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The House of Hikmah is OUT NOW on Steam! 🚪🦉✨

The Doors to The House of Hikmah Are Open! Maya’s journey through the House of Wisdom begins now. Solve puzzles, meet scholars inspired by real historical figures, and find your path to healing. This week only, get 10% off with our Launch Week Discount! Now through April 14th. Celebrate with us! We’ll be hanging out […]

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Demo Out Now!

The first public demo for The House of Hikmah has arrived! We’re so excited to bring you this initial look at our game. While you’re waiting for your download to finish, here’s a little bit about why we chose to showcase this portion of the game. Download the Demo Now! The Story So Far:  We […]

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Meet the Scholars: Jabir ibn Hayyan

“The most essential in chemistry is that you should perform practical work and conduct experiments, for he who performs no practical work nor makes experiments will never attain the least degree of mastery." - Jabir ibn Hayyan With the upcoming release of our Demo for The House of Hikma, we wanted to deep dive into […]

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Playtest The House of Hikmah!

If you’ve been following along these past few months, we’ve been polishing The House of Hikmah and getting it ready for its next big milestone. Environments are coming together, puzzles are being tuned, performance is improving, and the story is starting to feel whole in a way that’s incredibly exciting for our team. We’re getting […]

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Meet the Scholars of the House of Wisdom

Step into The House of Hikmah, where the people within aren’t your typical quiet, demur scribes whispering as they translate old, dusty tomes. These characters are inspired by real historical figures, have strong opinions, distinct personalities, and complicated relationships with grief. They are scholars, yes, but also people. The Story Until Now The House of Hikmah […]

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Grief as a Game

Hello! I’m Sarah Helen Slovak, Narrative Designer working on The House of Hikmah, our first title recently announced by Lunacy Studios. The House of Hikmah centers around a young girl named Maya who has just lost her father, Abdullah, and is struggling with grief. She is invited to the House of Wisdom, a place of […]

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Art, Architecture, and Storytelling

Imagine a space devoted to the exchange of knowledge. Hallowed halls filled with quiet conversation. Scribes scratch qalam pens across parchment. Scholars meet to discuss new ideas and discoveries.  This is the House of Wisdom: where Maya begins her journey shortly after learning of her father’s death, and the setting for our tale of grief, […]

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Maya's Journey Begins: A Deeper Look at Our Main Character

Last week, we announced The House of Hikmah at PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, and since then, we’ve had a lot of questions about our main character featured in the trailer. Let’s introduce you to the girl at the heart of this journey: Maya.  Who Is Maya? Maya is a curious, headstrong 14-year-old girl who […]

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Introducing The House of Hikmah

The House of Hikmah Today, we announced our debut game: The House of Hikmah, during PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted! It feels like we’ve been waiting since the 12th century to talk publicly about our game, and we’re thrilled the day is finally here!  Set during the Islamic Golden Age, The House of […]

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Lunacy Pets

Lunacy Studios Pets Welcome to Lunacy Studios, a game studio completely run by pets and not their pesky humans. You can tell because the main character in our debut game, The House of Hikmah, is absolutely the Owl, not the human girl.  So who is the team behind our new game?  Demanding and opinionated, Kuna […]

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Working for a Remote Only Games Studio

Remote Only Games Studio? Sitting in traffic, huffing fumes and nervous about getting there late is so out. Stepping on your dog’s chew toy on the way to your personal office? In. Lunacy Studios is not just remote; we're a globally remote team. That means we have to navigate time zones on top of online-only […]

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