Games Like Sanitarium Similar Horror Games like Sanitarium

Sanitarium is described as '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' and is a Horror Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Sanitarium for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Playstation and Linux apps. The best Sanitarium alternative is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Cry of Fear or The Joy of Creation: Reborn. Other Sanitarium like games are Amnesia: The Dark Descent, The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Alone in the Dark and Thief.

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  1. Outlast icon
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    Outlast is a series of first-person survival horror video games developed by Red Barrels. The plot centers around each game's protagonist trying to survive from a pursuing enemy whilst exploring poorly-lit environments with their camcorder and attempting to uncover the...

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  2. Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a first person survival horror game for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

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  3. The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an adventure video game developed by One-O-One Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

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  4. Single-player survival horror set in a 1930s Louisiana mansion, offering narrative-driven exploration, two distinctive protagonists, psychological and Southern Gothic themes, item-based puzzles, combat against supernatural creatures, and detailed resource management.

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  5. Thief icon
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    Thief is a series of stealth video games in which the player takes the role of Garrett, a master thief in a fantasy/steampunk world resembling a cross between the Late Middle Ages and the Victorian era, with more advanced technologies interspersed.

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  6. Resident Evil icon
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    Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.

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  7. Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a procedurally-generated first-person game of stealth and survival set in a very British world where robots hunt humans for sport. You must use your wits and possibly a flask of tea to stay alive.

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  8. Cry of Fear icon
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    Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions.

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  9. Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

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  10. Penumbra icon
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    Penumbra: Overture is the first in a series of episodic survival horror games developed by Swedish developer Frictional Games. It was originally intended as the first episode of a trilogy. With the announcement of the second episode, Penumbra: Black Plague, it was stated that...

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  11. The Last of Us is a critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic survival game following the emotional journey of Joel and Ellie in a world overrun by a deadly infection.

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  12. Silent Hill icon
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    Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...

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