Fit check
Is INSOMNIA: The Ark worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- RPG players who want survival needs alongside exploration and character development
- Players who prefer non-linear stories with multiple endings and consequential choices
- Science-fiction fans interested in dieselpunk settings, factions, and handcrafted locations
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a class-based RPG, since character growth uses perks instead of fixed classes
- Players who prefer a linear campaign, since the story includes points of no return and 12 endings
- Players looking for a light survival experience, since hunger, thirst, fatigue, enemies, and hazards are part of the game
Our take on INSOMNIA: The Ark
Instead of using fixed classes, the game builds character development around perks and background-based choices. Its story also replaces a single route with points of no return and 12 possible endings.
What is INSOMNIA: The Ark?
INSOMNIA: The Ark is a dieselpunk science-fiction role-playing game set on Object 6, an enormous space station travelling for four centuries toward a potential settlement.
The protagonist awakens from cryogenic sleep while affected by an uncommon psychological illness and searches through more than 70 areas, managing hunger, thirst, exhaustion, hostile foes, and environmental dangers. Character progression relies on adaptable perks instead of predetermined classes. Players can make equipment, weigh the tactical advantages and drawbacks of various weapons and armor, and deal with non-player characters and factions. The branching narrative includes irreversible decisions, background-dependent quest results, and 12 possible conclusions. Its world depicts a deteriorating human civilization shaped by dieselpunk and neo-noir influences.
How INSOMNIA: The Ark plays
- 01Survival needs
- Hunger, thirst, and fatigue are part of staying alive during exploration.
- 02Flexible character growth
- A perk system provides character development without fixed classes.
- 03Craftable equipment
- The game includes a large selection of equipment that can be crafted.
- 04Branching storyline
- Points of no return and quest outcomes lead to 12 different story endings.
- 05Background-based choices
- The chosen background affects interactions with NPCs and factions and the outcomes of certain quests.
- 06Tactical equipment
- Armor and weapon types have their own tactical strengths and shortcomings.
- 07Station exploration
- More than 70 unique locations contain technology, resources, quests, enemies, and hazards.
INSOMNIA: The Ark compared to similar games
Unlike Ghost of a Tale, which is set in a medieval world populated by animals and includes stealth elements and exploration, INSOMNIA: The Ark combines exploration with survival needs, crafting, factions, and branching endings in a dieselpunk space station. Mr. Prepper focuses on preparing for nuclear war, building an underground shelter, and crafting, while INSOMNIA: The Ark focuses on RPG character development, quest choices, and exploration across more than 70 locations. Blood West is described as an immersive stealth FPS, whereas INSOMNIA: The Ark uses RPG perks, background choices, and multiple story endings.
INSOMNIA: The Ark: platforms & release
Is INSOMNIA: The Ark worth it?
It is worth it if: RPG players who want survival needs alongside exploration and character development. Skip it if: players seeking a class-based RPG, since character growth uses perks instead of fixed classes.
Where can I download INSOMNIA: The Ark?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens INSOMNIA: The Ark's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is INSOMNIA: The Ark on?
Windows only.
