Driven by passion for Filipino content,
Augusto Ayo, a2designlab‘s founder and lead artist, says that the concept for
Lagim started in 2018, but it was only in March 2020 when the team was able to focus and work fully on their concept.
“The general idea is for us to develop and release a product that would promote original Filipino content and storytelling,” he says. After seven months of brainstorming and planning,
Lagim a collectible card game based on the Philippine’s folklore and mythology was born.
According to
Lagim is somewhat similar to playing other deck card games such as
endIndex: Playing Lagim is a straightforward affair where your objective is to survive the long and lightless nights of the 17th century to be the last Baryo standing. Photo from LAGIM/OFFICIAL WEBSITE
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines Life) Around 400 units of medieval-era set card game “Lagim” have been pre-ordered, an off-the-chart response, says the team who made it.
Fiction Minds CEO and founder Augusto Ayo’s art roots lie in skateboard design, crafting deck art for the thrasher and extreme sports market. He was able to parlay his love for local mythology to make “Lagim” a game where players can take turns defending their Baryos while they master the creatures of the dark forest to unleash attacks.