ASYLUM

ASYLUM

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Senscape · Adventure · Mar 13, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $24.99. It has been as low as $14.49.

85%
Very Positive
494 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 494 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This game is perfect for those who love reading a late night horror story or those who sit through a 5 hour long scary video essay.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game has a clear progression, as the protagonist's notepad keeps track of the tasks that have to be solved.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The textures, models, and lighting are fantastic.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is great.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
What’s very nice is that there’s rarely a reason for the main character to just grab a random junk item into inventory or need to think as an “adventure game protagonist” rather than a normal human being trying to get what they want.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The puzzles are fun with an average difficulty.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters156 reviews
Gameplay41 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Interface19 reviews
Difficulty10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Linux compatibility6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes12 reviews
50%
Bugs8 reviews
63%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $24.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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