Last October, the Asylum Jam was established with the goal of challenging game developers to make a horror game that doesn’t rely on the negative stereotypes that plague mental disorders and institutions for mental rehabilitation. Participants are given just 48 hours to build their games, which are then voted on using the criteria that none use “asylums, psychiatric institutes, medical professionals or violent/antipathic/’insane’ patients as settings or triggers.”
Nearly 400 developers participated last year, creating 60 unique horror games. There are 50 games in the running this year, and every one of them can be played here.
