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Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator

Main Game
Simulator Adventure Indie Thriller Historical Business Educational
Mixed
183 reviews
November 6, 2025
Released 181 days ago
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PC (Microsoft Windows) Mac

About

Set in a fictionalized version of the 1920s where the lines between modern psychiatric treatment and pseudoscience are still muddy at best. Sanatorium is a 2D card-based workplace adventure where the player has to test, diagnose and treat patients. At its core, Sanatorium is a comment on the turbulent history of the practices and pseudoscience used to stigmatize mental illnesses.

Storyline

It’s the roaring twenties. Cities are growing rapidly, their citizens mesmerized by the technological advancements. While everyone seems to get ahead, you feel left behind. Your career as a journalist feels fruitless, and your bills are piling up. Out of the blue, a puzzling message from your childhood friend appears in your inbox. The threads of the mystery emerge before you—and you begin to feel the urge to connect them. For now, it's just a hunch – and you know could untangle this secret if you just reached its core: the “Castle Woods” Sanatorium. You pack your bags and hit the road.

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Release Dates by Platform

PC (Microsoft Windows) Worldwide
Nov 6, 2025
Mac Worldwide
Nov 6, 2025

Game Info

Developer
Zeitglas
Publisher
Shoreline Games
Engine
Unity 2021
Game Modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Genres
Simulator Adventure Indie
Themes
Thriller Historical Business Educational

Languages

Text / Subtitles
English, English, French, French, German, German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Spain), Russian, Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Traditional)

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