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97% positive from 2,930 reviewsReleased 202229% finish itSteam Deck Playable
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What it is

A narrative adventure game featuring hand-drawn art, where players experience the internal monologue of an insomniac. The core loop involves navigating thoughts and emotions to find rest.

What players liked

Players praise its beautiful art, emotional storytelling, and intuitive puzzles, comparing it to the relatable experience of insomnia and dwelling on the past.

The catch

Puzzles amount to shallow, tedious random clicking

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 97% positive, but with 2,930 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like Insomnia: Theater in the Head

Samorost 3
Samorost 3
94% positive from 5,485 reviews201623% finish itDeck Verified

Exploration puzzle adventure game. A space gnome uses a magic flute to explore alien worlds and solve challenges.

What players likedPlayers praise Samorost 3's unique art, music, and puzzle-solving, evoking nostalgia for a lost era of PC games.

Both are tagged Stylized, Hand-drawn and Point & Click.

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Pilgrims
Pilgrims
95% positive from 1,542 reviews201933% finish itDeck Verified

Playful adventure game with a non-linear puzzle-solving loop and hand-crafted animations. Features replayability through achievements and original music.

What players likedPlayers praise Pilgrims as a charming, replayable point-and-click adventure with a unique hand-drawn art style and humorous, multi-solution puzzles.
The catchProgress relies on blind trial-and-error to find next steps

Both are tagged Stylized, Hand-drawn and Casual.

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Out Of Hands
Out Of Hands
94% positive from 1,508 reviews202537% finish itDeck Verified

This is a surreal horror card-battler where players combine organs to create weapons and fight dream-world enemies. It features a collage art style and a psychological narrative.

The catchGenerative AI art is used throughout and clashes with the game's handmade visuals.

Both are tagged Stylized, Casual and Adventure.

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Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
Broken Sword 5 - the Serpent's Curse
89% positive from 2,814 reviews201341% finish itDeck Playable

This is a classic point-and-click adventure game where players solve puzzles and uncover conspiracies. It features a narrative-driven experience with fully voiced characters and a wry sense of humor.

What players likedPlayers praise its intriguing story and clever puzzles, reminiscent of classic point-and-click adventure games.
The catchEndless dialogue and slow unskippable animations stretch every scene into a crawl.

Both are tagged Hand-drawn, Point & Click and Female Protagonist.

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Birth
Birth
96% positive from 2,601 reviews2023Deck Verified

Adventure game with creature construction from collected parts. Solve physics puzzles and interact with creatures in a hand-drawn city.

What players likedPlayers praise this cozy, hand-drawn puzzle game for its unique blend of cute and gruesome, often compared to Rusty Lake.
The catchThe puzzles are so simple they solve themselves, and the whole game ends in two hours.

Both are tagged Stylized, Point & Click and Adventure.

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Venba
Venba
95% positive from 1,810 reviews202310% finish itDeck Verified

Venba is a narrative cooking game where players solve recipe puzzles to experience a heartfelt story of family and loss. It features authentic South Indian cuisine and a stylized art style.

What players likedPlayers praise Venba as a beautiful, emotional narrative game about culture and family, with simple cooking puzzles and gorgeous art.
The catchBarely any gameplay and it is over in about an hour, which hurts at full price.

Both are tagged Stylized, Female Protagonist and Casual.

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