History Creator / InsomniacGames

** VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales

* ''VideoGame/Disruptor''

* ''Disruptor''

* Feral Rites
* The Unspoken

* ''VideoGame/{{Stormland}}'' (Oculus title slated for 2019)

After of 25 years of being an independent studio despite their constant partnerships with Sony, [[Creator/SonyInteractiveEntertainment Sony]] officially announced that they had fully acquired Insomniac, making them a first party developer for [=PlayStation=] systems.

* ''VideoGame/{{Stormland}}'' (Oculus title slated for 2019)[[/index]]

* ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank''[[index]]

** ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction'' [[/index]]
** ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty'' [[index]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Resistance}}''[[/index]]

** ''Resistance 3'' [[index]]

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!!Games and franchises developed by Insomniac Games:

* ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon''[[index]]

** ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'' [[/index]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Stormland}}'' (Oculus title slated for 2019)

After of 25 years of being an independent studio despite their constant partnerships with Sony, Sony officially announced that they had fully acquired Insomniac, making them a first party developer for [=PlayStation=] systems.

After of 25 years of being an independent studio despite their constant partnerships with Sony, Sony officially announced that they had fully acquired Insomniac , making them a first party developer for [=PlayStation=] systems.

Insomniac Games is an American video game developer that started in 1994 who quickly gained a close relationship with Sony Computer Entertainment; for 18 years they developed games only on [=PlayStation=] platforms. This relationship was so pervasive that many assumed that they were a Sony first-party outright. During that time they were considered a driving force of UsefulNotes/PlayStation systems as their titles were often well-received and considered integral to those consoles lineup, with franchises such as ''Franchise/SpyroTheDragon'', ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' and ''{{VideoGame/Resistance}}''.

For their first four games Insomniac published through Universal Interactive Studios, but after the release of ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', Insomniac decided to have their games published directly by Sony, meaning they could no longer work with Universal on new Spyro games (in a situation that mirrored Creator/NaughtyDog and ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''). After trying to develop two games ideas that were eventually canned[[labelnote:*]]One of which was the famous [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Girl With A Stick]][[/labelnote]], they created ''Ratchet & Clank'', possibly their most well-known property and the only one they made games for on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* ''Girl With A Stick'': The first attempt at the codenamed I5 (Insomniac title #5) for the [=PlayStation=] 2, starring a staff-wielding mage character in a fantasy world. The team was never that enthusiastic about the game however, so development was halted after six months with Sony's blessing while they scrambled for a new game idea. The name would later be [[MythologyGag used as the codename for]] ''[[VideoGame/{{Resistance}} Resistance 3]]''[[MythologyGag 's beta]], and referenced in ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2016''.

They're pretty chummy with fellow developer Creator/NaughtyDog, trading game references between each other during the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 era and in particular using portions of Naughty Dog code in the engine used for the original ''Ratchet & Clank'' games. They have also become known for having [[ImpossiblyCoolWeapon crazy weapons]] in their titles, especially in ''Ratchet & Clank'', ''Resistance'' and ''Sunset Overdrive''.

* ''Monster Knight'': The second I5 concept starring a knight named Madi who would craft equipment from slayed monsters that take on their appearance and properties. This idea predates ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' by two years and was revealed thanks to IGN's History of Insomniac article ten years later. ''Monster Knight'''s RPG mechanics would influence the gameplay of the next idea: ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002''.

For their first four games Insomniac published through Universal Interactive Studios, but after the release of ''VideoGame/SpyroYearOfTheDragon'', Insomniac decided to have their games published directly by Sony, meaning they could no longer work with Universal on new Spyro games (in a situation that mirrored Creator/NaughtyDog and ''Franchise/CrashBandicoot''). After trying to develop two games ideas that were eventually canned[[labelnote: *]]One of them being [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Girl With A Stick]][[/labelnote]], they created ''Ratchet & Clank'', possibly their most well-known property and the only one they made games for on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

Starting in 2013 with ''{{VideoGame/Fuse}}'', Insomniac took a dedicated stance towards owning the [=IPs=] of the games they developed. ''Fuse'' was their first ever multi-platform game[[labelnote: *]]Released for UsefulNotes/PlayStation3 and {{UsefulNotes/Xbox360}}[[/labelnote]], in partnership with the now-defunct EA Partners Program, and their stance on their [=IPs=] led to them partnering with Creator/MicrosoftStudios for ''VideoGame/SunsetOverdrive'' on UsefulNotes/XboxOne, their first game exclusive to a non-Sony platform. In 2015 they released their first PC title, ''Slow Down Bull''[[labelnote: *]]although Outernauts was technically first in 2012, being released on Facebook and later Kongregate, before eventually moving to iOS in 2014[[/labelnote]].

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* ''Disruptor'' [[/index]]

* Canceled Project(s)
** Insomniac Games originally intended to launch a game codenamed I5 (Insomniac game #5) a.k.a. Girl with a Stick, for the PlayStation 2. The developers, however, they were never enthusiastic about the game so the idea was dropped after six months. Leading to the development of the [[VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 Ratchet And Clank]] game instead.

** Insomniac Games originally intended to launch a game codenamed I5 (Insomniac game #5) a.k.a. Girl with a Stick, for the PlayStation 2. The developers, however, they were never enthusiastic about the game so the idea was dropped after six months. Leading to the development of the ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002'' game instead.

** InsomniacGames originally intended to launch a game codenamed I5 (Insomniac game #5) a.k.a. Girl with a Stick, for the PlayStation 2. The developers, however, they were never enthusiastic about the game so the idea was dropped after six months. Leading to the development of the ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002'' game instead.

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* ''Edge of Nowhere''

[[IThoughtItMeant Do not confuse]] with TheInsomniac.

[[IThoughtItMeant Do not confuse with TheInsomniac]].

Nothing to do with TheImsomniac.

* ''Song of the Deep''

** ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty''

** ''Resistance 3''