Comparison

Monolith (2024) vs Sanitarium

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

Head to head
About

Monolith (2024)

Embark on a gripping science fiction point-and-click adventure. Solve logical puzzles, explore hand-drawn locations, and uncover a deep story with full voiceovers. Experience classic adventure gaming with cinematic visuals and motion capture animations.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Logical puzzles
  • 50 hand-drawn locations
  • Full English and German voiceover
  • Cinematic story
  • Motion capture animations
Features
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# # # REQUIREMENTS # # # Monolith requires a device with at least 3 GB of RAM to run smoothy and without crashes. For example: iPad (7th Generation) or newer, iPhone 8 Plus or newer # # # A GRIPPING ADVENTURE STORY # # # A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive. # # # AMAZING FEATURES & TOP NOTCH CONTENT # # # - 50 hand drawn locations full of atmosphere and detail - Complete voice over in english and german - Three dimensional characters and motion capture animations - 7 – 9 hours of play time - From the developer of the "Secret Files" and "Lost Horizon" series. # # # CLASSIC ADVENTURE GAMING ON MOBILE # # # Designed and developed by the renowned adventure specialists of Animation Arts – the studio behind the best-selling Secret Files series – Lost Horizon takes its players back to the glory days of the point ‘n click adventures. Enjoy clever riddles, beautiful graphics and full voice acting. # # # AWARDS # # # - Adventure game of the year 2023 (AGOTY) as well as: Best Screenplay, Best Audio and Best Visuals - Adventure game of the year 2023 (Adventure Corner) as well as: Best Story, Best Puzzles and Best Soundtrack

About

Sanitarium

Embark on a dark adventure as an amnesiac in a creepy asylum. Solve puzzles, uncover a complex plot, and escape this morbid universe. This enhanced mobile version offers new features for an immersive point-and-click horror experience.

Highlights
  • Amnesiac protagonist
  • Morbid and creepy universe
  • Puzzle solving
  • Complex plot
  • Touch and pad controls
  • New inventory system
  • Achievements
Features
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In Sanitarium you play an amnesiac thrust into a morbid, really creepy universe. After a car accident you wake up to find that instead of lying in a hospital, you’re in an asylum with your head wrapped in bandages. Who the hell am I? What am I doing here? How do I escape? There endless questions eating away at you, and so too are the many puzzles you’ll need to resolve throughout this immersive, captivating adventure. Featuring a rich, complex plot set in an intense world where a very thin line separates reason from madness, Sanitarium is a masterwork suitable for point-and-click beginners, experts and everyone who enjoys captivating storylines and horror games. This version has not only been authentically recreated for mobile, but also enhanced with brand-new features: • Choose between touch mode and pad mode • A new easy-to-use interface specially adapted for touch devices • Automatic save system • Dynamic ON/OFF hint system • New inventory system • 20 Achievements to unlock • Choose between full screen mode & original mode • 3 languages available: English, French, German (voices and text) Originally released in 1998 for PC and Adventure Game of the Year Winner, this timeless point-and-click horror game is a must-have for adventure game fans. Discover or rediscover one of the scariest games of all time with this mobile version you can play anywhere! MORE ABOUT DOTEMU facebook.com/dotemu twitter.com/dotemu youtube.com/dotemu

Screenshots

Monolith (2024)4 screens
Sanitarium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Monolith (2024) at 4.6 against Sanitarium's 4.2. Monolith (2024) also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 73 months). Sanitarium's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Monolith (2024) costs $6.99 and Sanitarium $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monolith (2024) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 131 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Monolith (2024)'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Sanitarium's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monolith (2024) ships an update every 3 days, Sanitarium every 73 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Monolith (2024) versus Sanitarium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonolith (2024)Sanitarium
Price$6.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.6 (56 ratings) — better4.2 (131 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better70.5% of reviews
Number of ratings56131 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 73 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.4 GB887 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAssemble EntertainmentDotEmu

Customer experience

Monolith (2024)

All ratings56 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative17.2%

Sanitarium

All ratings131 ratings
Positive80.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews166 reviews
Positive70.5%
Neutral9.6%
Negative19.9%

User reviews

Monolith (2024)

From 56 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging story
  • 🎨 Gorgeous graphics
  • 🧩 Challenging puzzles
  • 💡 Original puzzles
  • 🗣️ Good voice acting (German)

Room to improve

  • 🐌 Slow dialogue
  • 🐌 Slow character movement
  • 🐌 Dragging ending
  • 🐌 Too much dialogue
  • 🐌 Repetitive dialogue

Sanitarium

From 131 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Nostalgic and entertaining visuals
  • 🕹️ Unique and bizarre adventure
  • 🎬 Excellent atmosphere
  • ⏰ Long gameplay with cool cutscenes
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Compelling story and creepy atmosphere

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Clunky and unresponsive controls
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🤯 Confusing navigation and UI
  • 🔇 Poor audio balancing and dialogue issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty interacting with objects and environments

Bugs and requests

Monolith (2024)

Reported bugs

27 issues
  • Stuck in game progression
  • Home page brings up on iPad edge tap
  • Expired developer contact link
  • CORE fails to scan ore samples
  • Game crashes when Tessa falls asleep
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  • Character walks on thin air and gets stuck
  • Trolls no longer visible
  • Black screen after logo
  • Frozen at title screen
  • Crashes during cutscenes
  • No sound on iPad Pro 2022
  • No sound on iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Achievements broken on iPad
  • Voice output sometimes missing
  • Figures stop mid-conversation
  • Hand animation far from object
  • Hotspots outside visible screen on iPad
  • Walkthrough incorrect for medical station puzzle
  • Technical glitches
  • Achievements seem broken
  • Background sounds compete with foreground effects
  • Aspect ratio cuts off screen parts
  • Save overflows causing crashes
  • Tessa's voice not audible in swamp
  • Character wanders out of screen
  • In-app rating request despite being disabled
  • Game crashes after company logo

Requested features

4 requests
  • Sequel or similar game
  • Improvements to the game
  • More games like this on iPad
  • iCloud save support

Sanitarium

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes in certain levels
  • Dialogue skipping and desynchronization issues
  • Unresponsive interactions and missing prompts

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add Russian language support
  • Improve touch controls and UI for mobile
  • Provide more instructions and tutorials

In-app purchases

None

Monolith (2024)

No in-app purchases

None

Sanitarium

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monolith (2024) free?
Monolith (2024) costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sanitarium free?
Sanitarium costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monolith (2024) or Sanitarium?
Monolith (2024) is rated higher. Monolith (2024) averages 4.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Sanitarium averages 4.2 from 131 ratings.
Do Monolith (2024) or Sanitarium have ads?
Neither Monolith (2024) nor Sanitarium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monolith (2024) or Sanitarium?
Monolith (2024) ships an update every 3 days, and Sanitarium every 73 months. Most recently, Monolith (2024) was updated on October 29, 2026 and Sanitarium on November 1, 2026.

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