The Between

What it is

The Between is a narrative platformer made in Unity by Mr_Command_coder, and it won a prize at the 4th Player2 AI NPC Jam. The story takes place on the border between life and death and centers on a plane crash, with combat and boss fights along the way. On itch.io the author marks the game as AI-assisted for sound and text, without saying which model was used or which lines and sounds were generated. It uses keyboard and mouse, is in English and has subtitles.

Who it's for: Players who like story-led platformers and can handle heavy themes.

Before you start: It's a Windows download only, with no browser version, and you name your own price. The author warns that it deals with war, guilt and grief, and the story includes death, an accident and trauma, as well as guns. The game page doesn't say whether an API key or account is needed or whether it goes online. No public source code or license.

Based on the author's itch.io page and Player2's official winners announcement. Not tested by AI Inspiration World.