The Beast Inside is a story-driven Survival horror game set in two eras Boston 1979 and the 19th century, two lives separated centuries apart connected by a mysterious diary. Our story begins in 1979 when Adam a cryptanalyst working for the CIA decides that he needs the peace and quiet of the countryside to solve an important cipher that could reveal information that could tip the scales of the cold war in America’s favor. But in the attic of the house, they were staying in lies the aforementioned Diary belonging to Nicholas Hyde a man who lived there centuries ago. Once opened brought Hyde’s nightmares to Adam’s century and sealed their two fates together.
How impressive is this grueling horror experience? I guessed the ending mere minutes into the demo earlier this year, and yet when it came time to play the full game, I still found myself getting caught up in the twists and turns. That’s right — even knowing the ending before going in, the journey was so powerful that I’m glad to have taken it, and would recommend that any fan of the first-person horror do the same.