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1998USK 16PC, Steam Deck playable93 % positive10.25 €

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.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lore and world history
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sanitarium special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Rusty Lake: Roots

97 %Match

2016PC, Steam Deck verified97 % positive3.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Sanitarium: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a deep world history.

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.

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The Cat Lady

Emotional impact

A dark psychological horror adventure about a lonely, suicidal woman drawn into a fight against grotesque serial killers. With its gritty collage-like look, strong voice acting and heavy themes of depression and loss, it is an intense and emotional experience.

The White Door

Lore and world history

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.

Fran Bow

Emotional impact

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.

Rusty Lake Paradise

Puzzles and brain teasers

An eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure on a remote island where the ten biblical plagues torment your family. Bizarre rituals, a dark atmosphere and surreal art make it classic Rusty Lake.

Sally Face

Emotional impact

An episodic point-and-click adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face who investigates a murder series and supernatural secrets in a gloomy apartment building. Its distinctive comic-like low-poly look, 90s atmosphere and emotional story set it apart.

Pony Island

Puzzles and brain teasers

A devil-run arcade machine turns out to be a meta puzzle-horror adventure that keeps breaking its own rules and toying with your expectations. With dark humor, hacking-style puzzles and clever twists, it is short but memorable.

Ib

Emotional impact

Ib is a short, eerie adventure set in an art gallery where you solve puzzles and slowly uncover the world through paintings and notes. This remake adds new graphics, new puzzles and a new soundtrack to a cult classic of the genre.

The Black Mirror

Lore and world history

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.

Phantasmagoria

Strong, story-driven narrative

A 1990s point-and-click horror adventure with live-action video footage: as Adrienne you explore a sinister mansion and uncover its dark secret. Notorious for its graphic scenes and full-motion-video style.

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