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1998 PC 10.25 € 👍 94 % Very positive, 1,202 reviews on Steam

A grim point-and-click adventure where an amnesiac man wakes in a disturbing asylum. Surreal chapters in which you step into different roles and a deeply unsettling atmosphere make it a classic of psychological horror.

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  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
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The closest matches for Sanitarium are The Last Door, The Last Door: Season 2 and The Black Mirror. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sanitarium special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Last Door

95 %

2014 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

A pixel-art point-and-click horror adventure set in Victorian England, built on thick atmosphere, eerie sound design and a dark mystery following Jeremiah Devitt. Classic adventure puzzles drive an episodic tale of buried secrets and creeping dread.

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The Last Door: Season 2

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A dark pixel-art horror mystery set in Victorian England, where you play Dr. Wakefield unraveling a secret society. Dense atmosphere, point-and-click puzzles and unsettling sound design drive its disturbing story.

The Black Mirror

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A gloomy gothic point-and-click adventure in which you play Samuel Gordon, exploring a sinister family estate to uncover the truth behind your grandfather's death and an ancient family curse.

Rusty Lake: Roots

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A dark point-and-click puzzle game where you grow the Vanderboom family tree across generations. Bizarre, macabre puzzles and an eerie atmosphere tell the story almost without words.

The White Door

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A dark point-and-click puzzle adventure from Rusty Lake: as an amnesiac patient you follow the clinic's daily routine and dive into dreams to uncover Robert Hill's past. The story is told almost wordlessly.

Strangeland

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A dark point-and-click adventure set in a macabre, surreal carnival that mirrors the protagonist's psyche. Tricky puzzles and an oppressive yet hopeful story drive the experience.

Fran Bow

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A dark point-and-click adventure in which you play a young girl with a mental illness who shifts between a brutal reality and a disturbing alternate world. Nightmarish hand-drawn art and inventory puzzles carry a bleak, emotional story.

Paper Lily: Chapter 1

Dark, serious atmosphere

A dark pixel-art adventure about a young person shut away at home after a traumatic event, who takes one last chance when a mysterious golden letter arrives. Puzzles, horror and emotional storytelling take center stage.

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