Sanitarium
Point-and-click horror adventure with riddles and an asylum mystery
Dotemu · Published by Ziggurat · Released Oct 29, 2014
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 1,371
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 72% of 11 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 years ago
- Oct 31, 2014
What is Sanitarium?
After a car accident, you wake up bandaged in a gloomy asylum, unsure why you are there. In this point-and-click horror adventure, you explore dark, surreal areas and solve riddles to find out.
For you if...
- +you enjoy solving riddles in story-driven adventures
- +you like surreal settings and unsettling characters
Not for you if...
- −you want fast-paced play rather than exploratory puzzles
- −you avoid grotesque imagery or disturbing themes
What players say
93% of 1,371 reviews are positive · 72% of 11 in the last 30 days
Players praise the unsettling atmosphere and the way the story connects its varied chapters. Their most common complaint is awkward, slow movement; some also mention hard-to-spot objects and progress-blocking bugs.
Screenshots and trailer
Sanitarium system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
Recommended
- OS
- Windows Vista, 7, 8
- Processor
- 2 GHz Dual Core
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Point & Click
- Adventure
- Horror
- Psychological Horror
- Atmospheric
- Classic
- Retro
- Story Rich
- 1990's
- Dark
- Puzzle
- Surreal
- Isometric
- Singleplayer
- Mystery
- Great Soundtrack
Recent updates
- Oct 31, 2014 · Sanitarium update
- Oct 31, 2014 · Sanitarium update
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