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ASYLUM
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-14.
“I honestly absolutely loved my time with this game, and it came as a surprise. Not that I thought it was going to be bad, but I didn't think a Scratches style point & click adventure game would be this interesting, this moody, this fun. Simply put, it's one of those games with…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“REALLY liked this one! senscape is amazeballs and playing asylum made me miss and appreciate scratches. the 'puzzles' weren't too hard and the story had me tripping balls. justice for group e and julia idgaf!”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Creepy slow burn, and it doesn't hold your hand. Keep an eye out for details and that will make progressing through the game a bit easier. Decent ending for sure. I had a fun time playing this.”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-07 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
ASYLUM haunting consoles too, plus discount reprise!
Well, well, well, the big news keep coming! Following a very successful Steam Summer sale with our previous massive update , today we announce our partnership with SOEDESCO who are preparing ports for
40% off, major improvements and native Linux support!
Greetings from beyond the grave! 👋 We kick off this sunny (albeit for some of us very cold) Steam Summer sale with perhaps our biggest update yet. We've spent a lot of time during the past few months
Celebrating a year of madness!
Greetings, Steam community! Long time no speak. It's been quiet in the asylum which, all things considered, is always good news. With new inmates arriving and getting acquainted with the game every mo
The end is nigh so we celebrate with a discount! Plus, a goodie!
Ahoy there! In case you haven't realized, it's December. Heck, almost halfway through December. You could say this was a special year (it certainly was for us!). I'm not feeling too eloquent right now
It's the Steam Awards season and we finally released a game!
Did you enjoy your stay in the Hanwell Mental Institute? Have you spent months theorizing about the cryptic ending? Are you still wondering if an apparent plot hole is instead a massive clue? And fini
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-14.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Indie · Horror · Point & Click · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Gore · Mystery · First-Person · Story Rich · Dark · Lovecraftian (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Ukrainian, French, Greek * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 19 |
| Official site | https://senscape.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2.4Ghz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 840M or equivalent DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Additional Notes: Consider having heart medication nearby. Just in case.