core i5 2310 2.9 GHz / AMD FX-6300
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 550 Ti 1GB/ Radeon 6950 1GB or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB available space

Recommended:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel i5 3570k / AMD FX-8350
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: GTX 770 2GB / Radeon R9 280X 3GB or better
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 5 GB available space

* Starting January 1st, 2024, the Steam Client will only support Windows 10 and later versions.

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