Insanity's Blade

Causal Bit Games Inc. · Monster Bath Studios Inc.

Released: Dec 4, 2014
Platforms: Windows
Last updated: 05 Sep 2026, 09:30 GMT

Updates & announcements

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22 Nov 2023Developer post
Our New Game "GuardGrave" has just hit Steam!
It's been awhile! We've decided to move back into steam with our game releases due to the demand of our latest title Deathwish Enforcers. First off, we're launched a new title "GuardGrave" which is a single player or co-op experience set in the vein of classics such as BurgerTime
19 Dec 2018Developer post
From the Developer of Insanity’s Blade Comes a True Generational Leap - Battle Princess Madelyn!
Hey everyone, There’s been a recent surge in Insanity’s Blade players, and we wanted to take the time to thank you for giving the game a go. Whether you have recently purchased the game, or received it as a reward from our recent Kickstarter campaign , we hope you’re enjoying you
Hey everyone, There’s been a recent surge in Insanity’s Blade players, and we wanted to take the time to thank you for giving the game a go. Whether you have recently purchased the game, or received it as a reward from our recent Kickstarter campaign, we hope you’re enjoying your time with Insanity's Blade: The Chronicles of Thurstan and look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments either in the forums, or on our Discord server. Talking of Kickstarter campaigns, if you follow Causal Bit Games on social media, you will have likely seen by now that Battle Princess Madelyn is finally out for Windows PC on Steam. If you haven’t already checked it out, here’s what you need to know. Classic retro gameplay for a whole new era!
With the retro of feel Ghouls ‘n Ghosts and Wonder Boy 3, this will conjure up memories of the arcade era with its Unity driven hand-drawn pixel art

10 levels with five stages each, they're replayable with no starting over (that is unless you want to)

Two modes including story (by a professional children's author) and arcade (for the experts)
Hidden collectibles with extra rewards, weapons are upgradeable depending on your armour, which you can find through the blacksmith in story mode

Fritzy has special powers to help you and assists you in your quest

Weapons are specific to certain areas, providing access to secret locations

Travel across the world using special portals to get from place to place
Oh the sights you will see and the sounds you will hear!
Slipping between classic arcade FM/PCM and modern orchestrated, you can tailor the music score from Gryzor87 (of Maldita Castilla fame) to help set the scene

Lovingly crafted by veteran artist Christopher Obritsch, the game features distinctive pixel art, from the cut-scenes, to the gameplay, with depth provided through dynamic lighting
We’ve been thrilled with the reception Battle Princess Madelyn has been getting from mainstream media, Twitch, YouTube and social media influencers. Here’s just a couple of our favourite quotes: "I waited a long time for Battle Princess Madelyn, and I’m proud to say that Casual Bit Games has delivered beautifully. If you’ve always loved Ghouls ‘n Ghosts, but never have been able to get past its rock solid difficulty, this might be your time to shine! Aside from it being such a gracious mirror to the classic, Battle Princess Madelyn has plenty of twists and turns in the gameplay that will really keep you engrossed from start to finish!" - Entertainment Focus "The thing about Battle Princess Madelyn is that the audio and the visuals are so well done that it feels incredible to play just for the novelty of looking at it; especially if you’re a huge fan of the classics. Controls also feel great, with keyboard controls feeling like you’re playing an actual emulator of sorts" - DualShockers Can’t make up your mind? Come and chat with our community here on Discord! https://store.steampowered.com/app/603930/Battle_Princess_Madelyn
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29 Jan 2016Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.21 Update!
Hello All! We have uploaded a minor patch today for the standard edition of Insanity's Blade which addresses some issues we were informed of by forum users: Fixed occasional glitch in ARCADE mode where defeating a boss did not always go to the score summary screen. Fixed a camera
Hello All! We have uploaded a minor patch today for the standard edition of Insanity's Blade which addresses some issues we were informed of by forum users:

Fixed occasional glitch in ARCADE mode where defeating a boss did not always go to the score summary screen.
Fixed a camera bug causing jitter on the edges of a level
Thanks again to all of you for playing Insanity's Blade and reporting any bugs or glitches to us, we always appreciate the feedback! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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29 Jan 2016Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.21 Update!
Hello All! We have uploaded a minor patch today for the standard edition of Insanity's Blade which addresses some issues we were informed of by forum users: Fixed occasional glitch in ARCADE mode where defeating a boss did not always go to the score summary screen. Fixed a camera
Hello All! We have uploaded a minor patch today for the standard edition of Insanity's Blade which addresses some issues we were informed of by forum users:

Fixed occasional glitch in ARCADE mode where defeating a boss did not always go to the score summary screen.
Fixed a camera bug causing jitter on the edges of a level
Thanks again to all of you for playing Insanity's Blade and reporting any bugs or glitches to us, we always appreciate the feedback! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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09 Jan 2016Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.20 Update!
Hey everyone! We're very excited to release the 1.20 patch! This one is huge ! We've taken into consideration all of the feed back we've received over the past year and picked out the things we thought would make the Insanity's Blade experience even better along with the things w
Hey everyone! We're very excited to release the 1.20 patch! This one is huge! We've taken into consideration all of the feed back we've received over the past year and picked out the things we thought would make the Insanity's Blade experience even better along with the things we already planned on doing to improve the game! Here is the giant list of changes:

All new smooth single player camera
Thurstan can now attack from ladders, vines, poles etc.
Thurstan has faster attack speeds
Attacks from the wall are much easier to pull off
Speed through intro and outro text with punch/jump or just skip it with start!
Fixed graphics on several levels (Church Stage platforms are now completed!)
Icon for store daggers updated to show proper number (game originally had 6 but was cut to 5 and the icon wasn't changed :O)
No more back tracking! When you go to receive a quest the game will automatically go to the stage you need to go to and skip the hidden wall sections completely
Added the Plague Doctor enemy back into the Plague City stage
Several enemy AI bugs fixed
Grab issues for some enemies fixed (note that tree men are not meant to be picked up - some things really are too heavy for Thurstan!)
Falling platforms in forest stage reprogrammed and are disabled for co-op
Special Weapon and Quest Item pick up is now automatic when you walk over them
Tighter analog stick response
Grab animation plays when holding weapon now - grab distance increased as well
Many other little things have changed here and there, like map font colors, the selection cursor for the map screen and the dialog box graphics
*Please note that it is only the two of us play testing the game at this point, so if we've missed something in our playthroughs we apologize and will correct any reported bugs as soon as possible! We hope you enjoy the improvements!! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games **Also! The WGN edition is still on v1.19 right now while we finish some testing for it, v1.20 is expected within the following days ahead!
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09 Jan 2016Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.20 Update!
Hey everyone! We're very excited to release the 1.20 patch! This one is huge ! We've taken into consideration all of the feed back we've received over the past year and picked out the things we thought would make the Insanity's Blade experience even better along with the things w
Hey everyone! We're very excited to release the 1.20 patch! This one is huge! We've taken into consideration all of the feed back we've received over the past year and picked out the things we thought would make the Insanity's Blade experience even better along with the things we already planned on doing to improve the game! Here is the giant list of changes:

All new smooth single player camera
Thurstan can now attack from ladders, vines, poles etc.
Thurstan has faster attack speeds
Attacks from the wall are much easier to pull off
Speed through intro and outro text with punch/jump or just skip it with start!
Fixed graphics on several levels (Church Stage platforms are now completed!)
Icon for store daggers updated to show proper number (game originally had 6 but was cut to 5 and the icon wasn't changed :O)
No more back tracking! When you go to receive a quest the game will automatically go to the stage you need to go to and skip the hidden wall sections completely
Added the Plague Doctor enemy back into the Plague City stage
Several enemy AI bugs fixed
Grab issues for some enemies fixed (note that tree men are not meant to be picked up - some things really are too heavy for Thurstan!)
Falling platforms in forest stage reprogrammed and are disabled for co-op
Special Weapon and Quest Item pick up is now automatic when you walk over them
Tighter analog stick response
Grab animation plays when holding weapon now - grab distance increased as well
Many other little things have changed here and there, like map font colors, the selection cursor for the map screen and the dialog box graphics
*Please note that it is only the two of us play testing the game at this point, so if we've missed something in our playthroughs we apologize and will correct any reported bugs as soon as possible! We hope you enjoy the improvements!! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games **Also! The WGN edition is still on v1.19 right now while we finish some testing for it, v1.20 is expected within the following days ahead!
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15 Dec 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.19 Update!
Hi All! One more tiny update here today! Thanks to more helpful feedback in your reviews Chris has tweaked a few parts of the game to improve your experience: Controls adjusted to better support Xbox One analog sticks (Xbox 360 controllers still work great too!) Added more color
Hi All! One more tiny update here today! Thanks to more helpful feedback in your reviews Chris has tweaked a few parts of the game to improve your experience:

Controls adjusted to better support Xbox One analog sticks (Xbox 360 controllers still work great too!)
Added more color to some explosions
Enemy explosions are switched to the pre-alpha style with the arcade-style blood
Grab detection box is bigger, making it easier to grab without getting hurt!
Enemy arm weapon animations are modified (check the how to play video for hints on getting this weapon!)
Other minor tweaks that add polish to the game!
Thanks again for all the feedback and for playing Insanity's Blade! As always, please feel free let us know if there's any game breaking bugs and we'll be happy to take a look, but we also welcome you to check out our next title, Battle Princess Madelyn! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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15 Dec 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.19 Update!
Hi All! One more tiny update here today! Thanks to more helpful feedback in your reviews Chris has tweaked a few parts of the game to improve your experience: Controls adjusted to better support Xbox One analog sticks (Xbox 360 controllers still work great too!) Added more color
Hi All! One more tiny update here today! Thanks to more helpful feedback in your reviews Chris has tweaked a few parts of the game to improve your experience:

Controls adjusted to better support Xbox One analog sticks (Xbox 360 controllers still work great too!)
Added more color to some explosions
Enemy explosions are switched to the pre-alpha style with the arcade-style blood
Grab detection box is bigger, making it easier to grab without getting hurt!
Enemy arm weapon animations are modified (check the how to play video for hints on getting this weapon!)
Other minor tweaks that add polish to the game!
Thanks again for all the feedback and for playing Insanity's Blade! As always, please feel free let us know if there's any game breaking bugs and we'll be happy to take a look, but we also welcome you to check out our next title, Battle Princess Madelyn! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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26 Nov 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.18 Update!
Hello All! We've just released the V1.18 patch which fixes a few bugs that might have occurred when starting a new game or playing ARCADE mode right after beating the game and returning the to title screen, and should be one of the last patches to Insanity's Blade unless any othe
26 Nov 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.18 Update!
Hello All! We've just released the V1.18 patch which fixes a few bugs that might have occurred when starting a new game or playing ARCADE mode right after beating the game and returning the to title screen, and should be one of the last patches to Insanity's Blade unless any othe
25 Aug 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.16 Update!
Hello Everyone! The latest build is now live featuring the following additions and bug fixes: WINDOWED mode ! This was much requested and is now tested and implemented after an engine update made it possible! Check out the OPTIONS menu at the title screen for configuring this opt
Hello Everyone! The latest build is now live featuring the following additions and bug fixes:

WINDOWED mode! This was much requested and is now tested and implemented after an engine update made it possible! Check out the OPTIONS menu at the title screen for configuring this option.
Added information to title screen to show the main differences between the more action-oriented ARCADE mode and the default STORY mode
Patched some gaps in levels where players reported being able to walk through walls and endlessly fall
Mages will now warp further from the player, to address some reports of them appearing over the player
Additions to stage 2 CAVE level to make it easier to spot possible traps!
Fixed an issue where the GAME OVER might not appear when losing all lives on harder difficulties
As always, we thank you all for the continued support, bug reports, and feedback! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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25 Aug 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.16 Update!
Hello Everyone! The latest build is now live featuring the following additions and bug fixes: WINDOWED mode ! This was much requested and is now tested and implemented after an engine update made it possible! Check out the OPTIONS menu at the title screen for configuring this opt
Hello Everyone! The latest build is now live featuring the following additions and bug fixes:

WINDOWED mode! This was much requested and is now tested and implemented after an engine update made it possible! Check out the OPTIONS menu at the title screen for configuring this option.
Added information to title screen to show the main differences between the more action-oriented ARCADE mode and the default STORY mode
Patched some gaps in levels where players reported being able to walk through walls and endlessly fall
Mages will now warp further from the player, to address some reports of them appearing over the player
Additions to stage 2 CAVE level to make it easier to spot possible traps!
Fixed an issue where the GAME OVER might not appear when losing all lives on harder difficulties
As always, we thank you all for the continued support, bug reports, and feedback! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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01 Aug 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.15 Update!
Hi Everyone! We are excited to announce in this update that Steam integration is now completed for these awesome features: Steam Achievements Steam Overlay Steam Cloud Saves As mentioned in the last post, there were already some things stored in your save files that would automat
Hi Everyone! We are excited to announce in this update that Steam integration is now completed for these awesome features:

Steam Achievements
Steam Overlay
Steam Cloud Saves
As mentioned in the last post, there were already some things stored in your save files that would automatically unlock achievements when you get to the title screen of the game, especially if you have beaten the STORY or ARCADE modes! Thank you all for the feedback and support along the way, we hope that you continue to enjoy Insanity's Blade! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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01 Aug 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.15 Update!
Hi Everyone! We are excited to announce in this update that Steam integration is now completed for these awesome features: Steam Achievements Steam Overlay Steam Cloud Saves As mentioned in the last post, there were already some things stored in your save files that would automat
Hi Everyone! We are excited to announce in this update that Steam integration is now completed for these awesome features:

Steam Achievements
Steam Overlay
Steam Cloud Saves
As mentioned in the last post, there were already some things stored in your save files that would automatically unlock achievements when you get to the title screen of the game, especially if you have beaten the STORY or ARCADE modes! Thank you all for the feedback and support along the way, we hope that you continue to enjoy Insanity's Blade! -Chris and Daven Causal Bit Games
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29 Jul 2015Developer post
Steam Achievements Incoming!
Good news everyone! After successful testing of Steam integration with the engine Insanity's Blade was built on we are happy to announce that achievements should be going live this weekend! We had been looking forward to putting them into the game for a while now, especially with
29 Jul 2015Developer post
Steam Achievements Incoming!
Good news everyone! After successful testing of Steam integration with the engine Insanity's Blade was built on we are happy to announce that achievements should be going live this weekend! We had been looking forward to putting them into the game for a while now, especially with
21 Jul 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.13 Update!
Hello Everyone! This minor update is based on recent bug reports for co-op and brings forth a few new fixes including improvements to the jump-in system on the shooter stage and fish boss, as well as Finn's powerups which no longer cause too many magic trails. We are glad to see
21 Jul 2015Developer post
Insanity's Blade V1.13 Update!
Hello Everyone! This minor update is based on recent bug reports for co-op and brings forth a few new fixes including improvements to the jump-in system on the shooter stage and fish boss, as well as Finn's powerups which no longer cause too many magic trails. We are glad to see
16 Jul 2015Developer post
Summer InSUNity Bundle!
Today IndieGala has begun their Summer InSUNity Bundle which features Insanity's Blade as well as a few other great Steam games (more to be added next week)! For the first 24 hours, you can get the entire bundle for $1.99 at ! We have also updated Insanity's Blade to V1.12 this w
16 Jul 2015Developer post
Summer InSUNity Bundle!
Today IndieGala has begun their Summer InSUNity Bundle which features Insanity's Blade as well as a few other great Steam games (more to be added next week)! For the first 24 hours, you can get the entire bundle for $1.99 at ! We have also updated Insanity's Blade to V1.12 this w

Insanity's Blade

Updates & announcements

Our New Game "GuardGrave" has just hit Steam!

From the Developer of Insanity’s Blade Comes a True Generational Leap - Battle Princess Madelyn!

Insanity's Blade V1.21 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.21 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.20 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.20 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.19 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.19 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.18 Update!

This is also a good time for us to mention our next title:

Insanity's Blade V1.18 Update!

This is also a good time for us to mention our next title:

Insanity's Blade V1.16 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.16 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.15 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.15 Update!

Steam Achievements Incoming!

Steam Achievements Incoming!

Insanity's Blade V1.13 Update!

Insanity's Blade V1.13 Update!

Summer InSUNity Bundle!

Summer InSUNity Bundle!