Mechanics & Puzzles
10 entries in the Inside compendium.
Water and buoyancySwimming, flooded rooms and the creature that lets the boy breathe underwater.Stealth sequencesMasked guards, flashlights and spotlights in the forest and at the roadblock.Rope-and-pulley physicsCut the wrong rope, and the whole machine swallows you.Environmental hazardsWater, guns, dogs, machines and shockwaves: how the boy can die.The key-and-door systemEvery sealed door is a question the level already answered; you just have to find where.The death-and-restart loopDie, and the game picks up from the last checkpoint.The military base stealthCrouch, wait, breathe—every guard in the compound is listening for your next step.The tunnel crawlSqueeze through the dark where the walls press in and the only way is forward.The school infiltrationA silent boy threads a corridor of white-uniformed children, and every step is a puzzle.The dog pursuitGuard dogs in the forest at the start of the boy's journey.
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