Asylum

An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from…

13 March 2025

Adventure Indie Point-and-click Puzzle Horror

Asylum is an adventure developed by Senscape, released 13 March 2025 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Asylum is

Asylum is an adventure game developed by Senscape and released in 2025. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Apex.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Taking place in a fictional insane asylum called the Hanwell Mental Institute, players will be able to fully explore the institute, which is partially based on elements of real asylums

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 19 achievements to unlock.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.4Ghz, 8 GB RAM and GeForce 840M or equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 10GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Asylum launched on 13 March 2025, within three weeks of Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction and Monster Hunter Wilds. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Inzoi, Assassin's Creed Shadows, Split Fiction, Monster Hunter Wilds.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Asylum yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Asylum — frequently asked questions

When did Asylum come out?

Asylum was released on 13 March 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Asylum?

At minimum, Asylum needs 2.4Ghz, 8 GB RAM, GeForce 840M or equivalent graphics, 10 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Asylum?

The PC version needs about 10 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("10 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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