ASYLUM News

ASYLUM is a first-person adventure developed by a small and dedicated team with a style reminiscent of early 80s grindhouse videos. It draws inspiration from H. P. Lovecraft's atmospheric stories, the memorable Hammer Films gothic series, as well as twisted Euro Horror from the likes of Lucio Fulci. As players traverse the halls of the massive, decaying Hanwell Mental Institute, they will unravel a mind-bending story and solve puzzles taxing their wits and intuition rather than quick reflexes. Over 10 years in the making and featuring 15 hours of gameplay, ASYLUM is an epic love letter to the point-and-click genre and the spiritual successor to beloved cult classic Scratches.

Join our ever-growing Discord community to chat with the entire team behind ASYLUM. Ask us anything you want about the game, its development, our favorite adventure game, horror movie, preferred murder weapon, you name it!

Link: https://discord.gg/senscape


Mark your calendars: Thu, June 18, 12:00 PM PDT


The Senscape server has become the place to discuss adventures on Discord, but if you don't want to join, we'll take questions right here in our Steam forums as well.

Join us as we play the brand new ASYLUM demo and share insightful details about the development of the project, where we are standing, and what to expect next.

You'll be able to ask questions, give us feedback, praise us, insult us, and summon your Elder God of choice (success not guaranteed).

The live stream will happen right here on Steam, at our store page on Wed, June 17, 12:00 PM PDT:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/ASYLUM

Dear fans,

Given the circumstances, the Steam Games Festival has been postponed until June 16. Our ASYLUM demo won't be launching next Tuesday as expected, out of respect for the ongoing social movement affecting the world. We commend Valve for taking this difficult decision and Senscape stands by it 100%.

Even though this is happening in the USA, the issue of racism and inequality affects all of us. There are instances of racism everywhere —sometimes involuntary, sometimes deeply hateful— which are strongly tied to the brutal inequality currently plaguing the world, both economic and social. You often hear that “things can't go back to normal” after the pandemic, and this is true: we must strive (all of us, all together) to achieve a more equal and just society, where everybody has the same opportunities and rights.

Don't be fooled by the fallacy of “they think differently” — racism isn’t a matter of opinion. It’s fundamentally wrong and goes against our human nature, so we have a moral imperative to decry it.

No tolerance for the intolerant. Always.


We know many of you needed a refuge space now. You've waited for so long and we are sad to do this, but it's the right thing to do. We'll be back soon with the promised news. In the meantime, we unreservedly extend our support to this movement and demand justice for victims of racism.

Love you all,

— The Senscape Team

Yes, it had to happen someday. It's true: you will be able to start playing ASYLUM as soon as next month. For free. Around 2 hours of polished gameplay. Right here on Steam.



So mark your calendars: from June 9th-14th, this time-limited demo will be part of the Steam Games Festival. Yeah, it's the Summer Edition and the game is kinda more suited to cold winter nights, but it will do. We'll make sure to send rain and thunderstorm your way.

This is the culmination of many weeks of hard work and we're beyond excited to finally let you play the game as we envisioned it. We're also a bit terrified 😬



But seriously, I'm genuinely comfortable with how the game looks and feels, and the demo is representative of what to look for in ASYLUM: lots of mystery, some fun parts, and of course the scary parts. It's Scratches-like through and through, but different at the same time. We sincerely can't wait to hear what you think of it!

Stay tuned as we're readying several activities during this period, including a livestream and live interviews. As always, thank you for your patience and your support while we finish this thing 🙏🏼

—Agustín