Sanitarium

 PC
User Score
8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 105 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 84 out of 105
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 105
  3. Negative: 6 out of 105

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  1. Breikzer
    Nov 11, 2013
    6
    It is a good game, or at least I think it was in his time, to the day of today Sanitarium feel extremely old and boring, but I didn't expect much of a game more than 15 years, if I felt a bit disappointed with the gameplay and story. Sanitarium gives us a good dose of mystery, but I guess that for this time it is impossible to recommend games of this type.
  2. sh4dow
    Aug 14, 2011
    5
    in the beginning, it looks like it might be a story with an interesting twist, which maybe deals with the inner thoughts of a psychopath. after about halfway through, it is becoming clear that it's just another run-of-the-mill pseudo-mystery story which has about as much complexity as the story of house of the dead 2.

    i continued playing because i hoped there might still be a twist    in the beginning, it looks like it might be a story with an interesting twist, which maybe deals with the inner thoughts of a psychopath. after about halfway through, it is becoming clear that it's just another run-of-the-mill pseudo-mystery story which has about as much complexity as the story of house of the dead 2.

    i continued playing because i hoped there might still be a twist coming but pretty short before the end, i'm not even interested in seeing some cliche ending.

    also, the control scheme is pretty awful (no ability to run and at times it's easy to mistakenly walk up and down stairs - during which one loses control of the character) and while some of the images were interestingly surreal, they IMO should've shown a lot more gore and maybe if the camera was more close up, it would've been nice especially for the gore.

    puzzles are nice and pretty logical though, that (and the fact that it does have a nice overall design) is the reason why i still rate it 5/10. but i wouldn't recommend it.    … Expand
  3. Amphotericin
    Jan 22, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *Graphics* There are very nice details, but the isometric view doesn't allow for a deep immersion. Because of this, and being a graphic adventure, expect to go "pixel-hunting" many times. The character is slow, and it often gets stuck in unskippable animations going up and down the stairs.
    *Sound* Some voices are remarkable, as the kids' in the second chapter. Others are dull and boring: the main character overreacts, mostly.
    *Game* Quite interesting at the beginning, with dark atmospheres and bizarre things happening, but the attempt to make a consistent plot ruined it. The more you progress in the game, the less mad and horrible things are; at the end of the climax it's clear that the character is not only perfectly sane, but he's a "Good guy" fighting an "evil enemy". Chapters 10-11 are utter non-sense, and the combat scenes are awful. Nonetheless, puzzles are funny and stimulating.
    Somehow interesting twists and nice challenges kept me interested, so I'd recommend it!    … Expand
  4. Soullex
    Nov 30, 2022
    7
    Güncel olarak oynayınca bir yerde takilıp saatlerce düşünmek biraz sıkıcı olabiliyor. Anlattığı hikaye ve narrative'i gerçekten çok iyi.