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Caput Mortem

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WildArts Games (aka WildArts Studio Inc.) is a team of French Canadians who dream of bringing fantastical worlds, memorable characters, and fun gameplay to you through the remarkable and unique medium of video games. It is based in Quebec, Canada.

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Black Lantern Collective is an indie horror publisher headquartered in Kraków, Poland. It was founded by Ted Hentschke and Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski. Hentschke was formerly head of production at DreadXP, and production manager of the horror label at Critical Reflex. Bałuszek-Sobolewski was senior producer at Polyslash, and currently serves as a mentor and judge at HackYeah, the largest annual IT and game development event in Europe. He is also the founder of Indie Games Starter, a private incubation program in Europe for indie developers.

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Caput Mortum is a short first-person horror experience inspired by retro 3D dungeon crawlers and survival horror games. It focuses on exploration and atmosphere while providing puzzles, simple combat, and light resource management.

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