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Insomnia Is a Stylistic Game About Modern Anxiety

By Weilin Li
Sep. 1, 2022 updated 02:05

Insomnia: Theater in the Head is a short Point & Click puzzle game coming soon to Steam.

As the game’s title suggests, it depicts the feeling of insomnia. While the developer doesn’t give many details of how the story and plot unfold, they say the game is elegant, cute, and filled with delicate emotions. The trailer shows a girl tossing and turning in bed, sleepless, with some cute blue and orange motion pictures on the right.

Game graphics about Insomnia: Theater in the HeadGame graphics about Insomnia: Theater in the Head

The developer said the plot is revealed through the exquisite hand-drawn paintings of KeKe, the chief artist of A Perfect Day.

The studio’s first game, A Perfect Day, was released in February this year. It’s a click-to-interact adventure game revisiting the final moments of 1999 with nostalgic time loops, puzzles, and mini-games, and it has received Very Positive reviews on Steam.