Last October, nearly 400 developers came together for a 48 hour-long event called Asylum Jam. The goal of the event was to give game makers and horror enthusiasts the opportunity to make games that don’t rely on “asylums, psychiatric institutes, medical professionals or violent/antipathic/’insane’ patients as settings or triggers,” all of which have often abused, exaggerated or presented in stereotypical ways — even in otherwise fantastic games.
This year’s event runs from Oct 31 to Nov 2. They haven’t nailed down a venue yet, but when they do, you can be sure they’ll announce it on the official website.
I played through one of the games that came out of the first Asylum Jam as a part of our 13 Days of Horror series, which also happens to be returning this year. It’s a neat game that’s made even more impressive when you know it was made in just two days.
