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Serene Asylum

Serene Asylum is a first-person psychological horror puzzle game. Solve puzzles as you uncover the dark history of the insane asylum and try to escape before you are stuck in game forever. But don't be scared, it's just a game after all, right? Now... if you can read this, you need to wake up!

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October 5, 2021
4 years and 302 days ago
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Mixed75 reviews57.3%

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About the Game

You wake up on the operating table in an abandoned insane asylum unaware of how you got there. Wander around the dark halls of horror as you solve puzzles and uncover the truth behind the dark history of Santa Rosa Asylum. Escape with your sanity intact or suffer to repeat the endless cycle. Now if you're reading this, you need to wake up!

Trigger Warner. This game may contain graphic descriptions and/or graphic implications of suicide. Player discretion advised.

Controls WASD, mouse to turn camera
Click to pick up items, click again to drop
"E" key if prompted to interact with items/ "E" again to stop interacting
"P" key to pause game or access settings page

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Solo Developer Here! Thanks for checking out my game. I hope you all enjoy it and feel free to join the discord to report any bugs you find and I'll do my best to patch them as soon as possible.


10-08-21 PATCH NOTES:
- camera collision box fix
- character collision box fix
- trigger boxes replacement
- reduced mouse sensitivity

10-10-21 PATCH NOTES
-added mouse sensitivity setting in settings page

10-12-21 PACTH NOTES
- added audio settings to the settings page
- reworked collision boxes