Sanitarium

by Dotemu·published by Ziggurat

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 23, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment93

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

693en

1,310 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 23, 2026

Released

Oct 29, 2014

Price

$4.54

Velocity

0.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 23, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈36,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$160.0K

Based on 1,310 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 693 post-launch reviews

85%52 rev

<2h

83%23 rev

2-10h

91%324 rev

10-50h

97%291 rev

50-200h

100%3 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+17pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 213 similar games in the Adventure genre released in 2014.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 11%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 12%

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