6 Possible Inside Story and Ending Theories

Just what the heck is this game about?

The Player Is Controlling The Boy Using Mind Control

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Alright, here’s another wild theory involving mind control, this time breaking the fourth wall a bit too. Like the first one, this theory says that mind control has been made a possibility but instead of being limited to just the game world, mind control has spread to the player as well.

Using the controller as a device, the player is actually another being forcing the boy to act through mind control. You could say it’s in some kind of test just like in the first theory. Now you might wonder how this could be possible, as the boy himself uses mind control on other being s in the world. However, this point is strengthened by a couple of particular puzzles. There are two sections where the boy must use a mind control device to take command of a zombie, then move the zombie to another mind control device, which in turn takes command of another zombie. These puzzles show that it is possible for multiple layers of mind control in the world of Inside. Could it be that the player themselves are just another piece of Inside’s overall puzzle, playing into the testing of mind control?

Another offshoot of this theory says that the blob is controlling the player, who is in turn controlling the boy to free the blob. Once the creature breaks free and dies on the beach, the link is broken between it and the player. The player has completed their task, and the control ends throug the blob’s death.


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A connoisseur of all things RPG related, and always looking for the artistic expression in gaming. His love of Gundam is only matched by his love of Pizza. Playing Games Since: 1991 Favorite Genres: RPGs, JRPGs, Strategy,