Imaginary Friend Asylum
A downloadable game for Windows
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back.
It's 1949, and you're a new patient at Hathmoore Children's Asylum. During your stay, you'll explore and discover disturbing secrets, including the mysterious Ghost of the Asylum. Along the way, you will befriend other children and their imaginary friends. Together, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
Key Features:
- Average playtime of 3-4 hours
- Atmospheric environment and realistic graphics
- Elements of exploration, stealth, platforming, and ARG
- Immersive storytelling, dialogue, cutscenes, and lore
PLAY THE FRIENDS WE LEFT BEHIND NEXT!
PLEASE NOTE: This game contains disturbing themes surrounding mental illness, ableism, child abuse, suicide, violence and gore, drugs and alcohol, language, and death.
Purchase
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $14.99 USD. You will get access to the following files:
Download demo
Development log
- The full release is here!May 20, 2024
- Added 32-bit support!Nov 30, 2023
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I streamed the full game on twitch yesterday (thanks again for the key, dev!) and everyone loved how dark and interesting the story was, specially me. There were a couple of technical flaws here and there but in terms of the actual story, the characters and the visuals, it was simply amazing and it saddens me that this game doesn't get more attention thrown its way cause it absolutely deserves it. I've never really tried to hide my mental health struggles from the people that watch my videos and streams and some of Annabelle's inner thoughts really resonated with me and her whole story almost brought me to tears, which makes me really excited for the next game (though I'm not really sold on the anime look yet, I definitely prefer the silhouettes for the character models). Really wish I had a steady enough income to support your work through you patreon but for now, best I can do is recommend this absolute gem of a game to everyone I know. The video linked here is just the first third of the stream but more will me coming out in the next few days because honestly I didn't want to cut down the recording at all XD
Part 2! I shall not stop praising this game and the dev (and his wife of course), cause this was soooo good, was not expecting some of those twists.
Last part! The second timeline absolutely broke my heart, everything was so well written it really got me a bit emotional. Fantastic job you two!
Words cannot describe how much I adore this series! All the kid characters and their imaginary friends are wonderful. You can't help but feel their pain as you get to know the kids' backstories and wish they didn't go through what they did!
Them having their imaginary friends to protect them is really endearing and it's adorable how they all formed a tight found family relationship! The writing is perfect and very emotional at times, so you really feel the impact when you get to certain points! These are what drew me into becoming such a huge fan and loving this series so much. Polo & Niccolo and Pooky & Annabelle are my favorite characters whose bonds I really adore!
The controls are manageable and the gameplay is immersive and fun! It might not be for those who are sensitive to certain elements within the game (which is warned about in the beginning as well as the game description). It might also be hard on those with motion-sickness, though there is an option to turn off motion blurring and turn down the sensitivity!
Cool story, characters, graphics! I really enjoyed it! Check out my video @ Nostromo_Gaming:
im still wrkin on it yall but i love the insane story unfolding here. p.s the nurses are horribly assholeish people lol.. here part3
Do you think we will ever get a second game? I really hope we do one day, Also hoping to see more hollow.
i hope so im enjoying my playthrough so far only suggestion i have is a way to make the text appear quicker for the dialog
Can confirm there is a sequel coming, check out their discord! https://discord.gg/xcJEtVzA
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mental hospital full of secrets
Meet new FriendsAbsolutely fantastic demo, I can't wait to see the full version of this. Polo is an absolute icon and I love how all the characters have their own distinct personalities. The character design is also brilliant by the way, I love the visual choice of having all the humans almost looking like silhouettes. Story is very intriguing and so is the setting. Overall, great experience, can't wait for more. Here's my video in case anyone wishes to see me failing miserably at platforming
Good demo game! Fun experience! Looking forward!!
This was a good demo game! can't wait for the rest of the game to come out!
Amazing game! I cant wait until it releases!
This is already one of my new favourite games, and it's just a demo! What a fantastic experience, I was riveted from beginning to end. Adore the designs of all the imaginary friends, can't wait to meet the others shown on the title screen, and there's something haunting about how every other character is just a shadow shape. Really intrigued by the story, very interested to see where it will go. Will fully admit that the platforming section did start to get frustrating, it wasn't clear how much leeway there was with landing on things and having to rush led to a lot more failures that it should have done, but it doesn't change the fact that I loved playing this and I really cannot wait for the full game.
this game is amazing!!! I absolutely LOVE the designs of the imaginary friends, they're all so unique and lovable in their own ways this is so so cool!!! The MUSIC too it's SOOO AMAZING!!! Would def recommend, 11/10 from me! <3
pls can you add version to low end pc ( very low graphic) and add arabic langue
Keep up the great work and please, excuse my shit reading haha Looking forward to playing more
Fantastic game! Everything was perfect except for that damn mouse acceleration!
please add the Spanish language, please pleaseeeeeee
Amazing game looking forward to play more
I really appreciate it!! :)
Thank you! :D
So Why can Anthony Rivers See the Imaginary Friends without him having manifested one of his own?!
Love the story and the look of the friends!
Thank you very much!! I really appreciate it!
I had so much fun playing through the demo and The Friends We Left Behind, digging around for info, and considering all the elements of the story so far to think through theories about the missing children, the friends, and more! Will there be a sequel to TFWLB? The ending is such a cliffhanger, I have to know more! :)
Thank you!! I loved your video, you came up with so many great theories about the games! It means a lot to me you put all the effort into this! And I definitely have some ideas for a potential sequel! :)
AHHHH!!! So exciting! :D
I don’t normally play hour long games in one video but the story pulled me in. Amazing! Can’t wait to play TFWLB
That's so awesome to hear!! Thank you so much, I really appreciate your support!