Horror in the Asylum

Horror in the Asylum

Adham Jaber · 2016 · Action, Adventure, Indie, Horror, Multiplayer

PC
Mostly Negative33% · 33
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About Horror in the Asylum


Story:

Once you take the pills the doctors force on you, every night becomes the same. Nightmares, Blackouts, and horrible demons from the darkest corners of your mind appear and trap you in the worst of scenarios while you are lost in time and space. The only way out is to solve puzzles in order to find an exit to your dreams. In order to do so you will need to find and use items while avoiding the vicious monsters that are trying to hunt you down.

Features :
  • Spooky Ambient Levels with various different areas and different objectives and puzzles to complete
  • Various monster types and behaviors to avoid such as sight detection ,noise detection , and ambushing tactics for unwary players.
  • Logical puzzles , number puzzles, and skill based puzzles .
  • Find and use various items to unlock doors and break into areas to escape the mental hospital.
  • Scary moments that will make you jump in different stages of the game.

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 9, 2026
Horror in the Asylum, developed and published by Adham Jaber, is a first-person indie horror experience that builds its identity around a familiar but effective premise: navigating a decaying mental institution while trapped in a cycle of fear, confusion, and psychological instability. It draws from classic survival horror ideas—limited safety, environmental puzzles, and lurking threats—but presents them through a modest, small-scale production that emphasizes atmosphere over refinement. The narrative centers on a patient subjected to forced medication, which triggers recurring nightmares that blur the boundaries between reality and hallucination. This setup provides a strong thematic foundation, suggesting a story rooted in mental distress and distorted perception. However, the game delivers its narrative in fragments, leaving much of the context vague and open to interpretation. While this ambiguity can enhance the psychological tone, it also means that the story never fully develops into something cohesive, often feeling more like a loose framework than a driving force behind the experience. Gameplay is structured around exploration and progression through a series of dark, en…
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Not recommended Feb 3, 2018
it's not very good there are controls for it on the Xbox 360
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Not recommended Oct 10, 2022
wtf is this garbage lmao I bought this just so me and my buddies could make fun of it lol
Not recommended Feb 13, 2022
The real horror are the controls
Not recommended May 10, 2019
hecking heck.
Not recommended May 2, 2018
Game costed money I feel I wasted was not the game for me

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