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Sanitarium came out in 1998 for PC, then for Android and iOS on October 29, 2015. On Steam, 93% of 1,252 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 3 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 8 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 10 hours.

A psychological horror point-and-click adventure game in which a man wakes up in a near-deserted sanitarium after a car crash without any recollection of who he is or how he got there.

What is happening now

Sanitarium is a 1998 psychological horror adventure that established itself as a cult classic through its point-and-click puzzle gameplay and unsettling asylum setting. The game has remained primarily confined to PC since its original release, with mobile ports arriving years later. Ziggurat Interactive has now announced Sanitarium Enhanced, a modernized version launching in 2026 across PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. The enhanced edition introduces widescreen support and native controller compatibility, making the game accessible to console players for the first time. The remaster will also include previously unreleased bonus material alongside the core experience.

How long to beat Sanitarium

from 1 player
Main storyrushing through the story
10 h

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Media

Sanitarium screenshot

Releases

Platform
Date
1998 (Europe first)
October 29, 2015
October 29, 2015

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks

Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows Vista, 7, 8
Windows Vista, 7, 8
Processor
Pentium 4 2.4Ghz
2 GHz Dual Core
Memory
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
Graphics
Intel HD Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GT 640
DirectX
Version 9.0
Version 9.0
Storage
3 GB available space
3 GB available space

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 29, 2026.

Sanitarium player count

concurrent players on Steam
3playing now3h ago
3peak today
830-day peak
8highest we have seenOct 24, 2026
Oct 23: 8 Oct 24: 8 Oct 25: 7 Oct 26: 4 Oct 27: 6 Oct 28: 7 Oct 29: 5 Oct 30: 5 Oct 31: 7 Nov 1: 7 Nov 2: 7 Nov 3: 7 Nov 4: 3
Oct 23daily peak, last 13 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Sanitarium achievements

20 achievements on Steam

Rarest

Remember you Play the good melody for the first time
9.8%
You are not alone Speak with everyone
18.1%
Insanity Finish level 13
24.7%
Madness Finish level 12
25.3%
Schizophrenia Finish Level 11
25.6%
Senility Finish Level 10
26.6%
All 20 achievements by how many players unlocked them
From life to death Sort them
26.8%
Behavior Disorder Finish Level 9
28.7%
Major Depression Finish Level 8
30.1%
Hallucination Finish Level 7
32.9%
Redemption Find the sentence
32.9%
Blackout Finish Level 6
34.7%
Vertigo Finish Level 5
35.9%
Migraine Finish Level 4
36.2%
Dance, dance crazy Make dancing three friends
39.8%
Limbo Find the children in the wood
42%
Headache Finish Level 3
44.2%
Fever Finish Level 2
52%
Hide and seek Win "Hide and seek"
56.7%
Exhaustion Finish Level 1
74.8%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.

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