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Sanitarium
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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
“It's less scary than deeply unsettling, and is remembered more for its bizarre, grotesque atmosphere.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I really enjoy point and click adventure games and my first was probably Maniac Mansion on the NES so that's my baseline for enjoyment - not "1st person hidden object" games. This game was really good with its only two drawbacks I'd say are 1: the rock/boulder puzzle with the…”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“Why is it lowkey good. Like if those cool bizarre OG fallout cutscenes were an entire game. Still the worst controls in all of gaming. 7/10”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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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.
SANITARIUM - 60% WITH STEAM SUMMER SALE
Greetings, Steam Summer Sales is here and we are more than happy to announce that Sanitarium is now 60% off until July 9. Sanitarium features a plot intricate set in an intense dark world where a very
Sanitarium - Halloween Sale (75% OFF)
Greetings, Halloween is around the corner. And you know what it means, right? We're glad to announce that the timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium is now 75% off for a limited time only. Are yo
Sanitarium update
Hello all, A updated version of the game is now available. It fixes all crash & save issues. If you had any problem before, please restart Steam to enjoy the new version. Let us know if there is any o
Sanitarium update
Hello all, A updated version of the game is now available. It fixes all crash & save issues. If you had any problem before, please restart Steam to enjoy the new version. Let us know if there is any o
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Point & Click · Adventure · Horror · Psychological Horror · Atmospheric · Classic · Story Rich · Retro · 1990's · Dark · Puzzle · Isometric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * * |
| Achievements | 20 |
| Official site | https://bleem.net |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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