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Sanitarium

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4.5/5

( 289 Reviews )

4.5

289 Reviews

English & 2 more
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Sanitarium
Description
Imagine a world created out of insanity – deformed children, ancient gods, ghosts from your past in the house inside of a water reflection. You are an asylum patient and you have just survived a car crash – the problem is you can't remember anything. Visions reveal answers to some questions, but cre...
Genre:
Adventure - Action - Horror
Tags:
Adventure, Action, Classic, Dark, Horror
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4.5/5

( 289 Reviews )

4.5

289 Reviews

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Product details
1998, DreamForge Intertainment, ESRB Rating: Teen...
System requirements
Windows 10 or newer, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (compatible wi...
Time to beat
8.5 hMain
9.5 h Main + Sides
9.5 h Completionist
9 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Imagine a world created out of insanity – deformed children, ancient gods, ghosts from your past in the house inside of a water reflection. You are an asylum patient and you have just survived a car crash – the problem is you can't remember anything. Visions reveal answers to some questions, but create even more riddles! Which part of it is true? What do all these things mean?

Sanitarium is one of the few psychological horror adventure games. As the protagonist you will visit five different worlds full of riddles and answers, with which you will have to figure out what exactly is happening and what is real. The story is so incredibly good and enthralling that it could easily drive a sane person mad.
  • One of the most immersive and chilling psychological horror games ever created
  • Discover what your warped mind is hiding under the veil of a psychedelic dream
  • Explore surreal worlds inhabited by crazy, half-sane and or half-dead characters

©2009 XS Games. All Rights Reserved.

Goodies
manual (30 pages) in-game soundtrack
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

This game is powered by ScummVM

Recommended system requirements:

This game is powered by ScummVM

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
8.5 hMain
9.5 h Main + Sides
9.5 h Completionist
9 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Adventure - Action - Horror
Tags:
Adventure, Action, Classic, Dark, Horror
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04), Mac OS X (12+)
Release date:
{{'1998-05-11T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
DreamForge Intertainment / Ziggurat
Size:
1.5 GB
Links:
Forum discussion
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Teen (Strong Language, Animated Violence)
Game features
Cloud saves
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
Deutsch
audio
text
français
audio
text
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Posted on: April 28, 2025

Zhivagooo

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Games: 42 Reviews: 4

A Classic!

Hats off to GOG for holding this Gem in their library! I loved this as a kid and was really happy to find it here!

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Posted on: May 30, 2025

Tim1000064

Verified owner

Games: 763 Reviews: 1

Excellent Point and Click Horror.

An excellent point and click classic, up there with the best of the genre. Brilliant story and atmosphere with no "moon logic" or unfair soft locks.

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Posted on: May 31, 2025

nagabenang

Verified owner

Games: 24 Reviews: 1

Recommended Horror Classic

This is a dated game but the presentation feels original. The puzzles are smart and the weirdness keeps you engaged with the flow and storyline. Probably majority of internet culture won't like some of it's content, but behind all that, lies a great game of it's era. Would be great to consider for a remaster or remake!

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Posted on: June 4, 2025

Zlaxer

Verified owner

Games: 4 Reviews: 2

Old School Delight

Awsome creepy late 1990's adventure game. First time playing on 2025 and it's still entertaining.

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Posted on: June 17, 2025

Miqelo

Verified owner

Games: 76 Reviews: 1

Classic, dark and atmospheric mystery

Classic, dark and atmospheric mystery to solve. Has some steering issues.

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