Inner Chains isn’t your typical horror FPS game. There’s plenty of gore and all-around creepiness, but the pacing is much slower and more methodical than the often frenetic pace set in most other horror games. Jump scares and heart pumping action isn’t the main driver here, in Inner Chains, it’s a slow tightening of suspense which builds over the whole course of the game and it’s wonderful.

This is our Inner Chains review.The introduction is a bit long and although it can be skipped I would recommend watching it at least once. Not only does it give a lot of background information for the setting but it also leads into the gameplay well. Most of the game the story isn’t explicitly explained so knowing the background info was also very helpful to me when I was trying to figure out what exactly was going on which really was most of the time. The first chapter was a bit rough because I realized quickly there was no combat in it and it was just introducing me to the world and the systems in the game.

Unfortunately, that realization robbed the first part of some of its spookiness because I knew there was no real danger.I’ve mentioned the pacing of Inner Chains is much slower than I am used to in horror games where most of the time I find myself running around shooting everything at a breakneck pace. However, weapons and ammunition are hard to come by in Inner Chains. In fact, if you use up all your ammo the guns will drain your life to keep shooting (because well they fuse into your arm) which really forced me to think and plan how I would get through various areas. There are plenty of other hazards around where if I planned well enough I could get the “zombies” to fall into those traps.I’ve been mostly talking about the guns but I want to take a minute to talk about how melee combat works in this game because it takes a bit to find the first gun in game. In this game, you are one of the sorts of zombie dudes you encounter, but a bit different. As such your punches do not hit very hard and every time you take a swing it’s at the risk of getting hit as well. I also found it a bit difficult to aim the punches regardless of playing with a gamepad or the keyboard which was frustrating because hitting in the right spot or not could be the difference between the zombie falling into a trap or me dying.There are health and ammo stations scattered around the various levels.

When Inner Chains was initially revealed in 2015, we were utterly amazed by its incredible art style. Powered by Unreal Engine 4, this indie horror title felt like something really special.

These can be used multiple times (even in combat) but only have a limited supply. One nice aspect of the weapons as well is they are also used for getting through obstacles like using the lightning gun to short out an electric barrier. It’s an interesting extra use of the weapons which can further complicate the restricted amount of ammo.The game only saves at checkpoints which is mostly fine but due to the begin unevenly spaced can lead to having to backtrack a fair amount which was frustrating. Also, they didn’t always seem to work the same way. You know you reach a checkpoint because there’s a biotech plant which opens and lights up when you get near it. Sometimes just seeing this plant open up was enough for the checkpoint to happen while others I would only get credit for the checkpoint after progressing a bit beyond it which was confusing and frustrating.The art and setting of Inner Chains in incredibly beautiful and detailed, I often would stop and just look around everywhere there was an overlook because everything was so breathtaking. There’s so much detail in every part of the game it’s impressive.

Unfortunately, all this detail might be a reason I had some issues with the performance of the game. My computer isn’t top of the line anymore, it’s a few years old at this point, but it also isn’t a toaster and there were a lot of areas where the background would be flickering.

In addition to this, I had significant drops in FPS while playing where things would suddenly grind to a bit of a halt.These two problems together with the fact there is no field of view slider also probably contributed to another issue I had while playing, motion sickness. It isn’t unusual for me to experience some amount of motion sickness while playing FPS games but I was surprised by this because when I played the demo at PAX East I didn’t have this issue at all. Of course, the gameplay and graphics were also flawless there.On the upside, with these issues, the dev team is working hard on improvements and they have already added in. Which considering the small dev team is quite impressive.

Given some time I think they can iron out these issues and really they are the main thing holding it back at this point. An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. One does not get to set the rules in the world of Inner Chains.

Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.A planet in the distant future. A rock floating in space that is no longer what it had once been. Without human interference, nature has been adapting to the new conditions, reclaiming what was once taken away. In its pursuit of perfection, it began to assimilate with the abandoned technology giving life to biomechanical beings.Left to its own devices, man-made technology has also changed as it tried to adjust to the new environment. A strong symbiosis soon developed between technology and nature.

It became difficult to determine what is alive and what is mechanical in the world of Inner Chains.After several million years of biomechanical evolution, mankind once again became an important part of the ecosystem. However, it hasn’t regained an advanced stage of development. As a result, the human race, oblivious to its own history, cannot fully comprehend or control the powerful technology at its disposal.

The people living in the world of Inner Chains take this situation for granted and focus on using the planet’s resources to their advantage. There is also something that has not changed through the millennia: humans are still subject to basic social issues such as faith, dominance, oppression and manipulation.

This led to the emergence of multiple castes, and, in consequence, to the supremacy of one particular group. They had discovered these mechanisms first, learned how to use them well that helped them rise to power. Others had to submit.As one of the inhabitants of this world, your head is filled with the teachings of the Ruling Caste. Your only goal is to get to a mythical place called the Last Hope and leave this degenerated, dying planet once and for all.

You embark on your journey full of fanatical zeal, but soon it becomes clear that nothing is what it seems in this strange world. You have to fight for survival, face hostile fauna and flora, and overcome your own weaknesses. You need to stay observant to your surroundings and explore the secrets of the game’s world. Your survival depends entirely on your watchfulness, logical judgment, quick reflexes, accuracy and the ability to use the environment to your advantage.

Inner Chains System Requirements (2020) - full specs, system checker and the gaming PC setup you need: Can I Run Inner Chains?

These are the Inner Chains system requirements
(minimum)

• Memory:4 GB
• Graphics Card:AMD Radeon HD 5450
• CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
• Inner Chains File Size:15 GB
• OS:x64 versions of Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1), 8.1 and 10

These are the Inner Chains system requirements
(recommended)

• Memory:8 GB
• Graphics Card:AMD Radeon R9 380
• Inner Chains CPU:Intel Core 2 Duo E8400
• File Size:15 GB
• OS:x64 versions of Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1), 8.1 and 10

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Can I Run Inner Chains?

The cheapest graphics card you can play it on is an AMD Radeon HD 5450. Furthermore, an AMD Radeon R9 380 is recommended in order to run Inner Chains with the highest settings. You will need at least 15 GB of free disk space to install Inner Chains. To play Inner Chains you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. Inner Chains system requirements state that you will need at least 4 GB of RAM. Additionally, the game developers recommend somewhere around 8 GB of RAM in your system.

Inner Chains will run on PC system with x64 versions of Microsoft Windows 7 (SP1), 8.1 and 10 and upwards.

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