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B.A.D. Institute

Sanatorium Labs · Published by Sanatorium Labs · Official site ↗

Mixed — 55% positive (11 reviews)

Last updated 28 Sept 2026

Once you come to B.A.D. Institute, you'll never leave. A first-person survival horror game where hiding and outsmarting your enemies is the only way to survive. Uncover the mystery of what happened at this boarding school and how to escape with your life.

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Adventure, Free To Play · 2025 · More free games

Discover the chilling secrets of B.A.D. Institute as you navigate its treacherous corridors and outsmart your foes in this 2025 survival horror game.

About this game

After transferring to Brightwater Art & Design, a boarding school in Utah, Háo awakens to find the school's campus overtaken by monstrous creatures taking appearances from people he once knew. Equipped with only a phone, attempt to escape this campus where danger lurks at every corner.

With enemies roaming the halls that can't be defeated, Háo must learn what happened and how to survive in this new world. You'll hide, explore, outsmart, and survive using only your wits.

Can you survive your stay at B.A.D. Institute?

FEATURES

  • Explore the campus of Brightwater Art & Design to find a way out

  • Stun enemies with your phone to escape dangerous situations

  • Use your surroundings to your advantage to hide from enemy sights 

  • Find papers that influence the course of the story

System Requirements

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Minimum

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: Intel Core i5 Processor
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti/AMD Radeon RX 580 2048SP
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • VR Support: No Access
  • Additional Notes: Hardware vendor officially supported drivers. For development: IL2CPP scripting backend requires Visual Studio 2015 with C++ Tools component or later and Windows 10 SDK.

Recommended

Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10/11
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-10750H
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 + higher
  • Storage: 5 GB available space
  • VR Support: No Access
  • Additional Notes: Hardware vendor officially supported drivers. For development: IL2CPP scripting backend requires Visual Studio 2015 with C++ Tools component or later and Windows 10 SDK.

Supported Languages

English*
*languages with full audio support

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