Sanity Basics

Sanity is your most important resource. If it reaches zero, your run ends immediately.

Sanity Restorers

Item	Cost	Effect	Unlock Shift
Coffee	5 AC	+20 Sanity	Shift 1
Chocolate Bar	10 AC	+40 Sanity	Shift 2

Always buy Coffee at the start of every shift. It's the cheapest sanity insurance in the game.

Class-Based Sanity Recovery

Different classes handle sanity differently:

• Intern: +10 bonus starting sanity
• Secretary: Recovers sanity when checking in patients at reception
• Doctor: Recovers sanity when successfully healing patients
• Surgeon: Recovers sanity + temporary speed boost when healing
• Psychologist: Double sanity effects — coffee heals twice as much, but sanity damage is also doubled

Sanity Dangers to Avoid

Threat	Sanity Cost	How to Avoid
Camera Figure on CCTV	Rapid drain while watching	Look away from monitor immediately
Cursed Photo (picked up)	-10 instantly	Look at photo on desk first, don't pick up
Ceiling Eyes (Don't Look Up)	Continuous while looking up	Keep camera pointed down, use Eye Drops
Stalker eye contact	Rapid drain	Never look directly at it, face away
Skinwalker attack	Heavy damage per hit	Use Taser/Gun, run to safe room
Room fire	1/sec while nearby	Use Fire Extinguisher

Sanity Management Strategy

1. Always start with Coffee — buy one at the start of every shift
2. Upgrade to Secretary or Doctor — passive sanity recovery reduces item dependency
3. Monitor CCTV carefully — look away the moment you see a dark figure
4. Check photos on the desk — never pick up a photo before inspecting it
5. Keep one emergency coffee — save it for when sanity drops below 30%
6. Feed the Head Banger — if it blocks your shutters, give it Coffee to make it leave