Insomnis

Critic reviews

• Xbox Tavern

  Jamie Collyer · Aug 08, 2023

  7.8

  Insomnis is a short lived affair, preferring to stake it’s thrills on tense atmosphere building and jump scares than combat or hide and seek scenarios. The tale it tells is entertainingly sad enough to pull us through the 2 hour runtime, and for the most part the puzzles are just on the right side of not quite too easy to make them enjoyable to complete. Some control issues and a mumbling protagonist sour things slightly, but on the whole we enjoyed our time with the game.

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• Adventure Gamers

  Drew Onia · Jun 23, 2022

  8.0

  Insomnis on the PlayStation 5 isn’t quite a next-generation experience but is nonetheless a thrilling haunted house adventure worth playing should you have missed out on the original release.

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• GameSpew

  Richard Seagrave · Jun 03, 2022

  6.0

  Insomnis isn’t a very long game: chances are, you’ll be completely done with it within a couple of hours. And while there are two endings, neither of them feel particularly fulfilling. Add in the fact that the voice acting for Joe isn’t convincing at all, and you have a game that’s largely enjoyable but all too brief.

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• Noisy Pixel

  Henry Yu · Nov 05, 2021

  5.0

  Insomnis sets the atmosphere right in terms of tense audio and cleverly inserted environmental elements but ultimately fails to deliver a genuine horror experience. Aside from a few stereotypical jump scares for the scripted surprise factor, there’s absolutely nothing going for this game as a horror title.

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• TechRaptor

  William Worrall · Nov 01, 2021

  6.0

  While Insomnis has plenty of polish and some good atmosphere, that's not enough on its own. Nothing can save the game from its fate of being an utterly pedestrian first-person horror title.

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• TheXboxHub

  Gareth Brierley · Jul 29, 2023

  7.0

  It may feel like you’ve played Insomnis a hundred times before. Or maybe you’ve seen something like it in the movies or TV shows that deal with similar themes. But the developers know what they are doing and Insomnis is delivered with panache and style. It’s an entertaining romp as well with an exciting story, jump scares, and some solid exploration and puzzles.

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