Sanitarium AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Horror Games

The best Horror Game alternative to Sanitarium is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear or The Joy of Creation: Reborn. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Sanitarium and many of them are Horror Games so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Horror Game alternatives to Sanitarium are Resident Evil, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Slender: The Eight Pages and SOMA.

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Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

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Sanitarium alternatives page was last updated May 19, 2023
  1. Outlast icon
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    Outlast is a series of first-person survival horror video games developed by Red Barrels. The plot centers around each game's protagonist trying to survive from a pursuing enemy whilst exploring poorly-lit environments with their camcorder and attempting to uncover the...

    27 Outlast alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Outlast Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
    Outlast iconSanitarium Icon

    Outlast VS Sanitarium

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    • Outlast is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Sanitarium.

    • Outlast is the most popular commercial alternative to Sanitarium.

    • Outlast is Paid and ProprietarySanitarium is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Resident Evil icon
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    Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.

    27 Resident Evil alternatives
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    • Windows

    Resident Evil Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Coop storymode
    4.  Zombie Game
    Resident Evil iconSanitarium Icon

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  3. Amnesia: The Dark Descent icon
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    Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person survival horror game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

    36 Amnesia: The Dark Descent alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Controller Support
    3.  Moddable
    4.  First person view
    5.  Walking simulator
    6.  Psychological horror
    7.  Lovecraftian
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent iconSanitarium Icon

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  4. Cry of Fear icon
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    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.

    27 Cry of Fear alternatives
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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Cry of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Free to play
    4.  First person view
    5.  Psychological horror
    Cry of Fear iconSanitarium Icon

    Cry of Fear VS Sanitarium

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    • Cry of Fear is the most popular free alternative to Sanitarium.

    • Cry of Fear is Free and ProprietarySanitarium is Paid and Proprietary
    • Cry of Fear is MultiplayerSanitarium is not according to our users
  5. Slender: The Eight Pages icon
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    Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

    30 Slender: The Eight Pages alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Slender: The Eight Pages Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Psychological horror
    4.  First person view
    Slender: The Eight Pages iconSanitarium Icon

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  6. The Joy of Creation: Reborn icon
     4 likes
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    • FreeProprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    The Joy of Creation: Reborn Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Animatronics
    3.  Free roam
    4. Android icon  Android Sync
    The Joy of Creation: Reborn iconSanitarium Icon

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  7. SOMA icon
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    SOMA is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Seek out the last remaining inhabitants amidst a world of horrors beneath the Atlantic ocean.

    18 SOMA alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation

    SOMA Features

    1.  Single player
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  8. Penumbra icon
     7 likes

    Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that...

    27 Penumbra alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Penumbra Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
    4.  Exploration
    Penumbra iconSanitarium Icon

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  9. Silent Hill icon
     10 likes

    Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...

    30 Silent Hill alternatives
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    • Windows

    Silent Hill Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Psychological horror
    Silent Hill iconSanitarium Icon

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  10. Clive Barker's Undying icon
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    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    40 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
    Clive Barker's Undying iconSanitarium Icon

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  11. Layers of Fear icon
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    Layers of Fear is an foray into madness, a first-person horror game that sets a tone of fear and dread through provocative story telling as you explore a Victorian setting complete with mood-setting art pieces.

    29 Layers of Fear alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Layers of Fear Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Exploration
    Layers of Fear iconSanitarium Icon

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  12. Five Nights at Freddy's icon
     10 likes

    Five Nights at Freddy's is an indie point-and-click survival horror video game developed by Scott Cawthon. The game centers on the fictional pizza restaurant Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where the player must act as a night security guard, defending themself from the...

    13 Five Nights at Freddy's alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch

    Five Nights at Freddy's Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Jump scares
    4.  Animatronics
    5.  Psychological horror
    Five Nights at Freddy's iconSanitarium Icon

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    • Five Nights at Freddy's is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Sanitarium.

    • Five Nights at Freddy's is Paid and ProprietarySanitarium is also Paid and Proprietary
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