Blackbay Asylum
Skip · Narrative · 2014
The verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 3, under the fair line, at $9.99.
- Cost per hour▼
- $1.67/hr
- Reviews▼
- 57% of 546
- Genre rank
- Top 98% Narrative
Holding it back: Reviews, Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at a price you pick.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 6h
Price and sales
- Sales
- 69 on record
- Typical cut
- 90% off
- Steam low
- $1.99 November 2016
- Sale every
- 36d last September 2025
Players and genre
- Online
- 0 now
- Cheaper than
- 30% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 3% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
69 discounts in the 12 years on record, a median of 90 percent off across all of them, roughly 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 57 weeks ago.
It is pricier than 70 percent of its genre, and less well reviewed than 98 percent. Gray Dawn ($19.99, scores 46) outscores it, and so does FAITH: The Unholy Trinity ($14.99, scores 71). Both sit among its closest neighbours.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Discounted in 2 of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 398 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
I came across Blackbay Asylum while it was on sale. Being an avid horror lover, I figured why not give this game a chance; I am definitely not disappointed! I currently have nearly 5 hours on record while on Chapter 5, which for those unaware there are 10 Chapters included in the game. The graphics may not be the most amazing you have ever seen. However, you will not be disappointed as the game is packed with...
2 more reviews
This is a lot of fun and quite criminally underrated. It does a good job of being a comedic piece while still being a good example of the genre it is making fun of, being horror. There are a few bugs though I never found one that stopped my progress. The whole game is puzzles and some of them are actually pretty high-brow, so be ready for that if you try it. Towards the end of the game, the chapters start getting...
Great horror game chapter 10 though ugh needed checkpoints I was going to finish this game but chapter 10 kept me from doing it.
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
In Blackbay Asylum, you take on the role of a confused psychopath who finds himself able to leave his cell one day. Explore the hospital grounds, solve mind shattering puzzles, survive relentless horrors and follow the story of Doug Dunheiw as he tries to find some clarity in what goes on at Blackbay Asylum.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 512 MB dedicated video ram or better, 1.2 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic), achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Blackbay Asylum scores 3/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/313140/blackbay-asylumReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 18, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.