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Sanitarium is a singleplayer isometric adventure game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GOG.com		Prepackaged with ScummVM.
Steam

Version differences

GOG version

Game version (press V while in game): Version 1.01 FINAL / Build 851
Preconfigured with ScummVM.
The latest GOG version does not include sntrm.exe, so ScummVM must be used.^[6] (It is possible to revert to a previous version that includes it.)
Has Performance setting.
Settings are stored in <path-to-game>\sanitarium.ini, saves in <path-to-game>\SAVES\.
It is possible to load non-ScummVM saves. See Using classic saves with ScummVM for details.

DotEmu/Steam version

Game version: Version v1.00 NDEMO / Build 849
Has Fullscreen on/off switch.
Fullscreen is pillarboxed 4:3, always uses desktop resolution.
OpenGL API.
Settings are stored in UserDefault.xml file, saves either in Steam Cloud folder or in %APPDATA%.

Demo

Demos are available from ScummVM.

Essential improvements

Peixoto's patch

Not compatible with GOG.com version. However, ScummVM seems to address all of the listed issues.^[6]

Fixes multiple issues:

Allows nearest-neighbor or xBRz scaling.
Deinterlaced FMVs.
Fixes jerky mouse movement in the menu.
Fixes crashes on multicore processors.
Fixes flicker on the mouse cursor when moved.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\DreamForge\Sanitarium\^{[Note 1]}
GOG.com	<path-to-game>\sanitarium.ini
Steam	%APPDATA%\DotEmu\Sanitarium\ %PROGRAMDATA%\DotEmu\Sanitarium\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/284050/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SAVES\^{[Note 3]}
Steam	%APPDATA%\DotEmu\Sanitarium\SAVES\<Localized EN>\ <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\284050\remote\<Localized EN>\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/284050/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Native resolution is 640x480.^[2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Press `Alt`+`↵ Enter` with ScummVM, or see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Frame rate is limited to 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Use the `-w` or `-window` command line argument^[7]
If the game becomes too slow after activating windowed mode, add the `-e` command line argument to activate DirectDraw's emulation mode.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Limited native support. Use ScummVM for full remapping.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, ambient, SFX, voice and cinematic.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan translation. link #1 or link #2
French
German
Polish				Fan translation, download.
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation. Download and guide — ScummBR or Steam Community.
Russian				Retail Russian version only. Official localization by "Новый диск/Логрус" (ND/Logrus)
Russian				Unofficial translation by «Fargus Multimedia»
Spanish				Fan translation, download.

Issues fixed

Game crashes

Use CPUGrab^{[citation needed]}
Run CPUGrab. Run the game.

Set the OS to use only 1 CPU^{[citation needed]}
Press `⊞ Win`+`R`, then type `msconfig`. Click on boot tab, then on advanced options. Checkmark number of processors and put it to 1. Press ok. Restart computer. Play Game. You will have to run msconfig and uncheck number of processors and restart to change back to using all CPUs.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	5.0
OpenGL		Steam version only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OpenAL	Steam version only.
Input	SDL	Steam version only.
Cutscenes	Smacker Video Technology

Using classic saves with ScummVM

Rename save files^[6]

Go to the save game data location.
Rename (or copy) all SAVE*.SAV files to asylum.0*:
- SAVE00.SAV → asylum.000
- SAVE01.SAV → asylum.001
- etc.
Ensure ScummVM is configured to use the save game data location as its save directory. (The GOG version is preconfigured this way.)
Start the game normally via ScummVM.

If GOG Galaxy undesirably restores the classic filenames from the cloud, see this guide to remove them from the cloud.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	95
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM)	16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 MB
Video card (GPU)	SVGA DirectX 5.0 compatible
Sound (audio device)	16-bit Sound Card
Other	4X CD-ROM

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 18.04
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB

Notes

↑ Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/284050/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (284050) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Шизариум - last accessed on 2023-02-20
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Sanitarium - ScummVM :: Wiki
↑ scummvm/configure.engine at asylum · alexbevi/scummvm - last accessed on 9 June 2023
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 GOG Database - Sanitarium - Release Notes - last accessed on 2022-10-25
↑ GOG Database - Sanitarium - Changelog - last accessed on 2023-02-03
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-10-25
↑ Windowed Mode, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

[HKLM-7] Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

[Proton_path_note-8] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/284050/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (284050) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/284050/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (284050) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[gamedir-9] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Шизариум - last accessed on 2023-02-20

[scummvm-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Sanitarium - ScummVM :: Wiki

[3] scummvm/configure.engine at asylum · alexbevi/scummvm - last accessed on 9 June 2023

[gog_scummvm-4] 4.0 ^4.1 GOG Database - Sanitarium - Release Notes - last accessed on 2022-10-25

[5] GOG Database - Sanitarium - Changelog - last accessed on 2023-02-03

[baron_2022-10-25-6] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-10-25

[10] Windowed Mode, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023

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+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     = Fan translation. [http://www.abecedaher.cz/index.php?page=cestiny&page2=zobrazit&id_hry=0000002846 link #1] or [https://github.com/hornster02/Sanitarium-1998-CZ link #2]
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+|mac os x powerpc app   = unknown
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 |input            = SDL
 |input notes      = Steam version only.
-|cutscenes        = Smacker Video
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 |minRAM   = 16 MB
 |minHD    = 30 MB
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+|minaudio = 16-bit Sound Card
+|minother = 4X CD-ROM
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Developers

	DreamForge Intertainment
Publishers
	XS Games
	ASC Games
Retail (Russia)	Noviy Disk^[1]
Steam	DotEmu
Engines
	Asylum^[2]^[3]
Release dates
Windows	April 30, 1998
Windows (ScummVM)	September 29, 2022^[4]
Linux (ScummVM)	September 29, 2022^[4]
macOS (OS X) (ScummVM)	January 20, 2023^[5]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Adventure
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Horror