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B.A.D. Institute

Once you come to B.A.D. Institute, you'll never leave. A first-person survival horror game where hiding and outsmarting your enemies is the only way to survive. Uncover the mystery of what happened at this boarding school and how to escape with your life.

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Developer
Sanatorium Labs
Publisher
Sanatorium Labs
Release
April 29, 2025
1 year and 95 days ago
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Mixed11 reviews54.5%

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About the Game

After transferring to Brightwater Art & Design, a boarding school in Utah, Háo awakens to find the school's campus overtaken by monstrous creatures taking appearances from people he once knew. Equipped with only a phone, attempt to escape this campus where danger lurks at every corner.

With enemies roaming the halls that can't be defeated, Háo must learn what happened and how to survive in this new world. You'll hide, explore, outsmart, and survive using only your wits.

Can you survive your stay at B.A.D. Institute?

FEATURES

  • Explore the campus of Brightwater Art & Design to find a way out

  • Stun enemies with your phone to escape dangerous situations

  • Use your surroundings to your advantage to hide from enemy sights 

  • Find papers that influence the course of the story

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