# Games like Sanitarium

> The closest matches to Sanitarium: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, Harvester, Fran Bow, Strangeland, and STASIS. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream](https://imho.run/games/245390/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream) — Also Surreal and 1990's, like Sanitarium. 2,300 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/245390/)
2. [Harvester](https://imho.run/games/287020/harvester) — Shares pixel hunting with Sanitarium. 1,005 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287020/)
3. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
4. [Strangeland](https://imho.run/games/1369520/strangeland) — Shares environmental interaction with Sanitarium. 689 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369520/)
5. [STASIS](https://imho.run/games/380150/stasis) — Also Isometric, like Sanitarium. 940 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/380150/)
6. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Also Surreal, like Sanitarium. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
7. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Shares environmental interaction and puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
8. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Same atmospheric mood as Sanitarium. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
9. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — A frequent pick in Sanitarium players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
10. [Bad Dream: Coma](https://imho.run/games/538070/bad-dream-coma) — Also Surreal, like Sanitarium. 557 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/538070/)
11. [The Last Door - Collector's Edition](https://imho.run/games/284390/the-last-door-collector-s-edition) — Shares environmental interaction with Sanitarium. 968 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284390/)
12. [Black Mirror I](https://imho.run/games/292930/black-mirror-i) — A frequent pick in Sanitarium players' libraries, and another Adventure. 431 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292930/)
13. [The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2](https://imho.run/games/94300/the-dream-machine-chapter-1-2) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 1,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94300/)
14. [Subliminal](https://imho.run/games/2300840/subliminal) — A frequent pick in Sanitarium players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,021 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300840/)
15. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
16. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
17. [Year Walk](https://imho.run/games/269050/year-walk) — Also Surreal, like Sanitarium. 916 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/269050/)
18. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — A frequent pick in Sanitarium players' libraries, and another Action. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
19. [Phantasmagoria](https://imho.run/games/501990/phantasmagoria) — Also 1990's, like Sanitarium. 234 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501990/)
20. [Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today](https://imho.run/games/339190/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 432 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339190/)
21. [The Drifter](https://imho.run/games/1170570/the-drifter) — Shares environmental interaction with Sanitarium. 3,185 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/)
22. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
23. [Bulb Boy](https://imho.run/games/390290/bulb-boy) — Also Surreal, like Sanitarium. 284 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/390290/)
24. [REVEIL](https://imho.run/games/809060/reveil) — Shares puzzle solving with Sanitarium. 384 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809060/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=284050&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=284050&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=284050&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=284050
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/284050
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Sanitarium

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 284050
- **Developer:** Dotemu
- **Publisher:** Ziggurat
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 29, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/284050/sanitarium)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=284050&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284050/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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