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Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Sanitarium is a point & click, adventure and horror game developed by Dotemu and published by Ziggurat.
Released on October 29th 2014 is available only on Windows in 3 languages: English, French and German.

It has received 1,202 reviews of which 1,126 were positive and 76 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.47€ on Steam with a 65% discount.

The Steam community has classified Sanitarium into these genres:

Point & Click Adventure Horror Psychological Horror Atmospheric Classic Story Rich Retro 1990's Dark Puzzle Isometric Surreal Singleplayer Mystery Cult Classic Great Soundtrack Thriller Narration Supernatural

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows Vista, 7, 8
  • Processor: Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD Graphics
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 3 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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7 hours played
June 2026
A cult classic, with insanity inducing dialogue, visuals and characters, getting crazier and crazier with an interesting background plot that reveals slowly and satisfyingly. This Steam version is pretty stable. I had only one crash, but its age still shows... the clunky mechanics, clicks misregistering or characters moving in weird poses that make interacting with them impossible until they move again... It was still a joy to replay this after so many years.
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Dec. 2025
Long, long ago (as they say), I owned the boxed version of this strange game and perhaps still do tucked away in a dusty corner somewhere in the attic or basement, but at the time it was produced, it was the creepiest mind warp I had ever played and that would have been since DOS.. (yup I've been a game player for that long). To date it is still one of the best psychological horror adventure games I've ever played based on it's unabashed and unique creep factor and weirdness vibe overall. Of course, for me and many, the Sierra realm of adventures will always be the absolute Gold standard for adventure game perfection and quality creative writing storytelling, but Sanitarium truly holds it's own for what it is and was and perhaps will be to any hardcore retro and beyond adventure gamers. And it didn't need all the bells and whistles, high depth graphics and SFX as we mostly see today; it provides enough and more merely by allowing us to venture into it's horrific story (which may very well allow many interpretive meanings both subtle and overt) yet offer all of that via simplistic P&C control mode and daring individuality.
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17 hours played
Sept. 2025
I loved how different and unique every level is and the puzzles are especially interesting too. Very good game overall, definetly worth playing.
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23 hours played
Aug. 2025
Sanitarium holds a very special place in my heart, it's a childhood classic that I would play with my dad, stuck for hours clicking everywhere and pixel hunting for items to progress. Very unsettling game that can make you question your own reality at times, it used to scare the pants off of me as a young lad. Revisiting it at a much older age and for a point and click adventure it still holds up well, and the story is very interesting and prominent to anyone struggling with any sort of mental health issues.
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11 hours played
July 2025
Super fun, controls are manageable on the steam deck once you get used to them; it can be hard to tell what you can just because of the design of the graphics but its still very fun.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Sanitarium is currently priced at 4.47€ on Steam.

Yes, Sanitarium is currently available at a 65% discount. You can purchase it for 4.47€ on Steam.

Yes, Sanitarium received 1,126 positive votes out of a total of 1,202 achieving a rating of 8.85.
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Sanitarium was developed by Dotemu and published by Ziggurat.

Yes, Sanitarium is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Sanitarium is not playable on MacOS.

No, Sanitarium is not playable on Linux.

Sanitarium is a single-player game.

No, Sanitarium does not currently offer any DLC.

No, Sanitarium does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Sanitarium does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Sanitarium is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Sanitarium.

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Steam reviews 28 July 2026 03:47 UTC

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Sanitarium
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Rating
8.9
1,126
76
Game modes
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Developer
Dotemu
Publisher
Ziggurat
Release 29 Oct 2014
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