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2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified83 % positive24.49 €

You explore a massive, decaying mental institute in this point-and-click adventure, where puzzles and supernatural dread drive every room. Inspired by Lovecraft and 80s Euro horror, it is the spiritual successor to the cult classic Scratches.

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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Asylum special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Layers of Fear

95 %Match

2016USK 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable89 % positive19.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Asylum: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

A psychological horror walking sim set in a mad painter's Victorian mansion that rearranges itself whenever you look away. Its shifting rooms and unsettling art slowly piece together a tragic tale of obsession and ruin.

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Lore and world history

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The Black Mirror

Lore and world history

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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.

The Last Door

Dread and tension

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.

Rusty Lake Hotel

Lore and world history

A macabre point-and-click puzzle game in which you play a hotel chef serving odd guests through clever, twisted puzzles. Its surreal, eerie atmosphere and cryptic Rusty Lake lore make it stand out.

Gray Dawn

Dread and tension

A psychological horror thriller in which you play a priest accused of murdering an altar boy, wandering through nightmarish, religiously charged scenes. Exploration and puzzles drive a dark, story-focused narrative.

Goetia

Lore and world history

A point-and-click adventure where you play Abigail, a ghost who drifts through walls and ceilings, combining items and unraveling the secrets of a haunted mansion.

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