Comparison

Specimen Zero vs Asylum 77

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Specimen Zero

Awaken in a mysterious, dangerous location after a kidnapping. Explore dark environments, solve puzzles, and collect items to find your escape. Team up with friends in online multiplayer to survive the horrors.

Highlights
  • Explore dark environments
  • Solve puzzles
  • Collect and use objects
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Create private rooms
  • New Forest map
Features
Currently charting
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You wake up in an unknown place and the last thing you remember is being kidnapped. But something has happened in that strange place, something out of the ordinary ... something dangerous. You must discover the way to escape. Because here, you will only find death. -Explore a large dark area: secret buildings, a creepy hospital and mysterious laboratories. -Solve puzzles and search, collect and use objects to escape from the place. -Escape with your friends in online multiplayer mode! (Alpha) INCLUDES: -New map: Forest -Create unlimited private multiplayer rooms -No ads

About

Asylum 77

Embark on a terrifying multiplayer survival horror experience where you and up to three other players must find keys and items to escape a haunted asylum. Evade dangerous maniacs, utilize hiding spots, and communicate with your team to survive the night.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer online mode
  • Single player mode
  • Find keys and items to escape
  • Hide and seek gameplay
  • Chat with friends
  • Escape from multiple enemies
Features
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Play Online survival horror game Asylum 77. You can play with others in real time or play single player mode. Don't get caught by maniac's in the asylum. You find yourself in an abandoned Asylum called Asylum 77. You must find various keys and items to escape from the asylum. Play in a Asylum full of traps and secret hiding places. Survivors must find keys to open secret doors. you can't have seven nights or five nights to survive. There are three enemies in the game you must escape from the granny, butcher and her daughter.Some enemies are in different floors. Game Features: - Bloody hide and seek games! - Play Single Player game mode - Online game mode with up to 4 survivors. - Play with friends - Chat with your friends. Asylum77 - multiplayer horror game will awake the goosebumps even among true fans of horror movies. This might be the most terrifying horror adventure of your life! Four victims versus three psycho. Seek the items for survivors and escape the crazy maniac. Choose your side. A bloody online hide and seek game begins! Just try to survive at all costs.

Screenshots

Specimen Zero4 screens
Asylum 774 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Asylum 77 at Free against Specimen Zero's $1.99. Asylum 77 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 14) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 4 months). Specimen Zero's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#98 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Asylum 77 is free to download; Specimen Zero costs $1.99 up front. Specimen Zero sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Asylum 77 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Specimen Zero against 4.2 for Asylum 77. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 135 and 368 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of Specimen Zero's written reviews are positive against 63% of Asylum 77's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Specimen Zero ships an update every 4 months, Asylum 77 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Specimen Zero versus Asylum 77: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpecimen ZeroAsylum 77
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (135 ratings)4.2 (368 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews — better62.8% of reviews
Number of ratings135368 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#98 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB323 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperCafe Studio Games AGSibi Chakravarthy

Customer experience

Specimen Zero

All ratings135 ratings
Positive75.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews409 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative24.2%

Asylum 77

All ratings368 ratings
Positive80.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews247 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral6.9%
Negative30.4%

Bugs and requests

Specimen Zero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Asylum 77

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Compatibility issues between Android and iOS
  • Freezing and loading problems
  • Monsters clipping through walls
  • Losing progress and items

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more maps and levels
  • Introduce new enemy types
  • Improve weapon variety
  • Implement voice chat
  • Allow playing as the monster

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Specimen Zero

One-time14
  • Lisa characterFree
  • Founders Pack$0.99
  • Marco character$0.99
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  • Manuel character$0.99
  • Stephan character$0.99
  • Jack character$0.99
  • Elsa character$0.99
  • James character$0.99
  • Yellow menu color$0.99
  • Gloria skin$0.99
  • Jorge skin$0.99
  • Daniel skin$0.99
  • Red menu color$1.99
  • Purple menu color$3.99
None

Asylum 77

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Specimen Zero free?
Specimen Zero costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Asylum 77 free?
Asylum 77 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Specimen Zero or Asylum 77?
Asylum 77 is rated higher. Specimen Zero averages 4.1 out of 5 from 135 ratings, while Asylum 77 averages 4.2 from 368 ratings.
Do Specimen Zero or Asylum 77 have ads?
Asylum 77 shows ads; Specimen Zero does not.
Which is updated more often, Specimen Zero or Asylum 77?
Specimen Zero ships an update every 4 months, and Asylum 77 every 9 days. Most recently, Specimen Zero was updated on October 1, 2026 and Asylum 77 on September 22, 2026.

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