Choose This Is the Police
Choose This Is the Police if you want a Strategy experience. 2,858 Steam reviews back the pick.
This Is the Police vs Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator
This Is the Police and Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator both land in Indie, Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam. This Is the Police (2016) is 9 years older than Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator (2025). This Is the Police scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator (72% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator
Choose Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator if you want a Simulation game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 48% cheaper on the Steam Store. Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator launched in 2025.
Both This Is the Police and Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator sit in Indie and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (73.9% vs 72% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 This Is the Police |  Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure | Indie, Adventure, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 7.79 USD |
| Steam reviews | 73.9% positive (2,858 reviews) | 72% positive (132 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Weappy Studio | Zeitglas |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- This Is the Police (2016) is 9 years older than Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator (2025).
- This Is the Police scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator (72% positive).
- Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator is currently ~48% cheaper on Steam than This Is the Police (7.79 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: This Is the Police is Deck Playable, Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator is Deck Verified.
This Is the Police vs Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator — FAQ
- Which is better, This Is the Police or Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: This Is the Police sits at 73.9% positive (2,858 reviews), Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator at 72% (132). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play This Is the Police or Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator first?
- If you want chronology, This Is the Police (2016) came out before Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are This Is the Police and Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.