Little Kitty, Big City
Little Kitty, Big City
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Game2015
In Between
Developer Gentlymad
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics. From the Steam store page
190 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Aug 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
81
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152 positive · 36 negative
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Steam's own rating
Very Positive
412 of 484 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
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60 of 190 · most liked firstIntroduction In Between is developed by Gentlymad and published by Headup Games. It was quite the train trip, metaphorically speaking. Took me a while to review it since “happiness” isn’t on this game’s shortlist of emotions it expresses. Gameplay It is not a story without hope. I played games that were truly nihilistic, but In Between walks a thin line from which it never derails. I’m not going to talk of the plotline a lot but to give you an impression, once our protagonist discovers that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game imho, worth it's price! Nice art, good controls, pleasure to play! Sometimes puzzles are hard and need to think a bit to solve them, I like games which requires your brain activity during the gameplay. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is really beautiful but I'm a goat. 8/10 my rating.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →God I love me a good depressing game but I didn’t know it was going to hurt so much. I first played this during quarantine, and man the story was intense. I love how it embedded the 5 stages of grief into each section. Really cathartic for where I was emotionally at the time. I adored this game! I really liked the style and I found the story totally engrossing, and ultimately devastating. I also thought the stages of grief were wonderfully incorporated both into the game-play and into the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Between is an introspective puzzle game where the player must complete a set of challenges whilst questioning the existential. The art style is nice and unique with decent voice acting, but the writing is questionable. The mechanics are reminiscent of other games such as 'And Yet It Moves' and 'The Bridge' where the player must manipulate gravity to reach their goal. Upon launch I did discover fairly quickly that multi-monitor displays can cause issues but they were remedied fairly quickly.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not 'difficult' as the tags say. Just some of the very late levels have some things for which you need to build muscle memory, and then require you to start the bloody thing over, frequently waiting for lights and whatnot to be in the right spot, so that you have an unnecessarily long iteration time between attempts of the thing that's actually giving you trouble. That and some of the puzzles give you like ten seconds to work out a part, before some light leaves you or anger blob kills you.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In between life and death, a story unfolds that may seem cliché at first glance, but is expressed in a compelling and intense manner. Additionally, it seamlessly integrates mechanics, concepts, art, and music in a beautiful way. If you appreciate puzzles and platformers (and it happens to be on sale), I believe it's definitely worth considering. Well, however, it's about reflecting on life at the crossroads of life and death, but isn't the volume of that reminiscence too short? What a life...…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was so on board with everything this game started laying out during the tutorial. The artstyle, the music, the intriguing (and depressing) premise accompanied with great voice acting. The tutorial explaining the gravity shifting mechanic was enough to hook me into the promise of all the puzzles this game has to offer. But things quickly fell apart once into the 1st chapter… Firstly the main character model (while visually fantastic) is a bit clunky to control. He takes long strides while…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Gameplay: 4/10 Graphics & Sound: 6/10 Narration: 6/10 ✔️ The game is pretty enough, with a distinct art style, and nice piano soundtrack. ✔️ The narration is pretty intriguing, for what I have seen of it. ❌ The movement fluidity is a bit clunky - it would be manageable on its own but... ❌ WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP PUTTING TIME-INTENSIVE MECHANICS IN THEIR PUZZLE GAMES WITH ROUGH CONTROLS??? Seriously, I was kinda enjoying the game, and then they introduced that creeping darkness mechanic that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My playtime: 16.4h (based on steam, 100% achievement) Grindy Achievement(s): No. Optional Achievement(s): Yes (8 achievements). Difficult Achievement(s): Yes (~2 achievements; the game is difficult). Intro In Between is a difficult platformer game with unique mechanics in each chapter. There are 9 mandatory and 3 optional levels in each chapter with 5+1 chapters in total. Pros: - 5+1 chapters - The story matches well with in-game mechanics - Amazing looking cutscenes and animation -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really great visuals and fantastic music/atmosphere. Which is why it pains me to leave a thumb down... Game starts off quite well, but the moment it introduces the shadow that closes in on you, the experience kinda falls apart for me. It makes the game far less about the puzzle aspect and puts the emphasis on traversal execution. While some ppl may like that, this just isn't for me unfortunately.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I expected to face interesting challenges. Pressing buttons quickly in a certain order to control the character in an obvious but tedious way is maybe a good exercise for fine motor skill, but not for me. Deinstalled.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →it starts of fun, but then they introduced a "wall of darkness" which chases you and will kill you quick. I mean some people probably think its a cool mechanic, but I like puzzlers without any mechanics to try speed you up and make you get it wrong. It's just an artificial way of inflating "hours played" stats, by making you have to go so fast through puzzles that you lose again and again and again, to make the game seem longer/better than it is. 2/10 interesting start, but WOD mechanic ruined…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Between is a 2D puzzle platformer with focus on precision platforming. You play as a man with terminal cancer who relives his memories through a series of puzzle levels. Most of these puzzles are solved by your ability to manipulate gravity. Visuals The hand-drawn visuals are rather muddy and can look little unprofessional. Audio Sound effects, voice acting and music are all decent if rather forgettable. Gameplay The game is structured as a rather typical puzzle platformer. You progress…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Feels more like a precision platformer than the story-driven puzzle platformer I expected. If that's your cup of tea, you'll probably enjoy it more than I did.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first, I wasn't drawn to play this game. My persona is happy and I enjoy life and I consider myself optimistic, so with the plot and the storyline being sad and a bit murky, I felt like the game is not gonna deliver. On the contrary, it's amazing. It's that level of amazing, when you get frustrated over a puzzle, but still have the mindset of 'I'm gonna pass this level no matter what'. Great graphic design of the game, kudos for that. It could use some light in some areas, but as the game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Beautiful game, I like one too. 10/10.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Puzzle platformer with gloomy atmosphere and some background story. Not bad but somehow boring sometimes.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Good premise and well done but needs annoyingly exact timing - makes this puzzle platformer more annoying than fun.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really really want to like this game, but can't. The story is captivating, but the narator is monotonous and boring, not enough to keep my interest. The concept and gameplay are really fun and interesting. The controls might seem a little awkward but after 10 minutes you get used to them. The soundtrack felt meh, a little on the edgy side but suits the story so I'll give it a pass. Now however, there are some glaring issues: 1) Hitboxes: - The hitbox of your character is janky, and changes…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The mechanics, concepts, art, and music are all well done. The puzzles themselves are challenging but, in the end, too unforgiving for me. You have to be PERFECT and if you aren't - you go back way too far for my peace of mind. It becomes infuriating over time. If you like a challenge that requires you to be perfect, this might be for you. My younger self might have enjoyed this. For where I am now, life is too short to get so angry at a game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was actually enjoying the game a lot until the death fog that moves in on you unless you look at it levels came up which ruined it for me because instead of a puzzle platformer it turned into a precision time based platformer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I was having a dark period of my life, when i played this game. I want to say, that this game is a gem. Through the hard levels, you always hear some great thougts of a dying man. I am still broken and after this game, i feel more depressed. This game will change your life. 9/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story? Touching. Soundtrack? Great. Artwork? Beautiful. Voice acting? Very good. Gameplay? Innovative. If you are a fan of platformer games and puzzles games, this game is a must-play. In Between is good on all aspects, and the developer team managed to put a lot of work in making this great of a game. One downside of the game in my opinion is the controlling that may be a bit overwhelming and you can die to spikes with the slightest movement or without clear vision. Other than that,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First off: if you are not feeling mentally well, have depression, or are experiencing suicidal or self harm tendencies, I do not recommend playing this game. The game is quite sad and is fundamentally about accepting death as an ok thing. If you are in a place for that, this game is quite a good exploration of it and has some really interesting mechanics that make the game worth your while..
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is interesting to find new mechanics in videogames. Still, this ones are way too strange. Instead of engaging, they are annoying. Game needs a very high precision, which makes it not only a puzzle game, but a platform game. Focusing on puzzles would have been better. Time limit (darkness) is a bad move. Mechanics are strange enough for removing the possibility to see all the level. A little bug: a couple of times, game was saved in the midst of a level and, when spawning, it would do so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very emotional story and gripping gameplay, unfortunately I found the puzzles far too frustrating to continue playing.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I felt sad and thought I would cheer myself up with a game, and I chose this one. Bad decision. Now I feel even sadder. 10/10. Good game, though, you should play it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Best narrative I've seen in a platformer. Each world adds a mechanics as metaphors for stages of dealing with death. Since the update that increased checkpoints the game feels much more playable and accessible. Unfortunately the controls dont feel as tight as some platformers. A few hours of game play to get through the story and a few more if your looking to complete everything.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you want a game that explores individuality, purpose and the essence of one's existence, bundled with the complexity of puzzles and gravity-defying truths, then you should play this game. This game is one of the few examples as to how video games are an art in itself, an experience that must be felt. It invokes presence of mind, tip-top mental health, and puts into place philosophical queries that should become a mirror in our own, real lives. The game also has the tendency to infuriate…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A disguised Rage Game with puzzle aspects hidden behind a great story and atmosphere Really great visuals and fantastic music, story and atmosphere It pains me to leave a thumb down... Game starts off quite well, but the moment it introduces the shadow that closes in on you, the experience kinda falls apart for me. It makes the game far less about the puzzle aspect and puts the emphasis on traversal execution. There are too few checkpoints and it was a frustrating experience that took me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Clever and depressing (cancer themed) little puzzle game, but the level designer(s) clearly missed the mark on making the game fun...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Between is essentially a VVVVVV clone, but what sets it apart is its story-driven narrative, art design, improved graphics & presentation, and and clever, more succinct puzzles. In addition to the gravity rotating phsyics and visuals being much more refined, you play as a man dying from cancer, and each of the five sets of levels symbolically deal with the five stages of grief in intriguing ways. They manifest themselves as environmental elements you must avoid or work with to advance; for…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →unconventional game idea. Challenging puzzles. Would recommend to every puzzle platfomer enthusiast!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am about 5 hours into this game and a little over halfway through it. I have really been enjoying my time with it. The graphics are very appealing and add to the experience. But game play is what sets this title apart from other platform puzzlers. The interesting physics concepts being explored are fantastic. Moving with one stick while controlling the gravitational flow with the other stick translates into a game play that is challenging but fun. If you don't like dying in games this title…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →5/10 its like VVVVVVVV + decent story - i would not call this a puzzle platformer - not much content for the 12$ price tag
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Whilst the subject matter and storyline are great, the graphics pretty, the game is fatally flawed by a frustrating and ultimately pointless control system. Rather than being a potential "great" the likes of Limbo, etc, instead this falls flat and becomes a bit of a mess. The storyline is lost under overly pointless and frustrating control systems. Shame really. 4/10
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's the VVVVVV of Depression! Yeah!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Another morose puzzle platformer , except you can't jump you have to shift gravity by the cardinal directions to traverse areas. The hitboxes were iffy but overall it's rather quick and it’s quite a challenge.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An emotionally and moving story based puzzle game, where you control and manipulate gravity, with unique rotation and gravity mechanics. A story that will stay with you for quite some time. I didn't really know what to expect, I just started to play and didn't stop playing until it was finished. And it was quite the journey. Artistically beautiful, with good atmospheric sounds, great narration and a captivating story. The story was intriguing and despite the puzzles sometimes being insanely…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Haven't finished this one yet, but have loved it so far. I think the best game to compare this to is braid, although they're still pretty different. This game has a much better, much more haunting story, but the ingame puzzle mechanics are nowhere near as interesting. Still, very insightful, very real story. I definately recommend this one.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm giving this a recommendation in spite of being frustrated with recent puzzle platformers that deal in gravity/perception instability. It's not so much that I don't like them, but developers that work in the genre these days ramp the difficulty levels up particularly early in the game. It's still very well designed (think a little bit of Braid and a lot of And Yet It Moves or The Bridge) and of course, the heartbreaker story. Worth your time if you're a serious business puzzle platformer fan.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In the end, I hope the good outweighs the bad. Fair warning for spoilers and general bizarreness on my part. "I’ll need a bit of time before I could write anything about it" was my first thought when I saw the credits roll. I didn’t know what to say, there were too many things I wanted to type out but too few I could actually tell in a succinct and organised manner. Now it’s been long enough, and for once I’m at peace with the fact that I don’t feel like a game review should to be succinct…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →High quality game, but it's questionable if it's worth full price. Yes. The sounds and music are good. The visual part - maybe it's not the kind of things I like, but it's simple and complex at the same time, and variety of things we see is astonishing. However, game seems to be a little bit too hard for me. (I got stuck 4th" anger level", I think) Story itself... can't really tell, because I didn't finish game, but seems to be okay. And some levels are very frustrating to complete. :)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First impression: great art, atmosphere, narrative - really want to know more of this story. Not a fan of the gameplay at all. Requires precise, twitch movements of an analogue stick (if using a gamepad). Death doesn't feel fair or deserved. I don't feel like I learn anything with each death. When I pass a section I feel lucky and relieved, not that I have understood or mastered something. If I find myself enjoying the gameplay more later on I'll come back and ammend.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has incredible plot and aaaaawsome music. You`ve done hell of a good job guys :) congratulations!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Tearjerkers never really worked on me. I'm pretty sensitive but may it be the Fox and the Hound when I was a kid, Titanic when I was a teen and Interstellar 1 year ago, it's kinda hard to make me cry with a fictionnal story. This fact has proven itself even more relevant with videogames. I get hyped and involved into them, but I find difficult to be moved by one. In Between made me cry.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Found myself a copy of this game for free on a free steam game subreddit giveaway, So my expectations were pretty low and they were blown away! At first it seems like a simple gravity puzzle game but it has plenty of mysterious story cutscenes that kept me interested and excited to proceed, which is importan because this game is hard (like the darksouls of puzzle games hard). The game frequently throws new mechanics into the mix but does so at a fair pace that isnt overwhelming. I highly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is such a neat little game with a great story! The puzzles have you thinking a lot at times and more often than not the solutions are so blatantly obvious... The music fits the game perfectly, the story is easy and nice to follow and the game has a really deep meaning. Combine that with the simple but rather unique mechanics and you've got a great game. I do not know yet how many hours this game will entertain me but I do intend to finish all of the stages and levels there are! Thank you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Suprisingly fun for first 20 minutes
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Interesting. A bit too hard for me. I am not good at puzzles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Got a cat here. Friends passing by can touch her and click Like to pet her once. Award for good luck, Take My Points for infinite pets :) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ＿＿ ／＞ フ | _ _ l ／` ミ＿xノ / | / ヽ ﾉ │ | | | ／￣| | | | | (￣ヽ＿ヽ)__) ＼二つ
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In Between is a... standard story of a person suffering from cancer and going through 5 stages of grief. You progress through each level by changing gravity to go around spikes and other obstacles. Each stage of grief has a "world" themed after itself with diffrent gimmick forcing you to adapt (encroaching darkness, wrath bubbles, doppelganger you control simultaneously and have to meet with to beat the stage etc). While cleverly done, majority of those just waste your time having to wait for…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A Nice puzzler platformer with some cool stuff going on, but some puzzles are too unforgiving of small variations in timing or dexterity, making it often frustrating, even after solving the puzzle.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I like the concept and the story telling but ended up not being a fan of the controls and save system. If you touch any spike you instantly go back to the beginning.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Describe what I liked about this game? Everything!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A review, in haiku: Run away from death Back into your memories Of when you had life
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I bought the game+soundtracks on a really good sale (less than 4 EUR), not expecting what I would get, just what I saw from the trailers and screenshots. It was absolutely worth it. The game walks us through the 5 stages of grief of a man battling with cancer. The 5 in-game stages, their puzzles and difficulties represent denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The obsticles are thought out really well. There were about 3 or 4 levels where I had to look up a playthrough to be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game looks great but its extremely repetitve and gets stale really fast. After completing a few levels I realised that it was just recycle and repeat for every stage of the game. Not really my kind of platformer
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Cool game about the five stages of grief. It's a gravtiy platformer, similar to VVVVVVV (had to Google how many "V"'s to type just now), but the art and presentation feels a bit like Braid. One joystick controls which direction you walk, and the other joystick controls the direction of the gravity. There is no jumping or other controls. Each world contains a set of levels with a unique gimmick that somehow relates to one of the five stages of grief. I particularly enjoyed the "bargaining"…
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