Norman's Night In

Name: Norman's Night In
Rating: 0 (9 reviews)

Developer / Publisher: Bactrian Games

Oct 23, 2019

Visual

hand drawn
side scroll

Structure

ability gated
interconnected map

Sub-Genre

puzzle heavy

Summary

Norman finds himself lost in a cave with nothing but his new bowling ball and a weird feeling that somehow he was meant to be there.

Last updated September 28, 2026

Where to play

- Windows
- Steam

Resources

Links

IGDB

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- Differences
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Mostly Positive

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- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
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Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- exploration
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- 2.5D
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- fantasy
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Positive

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- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- pixel
- fantasy
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- Similarities
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- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- item gated
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77%

Mostly Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
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- exploration
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Publisher: 白石组

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Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- exploration
- action
- equipment
- Sci-Fi
- Semi-Linear
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88%

Very Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- exploration
- non linear
- fantasy
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92%

Very Positive

1,583 reviews

MV Temperature
- Similarities
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- interconnected map
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
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- non linear
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71%

Mostly Positive

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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- hand drawn
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
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MV Temperature
- Similarities
- ability gated
- interconnected map
- side scroll
- puzzle heavy
- Differences
- Demo Available
- Early Access
- non linear
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Norman's Night In

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