Roots of Insanity
- First release
- Apr 05, 2017
- Publisher
- Crania Games
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Platforms
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
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Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Storyline
In Roots of Insanity, we witness an ordinary day of Dr. Riley of the August Valentine Hospital by his own eyes. Dr. Riley, who is an epilepsy patient, has to take his medicine regularly to prevent possible attacks caused by the illness. In the scene that we get into the game, Dr. Riley is at his desk, sitting on a chair. Startled by a screaming woman outside, Riley has a minor attack for not being able to find his medicine. After that, he leaves his room to both find the source of the scream and get some medicine but he finds himself in a messy chaos. In this situation, he needs to find the medicine as soon as possible and help the people at the hospital, for of course; if he can get rid of the ones in his way…Read more
In Roots of Insanity, we witness an ordinary day of Dr. Riley of the August Valentine Hospital by his own eyes. Dr. Riley, who is an epilepsy patient, has to take his medicine regularly to prevent possible attacks caused by the illness. In the scene that we get into the game, Dr. Riley is at his desk, sitting on a chair. Startled by a screaming woman outside, Riley has a minor attack for not being able to find his medicine. After that, he leaves his room to both find the source of the scream and get some medicine but he finds himself in a messy chaos. In this situation, he needs to find the medicine as soon as possible and help the people at the hospital, for of course; if he can get rid of the ones in his way…
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 05, 2017
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- External links
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- Keywords
- psychological horror, gore, violent
… All 3
, violent
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 30
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Mixed, 367 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Action
- Horror
- Adventure
- Indie
- Gore
- Violent
- Psychological Horror
- FPS
Steam content notes
- Nudity or Sexual Content
- Frequent Violence or Gore
- General Mature Content
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 7 Oct 2026
Features
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- Steam Achievements
- Steam Family Sharing
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