Roots of Insanity
Psychological survival horror during a hospital night shift gone wrong
Crania Games, Göktuğ Ülvan · Published by Crania Games · Released Apr 4, 2017
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 68% of 417
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Nov 17, 2021
What is Roots of Insanity?
You play Dr. Riley McClein in a first- and third-person survival horror game set in August Valentine Hospital, investigating strange events while dealing with epileptic seizures. You search the hospital, explore optional areas, collect randomized loot, and fight with melee attacks, kicks, and firearms.
For you if...
- +you want a short horror game with jump scares
Not for you if...
- −you prefer horror without gore or graphic violence
What players say
68% of 417 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere and soundtrack. Complaints focus on awkward combat, stuttering, weak animations, and achievements that fail to unlock.
Screenshots and trailer
Roots of Insanity system requirements
Minimum: GTX 285, 8 GB RAM, 4.9 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Roots of Insanity?
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- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- Intel Core i3-5020U 1.80 GHz, AMD Opteron 3260 HE 2.7 GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 285, AMD Radeon HD 5850
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-3570K 3.40GHz, AMD Opteron 6238 2.60 GHz
- Graphics
- Nvidia Geforce GTX 960, AMD Radeon R9 380
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5000 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
- Notes
- and better versions of the values
Does Roots of Insanity have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Roots of Insanity run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 17
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, Turkish. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese.
Does Roots of Insanity 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 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
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Recent updates
- Feb 20, 2021 · Hotfix 2.1.13
- Nov 9, 2020 · Roots of Insanity Remake v.2.0.6 is live
- May 16, 2017 · Roots of Insanity Update v0.02 (17th of May 2017)
- May 16, 2017 · Roots of Insanity Update v0.02 (17th of May 2017)
- Apr 10, 2017 · Roots of Insanity Update V0.01 notes!! (April 10 2017)
1 DLC available.
