ASYLUM
First-person horror adventure investigating a mental hospital's past
Senscape · Released Mar 13, 2025
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 84% of 505
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 70% of 10 in 30 days
- Players
- 2
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 1 week ago
- Oct 30, 2026
Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)
What is ASYLUM?
A first-person point-and-click horror adventure set in the Hanwell Mental Institute. As a former patient troubled by visions, you explore the hospital, investigate its history, and solve puzzles.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow-burning horror and exploring unsettling places
- +you like point-and-click puzzles and investigating a mystery
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced action or combat-heavy horror
- −you dislike searching rooms and reading found documents
What players say
84% of 505 reviews are positive · 70% of 10 in the last 30 days
Players praise the hospital's eerie atmosphere and the experience of exploring it. The most common complaint is that the ending feels unclear or unsatisfying; some players also criticize the controls and lengthy notes.
How many players finish ASYLUM?
31% of Steam players have unlocked «Discharged», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
Screenshots and trailer
ASYLUM system requirements
Minimum: 840M, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run ASYLUM?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 2.4Ghz
- Graphics
- GeForce 840M or equivalent
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 12
- Notes
- Consider having heart medication nearby. Just in case.
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 11
- Processor
- 3.8Ghz
- Graphics
- Geforce GTX 1650 or equivalent
- Memory
- 16 GB RAM
- DirectX
- Version 12
Does ASYLUM have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does ASYLUM run on Steam Deck?
Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 19
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Ukrainian, French, Greek.
Does ASYLUM use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Adventure
- Indie
- Horror
- Point & Click
- Psychological Horror
- Atmospheric
- Gore
- Mystery
- First-Person
- Story Rich
- Dark
- Lovecraftian
- Singleplayer
- Exploration
- Puzzle
- Gothic
Recent updates
- Jul 28, 2025 · Patch 1.3.3069 codename "Don't tell them, act normal"
- Jul 19, 2025 · Patch 1.3.3066 codename "Have you ever heard of insect politics?"
- Jul 4, 2025 · Patch 1.2.3058 codename "What have you done to its eyes?"
- Jun 24, 2025 · Patch 1.2.3044 codename "Sometimes, dead is better"
- May 23, 2025 · Patch 1.2.2985 codename "We're gonna get you"
1 DLC available.
