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Adventure Escape: Asylum

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84%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
84% User Score Based on 1,420 reviews

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About Adventure Escape: Asylum

Adventure Escape: Asylum is a single player casual puzzle game with a horror theme. It was developed by Haiku Games and was released on December 31, 2015. It received positive reviews from players.

Trapped in an Asylum with no memory of the past! Can you escape?

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84%Audience ScoreBased on 1,420 reviews
story312 positive mentions
monetization39 negative mentions
  • Interesting and engaging storyline with a surprising and emotional ending
  • Varied and enjoyable puzzles that are challenging without being frustrating
  • No intrusive ads and mostly free to play with fair opportunities to earn hints
  • Some puzzles are too easy or too short, making the game feel brief and less challenging
  • Controls can be imprecise or glitchy, requiring multiple taps or causing frustration
  • Hint system is expensive and hint stars are scarce, with complaints about lack of free ways to earn them

  • story

    452 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    69% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 2% negative mentions

    The story in this game is widely praised for being engaging, intriguing, and emotionally impactful, often featuring twists and a haunting or mysterious atmosphere. While some find it relatively simple or predictable, many appreciate the clever integration of the storyline with puzzles and the overall immersive experience. However, a few users note the story's brevity or lack of depth, wishing for longer chapters or more narrative complexity.

    • “The story was interesting and I would highly recommend this game to anyone who enjoys puzzle games.”
    • “The puzzles are tricky without being frustrating and the story had me hooked from start to finish.”
    • “Fantastic story, I didn't see the ending coming lol.”
    • “The storyline was absolutely dire; I wanted to be the one to fall down the hole, not poor alcoholic Adam.”
    • “This game attempts to push a bland and uninspired story to the player throughout 10 short chapters of simple puzzles.”
    • “Story line was trash and the music never changed.”

  • graphics

    214 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    79% positive mentions, 19% neutral mentions, 2% negative mentions

    User reviews generally praise the game's graphics as detailed, atmospheric, and well-suited to the storyline, often describing them as beautiful, immersive, and enhancing the spooky or mysterious mood. However, some mention that the graphics can be somewhat basic, slightly cartoonish, or outdated, with occasional glitches or a need for more polish. Overall, the visuals are considered good to excellent and a strong aspect of the game, contributing positively to the gaming experience.

    • “Beautiful graphics, challenging but not impossible, well thought out storylines, and a good variety of content.”
    • “The graphics, characters, storyline, sounds, backgrounds are really fantastic!”
    • “This is one of the best underrated games with unimaginable graphics and dark ambience.”
    • “The graphics do seem a bit outdated and movement or transitioning between scenes is also glitchy for its time.”
    • “Unfortunately I was very disappointed, the graphics, the story and the challenges just weren't the same quality.”
    • “Poor graphics, totally non climatic.”

  • monetization

    60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 2% neutral mentions, 65% negative mentions

    The game features minimal to no ads, providing an uninterrupted and pleasant gameplay experience without intrusive video advertisements or paywalls. While some users suggest implementing optional ad-watching for earning hints or stars, overall, the monetization is unobtrusive, with no forced purchases or frequent ads disrupting the flow.

    • “No ads, cost no money, and the story line flowed well.”
    • “No secret in game purchases either.”
    • “No ads or being forced to buy stuff either.”
    • “The only minor gripe is the annoying ads that you can't skip and have to exit the game and re-enter.”
    • “I like this game but it's the hints for me and the stars like when I finish a puzzle and the stars come up and I press them and I don't even get them. I wish you could just watch ads to get more stars.”
    • “I love the game, it's really cool, but I would like it if you could watch ads to get stars also.”

  • music

    48 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 50% neutral mentions, 10% negative mentions

    The music is consistently praised for its eerie, creepy, and atmospheric qualities that enhance the game's mood and story, though many find the single repetitive soundtrack becomes monotonous over time. It effectively supports the gameplay without being intrusive, but some players desire more variety or interactivity in the music to maintain engagement. Overall, the soundtrack is a strong, integral part of the immersive experience despite occasional repetition.

    • “The ambience, the music, the sounds.”
    • “The game is exhilarating and the music is ominous!”
    • “Music is perfect in the background, not overwhelming.”
    • “Where it lacks a little is the single background soundtrack that just repeats over and over.”
    • “Listening to the same music all through the game was enough to send me to the asylum, but that was probably the idea.”
    • “Soundtrack is repetitive and annoying.”

  • gameplay

    42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    55% positive mentions, 38% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally smooth, engaging, and well-balanced in challenge, with enjoyable puzzles that are not overly difficult. Some users experienced minor glitches and occasional finicky mechanics, but these did not significantly hinder the overall experience. The gameplay is praised for its interactivity and pacing, though a few wished for more mechanical puzzles and improved graphics.

    • “Interesting gameplay and challenging but not impossible puzzles.”
    • “Good gameplay and the side puzzles are challenging but you figure out how to get the info you need pretty quickly.”
    • “Generally great gameplay, and the puzzles are always challenging!”
    • “I wish the puzzles were far more mechanical and interactive, and that the graphics were a lot more polished.”
    • “I found some of the mechanics finicky (got stuck on one puzzle because I just couldn't get it to obey me).”
    • “The mechanics need to be tweaked just a little bit.”

  • atmosphere

    21 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    71% positive mentions, 15% neutral mentions, 14% negative mentions

    The game’s atmosphere is widely praised for its pleasant, creepy tone that complements the survivor horror theme without being outright horror. Its atmospheric music and detailed illustrations enhance the experience, creating an engaging and immersive setting. While some find the atmosphere well-executed and enjoyable, a few mention repetitive music and a desire for more scare elements or varied challenges.

    • “I like the background music; it lends nicely to the creepy atmosphere and so far the storyline is intriguing enough to hold my interest.”
    • “Great atmosphere and story with a twist at the end.”
    • “Atmospheric, beautiful graphics and good storyline.”
    • “The journal didn't add to the gameplay or even help advance the creepy atmosphere.”
    • “I was hoping for more scary atmosphere and expected at least one or two jump scares.”
    • “The atmosphere is constructed well.”

  • stability

    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    15% positive mentions, 20% neutral mentions, 65% negative mentions

    The game generally offers stable performance with minimal glitches, ensuring smooth gameplay and enjoyable puzzles. Some users experienced occasional freezing, control offsets, or bugs late in the chapters, but these issues rarely halted progress. Overall, stability is good compared to similar games, with few interruptions and no intrusive ads.

    • “So far so good, I will come back at the end and tell you more. *Edit* Thoroughly enjoyed the game, needed to use a walkthrough once or twice but other than that I completed all the puzzles and searched through all the rooms myself. It was fun, graphics good, no glitches, no need to buy, perfect game.”
    • “Great game, I had no glitches and could solve all the puzzles.”
    • “Great graphics, no glitches, not too easy but not impossible.”
    • “The controls are offset; I must click to the left of what I actually want just to select it, and the game freezes often, which is very infuriating.”
    • “Occasionally, manipulating items is a bit buggy, and I have to restart.”
    • “These glitches happened later at the end of the chapter; please fix these as it's annoying.”

  • emotional

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a surprisingly emotional and heartwarming experience with a simple yet captivating storyline that resonates deeply with players. Many mention feeling genuinely moved, even brought to tears, by the touching narrative and character connections. Overall, the emotional impact is a standout aspect that enhances the game's appeal.

    • “Shockingly, it has an emotional aspect to it that I was not expecting.”
    • “I'd be lying if I didn't say it made me cry a little.”
    • “This game is amazing, it has a great storyline, it's easy to solve without a hint and the characters are beautiful. After playing the game, the ending was heart-touching and sad; I feel sad for Lily and her mum.”

  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor in the game is engaging and genuinely funny, complementing the adventure and puzzle elements well. Players appreciate the clever and amusing tone, which adds to the overall enjoyable experience.

    • “Funny adventure/puzzle game, with decent story and good graphics.”
    • “It's interesting and funny.”
    • “Laughing at people leaving 1 star reviews because they couldn't do it haha.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is fairly standard and unremarkable, with slow and repetitive animations that quickly become tedious. Additionally, some intended jump scare elements, like the skeleton, fail to deliver impact.

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Play Times

2h Median play time
2h Average play time
2-2h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 1 analyzed playthroughs
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Adventure Escape: Asylum is a casual puzzle game with horror theme. Common tags for Adventure Escape: Asylum include free to play, realistic and stylized.

Adventure Escape: Asylum is available on Phone, Tablet, Android and Mobile Platform.

On average players spend around 2 hours playing Adventure Escape: Asylum.

Adventure Escape: Asylum was released on December 31, 2015.

Adventure Escape: Asylum was developed by Haiku Games.

Adventure Escape: Asylum has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked Adventure Escape: Asylum for its story but disliked it for its monetization.

Adventure Escape: Asylum is a single player game.