Underplayed Gems

Desomnia (2025)

Desomnia cover
Developer
Doubleline Studio
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Indie, Simulation
Rating
4.5 of 5, 10 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 46 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
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The catalog in 3D

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How it feels

A quiet, uneasy walking simulator that puts you in a liminal space where you must decide whether the mundane scene before you is real or a dream.

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What players say

Players describe it as a short, easy anomaly-hunting game in the vein of The Exit 8, with two endings and a twist. It focuses on atmosphere over jump scares, but many find the anomalies too mild and the game lacking in challenge or variety.

Screenshots

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More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.