Rise of Insanity
Psychological horror following a doctor investigating his family's fate
Red Limb Studio · Released Mar 1, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 79% of 1,028
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update on Steam
- 8 years ago
- Aug 2, 2018
Metacritic: 62/100 (critic reviews)
What is Rise of Insanity?
A single-player, first-person psychological horror game set in America in the 1970s. As psychologist Dr. Stephen Dowell, you explore locations, examine objects, and solve logical puzzles while investigating what happened to his wife and child and whether a patient is involved.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow exploration and piecing together a psychological mystery
Not for you if...
- −you prefer horror without sudden jump scares
What players say
79% of 1,028 reviews are positive
Players praise the visuals, atmosphere, and sound design. Some criticize the short runtime and predictable plot, though others find the story engaging.
Screenshots and trailer
Rise of Insanity system requirements
Minimum: GTX 560 Ti, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Rise of Insanity?
Tell us your graphics card once and every game page will answer this for you.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- PC - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, VR - i5- 4590 equivalent or greater
- Graphics
- PC - GTX 560 Ti, VR - GTX 970
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB available space
Does Rise of Insanity have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Rise of Insanity 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
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards, VR
- Languages
- Full audio: English. Text only: Polish, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.
Does Rise 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
Tags
- Indie
- Adventure
- Horror
- Simulation
- Psychological Horror
- Walking Simulator
- Atmospheric
- Puzzle
- Singleplayer
- Survival Horror
- Exploration
- Dark
- Psychedelic
- Story Rich
- Great Soundtrack
- Surreal
Recent updates
- Jul 31, 2018 · Update!
- Mar 21, 2018 · Patch
- Mar 21, 2018 · Patch
- Mar 1, 2018 · RELEASE!
- Jan 19, 2018 · Update!
1 DLC available.
