These two games are so strange and so unique that in the end—even if you haven’t understood exactly what you played and experienced—you know it was something special. The two titles are from the same company and share some common characteristics: they are puzzle-platformer games, but also have several important differences. Limbo was the first game from Playdead, a small studio from Denmark. You start in a dark forest, in an environment that hovers between two-dimensional and three-dimensional space. In such an environment I never expected to experience fear, but the game proved me wrong in spectacular fashion. Without cheap jump scares, without flashy cutscenes, the game, with its unique atmosphere and music, leaves you speechless. It maintains its eerie element from start to finish. Limbo is by no means an easy game. It is harsh at every point and punishes even the slightest mistake. It lets you suffer in order to learn, as it gives you not the slightest explanation or help from beginning to end. All the puzzles are inventive and keep you in suspense, while the lack of any direction leaves you with many questions at the end. The hidden section you unlock when you finish the game and collect all the eggs is torture. You practically play blindfolded, since most of the time you are facing a black screen. Your only weapon is the sounds you learned from the deadly machines and traps that punished you throughout the rest of the game.

Inside is the spiritual successor to Limbo and it has doses of that eerie atmosphere, but to a much lesser degree. Here there are much more vivid colors, even though we are still in a dark environment, while half a dimension has been added. I know it sounds paradoxical, but a depth has been added to the image that you cannot make use of. The result is a mesmerizing visual spectacle, even though we are still talking about a game of this kind. In Inside, the harsh nature of its predecessor has been set aside in terms of platforming, and greater emphasis has been placed on the puzzles. The image you see at every point is monumental, making it more accessible than its predecessor. Personally, I consider both masterpieces, but I understand why Inside had greater appeal, since visually it was epic. In neither of the two is there a clear answer as to what exactly happened. Neither before you begin your journey nor after. The many fans of the series continue to come up with theories.
For me it is a must-play game, but it is so uniquely strange that I cannot be certain it will convince everyone. In any case, it is available on all platforms in physical and digital form, and now has an extremely low price and very frequent discounts (8.99 for both together, or even less). At that price, I don’t think choosing these two wonderful titles is a risk.

These are two separate games that represent something different if you compare them. What they have in common is the 2D aesthetic, the distinctive atmosphere, the story that you can’t really understand because everyone will then give their own interpretation of what they experienced, and the fact that you definitely need to play them as an experience if you want to call yourself a proper gamer.

Limbo: Dark, with very dull tones and, in my opinion, less interesting than Inside. Too many dangers, quite a few puzzles, very short length, and the ending calls for a lot of interpretation.

Inside: The environment seems more alive, with many more colors, very interactive, and in my opinion a more interesting and challenging story than Limbo, without wanting to give spoilers. Also very short, the ending again has various interpretations, and there is also a secret ending.

Overall, as an experience, since games like these are released rarely, if you want to give yourself a different breath of fresh air and new stimuli, you know what to do. Buy Button!

I finished both on the computer in 3-4 days (at a relaxed pace). They are two different games from each other, but similar in style. Especially with a very beautiful, eerie atmosphere. They are 2D platform games (although in Inside the third dimension, depth, is also depicted, you just can't move within it), in which you try to solve puzzles.
For Inside: Very beautiful environment, better controls - more frequent saves, slightly longer duration, easier (I needed answers to 2 puzzles), clearer story, generally more balanced and interesting to play.
For Limbo: The game has harder puzzles, worse controls in some places, not so frequent saves. All this makes the game frustrating because in order to progress you have to die and not just think like in Inside. The difficulty level is gradual (towards the end I was constantly looking for answers on the internet), while the story is more obscure.
It should be noted that in both games the ending of the story is not clear, and that you have to play them again to give your own version of the ending and generally of the story. Something that personally did not make me want to do it, at least not yet, since I finished them today. In summary, they are two interesting games, different from most, which I personally recommend you rent (if you can finish them in 2 days). You can also play the Limbo demo on Android.
(Not recommended for nervous people!)