Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator
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…
Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator is an adventure developed by Zeitglas, released 6 November 2025 on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator is
Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator is an adventure game developed by Zeitglas and released in 2025. It was published by Shoreline Games. It is available on Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity 2021.
The premise, in the publisher's words
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.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are business, educational, historical and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Sanatorium: A Mental Asylum Simulator launched on 6 November 2025, within three weeks of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2 and Dispatch.
Released around the same time: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, ARC Raiders, The Outer Worlds 2, Dispatch.
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