Games like Insects Awaken
If Insects Awaken is your kind of game, the closest matches are Insects Awaken Prologue, Road to Empress I and Expelled! — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its branching paths reward exploration, atmospheric and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Insects Awaken: Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
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Insects Awaken Prologue
WHY THIS
Top pick for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Road to Empress I
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, branching narrative, political intrigue and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Second-strongest match for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, branching narrative, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Third-strongest match for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
再见断刀
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Ranked #4 for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
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Ranked #5 for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Suzerain
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Insects Awaken.
Ranked #6 for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
花奴令 Huanu Poems
WHY THIS
Shares relationship building, visual novel style and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Ranked #7 for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Ranked #8 for Insects Awaken fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Insects Awaken at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Insects Awaken.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~79% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Insects Awaken.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Insects Awaken.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~45% under Insects Awaken on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Insects Awaken.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Insects Awaken.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Insects Awaken.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Insects Awaken.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Expelled!
WHY THIS
Shares visual novel style, branching narrative, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
The Test: Secrets of the Soul
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Suzerain
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Insects Awaken.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
WHY THIS
Shares branching narrative, dialogue choices, narrative driven and an atmospheric mood with Insects Awaken.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Insects Awaken.
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Frequently asked about Insects Awaken
- Does Insects Awaken run on Steam Deck?
- Insects Awaken is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Insects Awaken cost?
- Insects Awaken is listed on Steam at 7.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Insects Awaken?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Insects Awaken are Insects Awaken Prologue, Road to Empress I, Expelled!.
- Who developed Insects Awaken?
- Insects Awaken was developed by HelloMeow.
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