[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Inside.]
Fortunately, a deeper meaning can be found upon closer analysis ofInside’s ending and story.
Only adding to the confusion isInside’s abrupt ending.
But they stop just short, the Huddle reaching futilely outward with a single arm.
Throughout the game, he takes control of various creatures.
But in the end, he cedes free will to the Huddle yet again.
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Once the player finishes this, the boy will be transported to another bunker.
This represents the protagonist losing his free will.
The player has been directing the boy throughoutInside’s narrative.
This is their repentance.
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Of course, this is just one theory, and alternative ideas also exist.
The final mind control helmet could also belong to one of the scientists.
Perhaps it was testing this equipment on the boy, in an effort to perfect the Huddle.
The scientists may also have intended the boy to join the Huddle by controlling him with this helmet.
The themes ofInsideseem to question the nature of free will, and play with the concept of control.
