New Publisher Delivers Fresh Indie Horror, Including Demon Poker Dice Game
▼ Summary
– Ted Hentschke and Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski founded Black Lantern Collective, a new horror game publisher.
– The publisher announced ten games, starting with the psychological horror title *Captum Mortum* releasing in August.
– Other upcoming games include *Children of Saturn*, *Dead Finger Dice*, and *Muffles’ Life Sentence*, which is already on Steam.
– The 2024 Horror Game Awards honored *Silent Hill 2 Remake* as Game of the Year, with wins in multiple categories.
– Indie titles like *Lethal Company* and *Still Wakes the Deep* also received awards for multiplayer and technical achievements.
A new indie horror publisher has emerged, bringing fresh nightmares to gaming enthusiasts with an eclectic lineup of psychological thrillers, demonic dice battles, and unsettling prison RPGs. Black Lantern Collective, founded by industry veterans Ted Hentschke and Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski, aims to deliver curated horror experiences designed to unsettle and captivate players.
Leading their debut roster is Caput Mortum, a first-person psychological horror game launching this August. Drawing inspiration from classic dungeon crawlers and survival horror, the game plunges players into a nightmarish tower where every decision could mean doom. The studio promises a chilling journey through forgotten horrors, blending retro aesthetics with modern tension.
Beyond Caput Mortum, Black Lantern’s lineup includes Children of Saturn, a narrative-driven adventure about urban decay and personal tragedy, and Dead Finger Dice: A Billionaire Killing Game, a rogue-like where players gamble against demonic elites in a deadly dice battle. For those craving something darker yet bizarre, Muffles’ Life Sentence offers a twisted RPG set in a prison where inmates are grotesquely reshaped to reflect their crimes, already available on Steam.
Horror fans looking for recent standouts should revisit the 2024 Horror Game Awards, where Silent Hill 2 Remake dominated with wins for Game of the Year, Best Survival Horror, and Best Soundtrack. Luke Roberts, the voice and mocap actor behind protagonist James Sunderland, earned Best Performance. Meanwhile, Lethal Company secured Best Multiplayer, Chilla’s Art claimed Best Indie Developer, and Still Wakes the Deep swept Best Indie Horror and Technical Achievement. The unsettling Mouthwashing by Wrong Organ took home Best Narrative and Player’s Choice, proving that innovation in horror continues to thrive.
With Black Lantern Collective’s bold vision and a slate of unnerving titles, horror gaming enthusiasts have plenty to anticipate, whether they’re facing eldritch horrors or rolling dice against the infernal elite.
(Source: EUROGAMER)
