Sanitarium
- First release
- Apr 28, 1998
- Developer
- DreamForge Intertainment
- Engine
- Asylum
- Genres
- Adventure, Point-and-click, Puzzle · Horror, Survival
- Platforms
- Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
Attributes
Details
Storyline, release dates, time to beat, age ratings, modes, links, keywords
- Release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 28, 1998
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 30, 1998
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- 1998
All 7 release dates
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Nov 10, 2009
- PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Oct 29, 2014
- Android
- Oct 29, 2015
- iOS
- Oct 29, 2015
- Time to beatIGDB · recorded
- Main Story
- 10h
- Game modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
- Where to buy
- External links
- Google Play (opens in a new tab)App Store (opens in a new tab)Steam (opens in a new tab)X (opens in a new tab)Discord (opens in a new tab)YouTube (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Twitch (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Facebook (opens in a new tab)
- Keywords
- ghosts, bloody, psychological horror, minigames, maze
… All 43
, psychological horror, minigames, maze, doctor, female protagonist, insanity, graphic adventure, multiple protagonists, psychic abilities, bird, amnesia, teleportation, singing, giant insects, mad scientist, dreams, hide and seek, easy, gods, anthropomorphism, spider, clowns, voice acting, white noise, descendants of other characters, corpse, tape recorder, young protagonist, male antagonist, betrayal, self-referential humor, villain, disorientation, nurse, flashback, cutscene menu, dream sequence, foreshadowing, shaman, megaphone, male protagonist
At a Glance
- Critic Score
- 92
- Main Story (IGDB)
- 10h
Overview
Steam review summary
Steam users rate this Very Positive, 1,246 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026
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How it plays
From Steam
- Point & Click
- Horror
- Adventure
- Psychological Horror
- Atmospheric
- Classic
- Retro
- Story Rich
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Languages
- Englishinterface, audio, subtitles
- Deutschinterface, audio, subtitles
Language data: IGDB · recorded 1 Nov 2026
Features
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud saves
- Steam Family Sharing
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Steam Deck
Valve rates this game Playable · recorded 16 Oct 2026
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