Dear Insane Children,  Omri sends along a new concept image which continues our exploration of Tarot elements infused with a collection of enemies in Asylum.  Do you remember the Phantasmagoria and Boojum from AMA? I do! And BOY HOWDY do I hate those two!  If you watched my Let’s Play of AMA and AMR you’ll…

Dear Insane Children,  There are nearly 900 of you at the $1 “Unlock The Rewards” Tier. And many of you have recently joined that Tier – we assume because you want the Cheshire Kitten Set.  Warm Reminder: The $1 Tier is there to help Unlock Goals and Rewards. Now that the current Reward – Cheshire…

Dear Insane Children,  Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! Here at The Asylum we’re heading into another week filled with online madness. We’ll start things off with a Crowd Design Session over on Discord. Here’s the start time…  And here’s a LINK to info on our Discord Server.  We host Crowd Design Sessions there every-other-week.…

Dear Insane Children,  The team continues work on various Asylum elements including enemy design. Above is an image from Omri which depicts the potential design for a Tarot Enemy representing The Fool. The idea is that throughout Asylum we’ll encounter cannon fodder enemies (think The Ruin in Madness Returns – but more interesting/varied) based on…

Dear Insane Children,  As many of you know my wife and I are expecting an “Insane Child” to arrive in our house very soon! Yan’s due date is September 2nd and she says that day can’t come soon enough…  In the meantime, she’s at home on maternity leave and spending her time working on a…

Dear Insane Children,  The team are putting finishing touches on a couple of elements related to Denial and The Circus Realm. Over the past couple of weeks they’ve sketched out details for the characters we’ll encounter and locations we’ll visit. We also have a rough outline of the major story beats – but will come…

Dear Insane Children,  YOU DID IT! The Cheshire Kitten Goal is officially UNLOCKED! Yay! Everyone high-five with Cheshire Kitten – (watch the claws) What Does This Mean?  This means it’s time to select the $50 Tier (or $75 Tier) so that you get the Cheshire Kitten Collector Set mailed to you anywhere in the world. …

Dear Insane Children,  There’s a typhoon heading to Shanghai! And I have to run to the dentist in about 5 minutes so a quick update before I go…  Yikes! First, the above video was just posted over on YouTube. It’s another quick explainer FAQ – this time dealing with the question of platforms – specifically…

Dear Insane Children,  We had a highly productive Crowd Design Session over on our Discord Server yesterday.  If you missed it live you can hit THIS LINK to check it out over on YouTube (Thank You, Insane Child Asteria Visual).  Our efforts were directed towards reviewing and improving a Product Brief for Alice: Asylum. Lots…

Dear Insane Children, It has been said that if one enjoys eating sausage, one should never visit a sausage factory to observe it being made. It’s also been said that one should never mix metaphors and innuendo. For these and all my various sins, I repent. Oh, wait, I live in a godless country… never…