Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator cover

Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator

Be the first to rate
First release
Nov 06, 2025
Developer
Zeitglas
Genres
Indie, Adventure, Simulator · Educational, Thriller, Historical, Business
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac

Set in a fictionalized version of the 1920s where the lines between modern psychiatric treatment and pseudoscience are still muddy at best. Sanatorium is a 2D card-based workplace adventure where the player has to test, diagnose and treat patients. At its core, Sanatorium is a comment on the turbulent history of the practices and pseudoscience used to stigmatize mental illnesses.

Also known as Sanatorium, Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator.exe

Attributes

No Attributes added.

Details

Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords

Storyline
It’s the roaring twenties. Cities are growing rapidly, their citizens mesmerized by the technological advancements. While everyone seems to get ahead, you feel left behind. Your career as a journalist feels fruitless, and your bills are piling up. Out of the blue, a puzzling message from your childhood friend appears in your inbox. The threads of the mystery emerge before you—and you begin to feel the urge to connect them. For now, it's just a hunch – and you know could untangle this secret if you just reached its core: the “Castle Woods” Sanatorium. You pack your bags and hit the road.Read more

It’s the roaring twenties. Cities are growing rapidly, their citizens mesmerized by the technological advancements. While everyone seems to get ahead, you feel left behind. Your career as a journalist feels fruitless, and your bills are piling up. Out of the blue, a puzzling message from your childhood friend appears in your inbox. The threads of the mystery emerge before you—and you begin to feel the urge to connect them. For now, it's just a hunch – and you know could untangle this secret if you just reached its core: the “Castle Woods” Sanatorium. You pack your bags and hit the road.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 06, 2025
Mac
Nov 06, 2025
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
detective, psychology, journalist
How it playsMediaCommunityBehind the gameRelated

How it plays

Languages

  • Englishinterface, subtitles
  • Deutschinterface, subtitles
IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026
Also in 5 other languages

Language data: IGDB · recorded 28 Oct 2026