A GUIDE TO THE ASYLUM CLASSES

First Steps

When you spawn into The Asylum world, you will begin with:

• Duke’s Note (noteDuke01) – Your introduction to the world.
  
  

• Basic Survival Items – Standard starting equipment to help you survive your first day.
  
  

Tip: Equip your head torch as soon as you receive it. Interiors and buildings are extremely dark without a light source, and it can be completely pitch black.

Choosing Your Class

Important: Class selection is only available after completing your first challenges.

How to Select Your Class

1. Complete the Tutorial Challenges – Finish your first set of basic challenges.
   
   

2. Visit Lee Gon at the Trader – Report to Lee Gon, the Scavenger King.
   
   

3. Receive Your Starter Kit – After reporting, gain access to class starter kits.
   
   

4. Choose Your Class – Select and use the desired starter kit item.
   
   

5. Begin Your Quest Chain – Your first class quest will automatically begin.
   
   

Available Classes

• See the Character Classes tab for a detailed breakdown of all available classes.
  
  

General Gameplay Tips & FAQs

Day 1 Survival Priorities

1. Gather Basic Resources – Collect wood, stone, and plant fibers (yucca).
   
   

2. Complete Tutorial Challenges – Unlock class selection.
   
   

3. Locate a Trader (Lee Gon) – Report challenges to access starter kit; traders use Casino Coins.
   
   

4. Build Basic Shelter – Nights are extremely dark (9 PM – 5 AM).
   
   

5. Avoid High-Tier Enemies – Early horror icons have 2,000 HP; endgame demons have 50,000 HP.
   
   

Night Survival

• The Eternal Night: 9 PM – 5 AM; complete darkness from midnight until 5 AM.
  
  

• Tip: Stay indoors or near light sources.
  
  

Common Night Entities:

• Normal asylum zombies, cats, basic wildlife
  
  

• Standard infected
  
  

• Feral, Radiated, Infernal, Charged, Cursed, or Alpha variants
  
  

• Demon entities
  
  

• Horror icons (Freddy, Jason, Art the Clown, Nun, Chucky, mike myers)
  
  

• Mutant animals (elephants, rhinos, lions, hippos, crocodiles)
  
  

Biomes

• Forest Biome: Most forgiving, ideal for early game.
  
  

• Wasteland Biome: Hardest biome, proceed cautiously.
  
  

Points of Interest:

• Over 1500 new POIs to explore, take over and die in (if your not careful
  
  

• Require firepower, strategy, and patience but give valuable rewards.
  
  

Enemies

• Tiered structure; Forest biome has lower-tier threats.
  
  

• Horror icons are tiered; some are harder than others.
  
  

• Tip: Avoid higher-tier biomes early in the game.
  
  

ASYLUM OVERHAUL — CLASSES

Each class represents a former staff member of the asylum, shaped by obsession, cruelty, and survival. Starting equipment reflects their past and defines early-game strengths.

THE HARVESTER

Role: Survival / Farming / Scavenging

Once a respected doctor, garden therapy was used to hide failed experiments beneath the soil. When the outbreak began, twisted knowledge of cultivation became a survival advantage.

Starting Equipment

• Baseball bat & Shovel
  
  

• Farm bundle (seeds & supplies)
  
  

• Extra food rations (2x)
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Lock picks
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  

THE TINKERER

Role: Mechanics / Crafting / Utility

An escaped patient with a genius for mechanics and a taste for murder. Anything could be fixed… or broken. The workshop became a torture chamber long before the outbreak set freedom loose.

Starting Equipment

• Baseball bat & Wrench
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Food & medical supplies
  
  

• Lock picks
  
  

• Acid treasure book
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  
  

THE HUNTER

Role: Ranged Combat / Tracking / Stealth

Once the asylum’s head of security, power over patients was enjoyed a little too much. Brutal methods and creative punishments defined the role. Now the entire world is the hunting ground.

Starting Equipment

• Iron crossbow & Bolts (200)
  
  

• Hunting knife
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Food & medical supplies
  
  

• Lock picks
  
  

• Vulture hunting book
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  

ASYLUM MEDIC

Role: Medical Support / Crowd Control

Once a dedicated medical professional, the horrors witnessed drove the mind to madness. Medical knowledge remains intact, but the methods have become… unorthodox.

Starting Equipment

• Stun baton & Scrap axe
  
  

• Extra medical supplies (2x)
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Food & lock picks
  
  

• Honey treasure book
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  
  

THE BUTCHER

Role: Melee Combat / Cooking / Sustenance

The asylum’s head chef developed a taste for more exotic ingredients. When food ran low, human flesh proved surprisingly nutritious. Culinary skills now serve a darker purpose.

Starting Equipment

• Machete & Cooking pot
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Food & medical supplies
  
  

• Lock picks
  
  

• Food looter book
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  
  

THE GRAVEDIGGER

Role: Mining / Exploration / Underground Survival

As the asylum’s caretaker, every body’s location was known… because they were placed there. Knowledge of tunnels and hidden graves may be the key to survival.

Starting Equipment

• Iron sledgehammer & Pickaxe
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Food and medical supplies
  
  

• Sledgehammer & mining books
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  
  

THE ENFORCER

Role: Firearms / Combat / Frontline Control

A former military orderly who used excessive force to maintain order. Combat training and brutal methods made even the doctors fearful. The outbreak only provided a larger battlefield.

Starting Equipment

• Hunting rifle & 7.62mm (200)
  
  

• Hunting knife
  
  

• Broken junk turret
  
  

• Food & medical supplies
  
  

• Lock picks
  
  

• Urban combat book
  
  

• Bicycle
  
  
  

Notes

• All classes start with a broken junk turret and bicycle
  
  

• Classes influence early-game survival, not permanent restrictions
  
  

• Designed to reinforce asylum lore and playstyle identity