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Travel back to 16th-century France and delve into the mysterious depths of a seemingly abandoned alchemist's tower. Do you dare brave the horrors that beckon you below... deeper still?

Caput Mortum is a exploration, puzzle and survival horror game developed by WildArts Games and published by Black Lantern Collective.
Released on August 27th 2025 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian and Spanish - Latin America.

It has received 302 reviews of which 291 were positive and 11 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 11.79€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Caput Mortum into these genres:

Exploration Puzzle Survival Horror Dark Fantasy Retro Horror Psychological Horror Controller Combat First-Person Atmospheric Adventure Singleplayer Medieval Dungeon Crawler Old School Dark Underground Stealth Mystery

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i7-2600
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Needed for sound

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Oct. 2025
I'm surprised that I'm not seeing any discourse whatsoever about how Caput Mortum can be read as an allegory about AI. There's the hubris of men trying to make people, and those "people" making terrible imitations of art. There's the ouroboros imagery, which has its own relevant alchemical meanings but could also tie into AI's tendency to eat its own slop to generate more slop. I don't want to go too far with spoilers, but my point is that there is so much more here than spooky atmosphere and odd controls and it's surprising that other people don't seem to be talking about it. As you can infer from my playtime, I bounced off the gameplay and watched a walkthrough. This often happens to me with horror games. Cursed to be fascinated by the premises while put off by the gameplay. Please understand that this is a problem with me and not with the game.
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Sept. 2025
Amazing game! Has a excelent atmopshere and good gameplay, the only problem that is too short, but i still love it, buy it full price if you can!
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Sept. 2025
>everyone at work are soulless monsters >proceeds to solve puzzles in a cumbersome manner >horror everywhere >return home >boot up Caput Mortum to relax 10/10 experience
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Aug. 2025
A brilliant example of how restrictions and unfamiliar control schemes can elevate a relatively short horror game about alchemy and the follies of man into a memorable experience. Now that you've mastered video game controllers and first person controls, it's easy to forget that when you had your first brush with interactive horror, you were probably still coming to grips with things like analog sticks and strafing. Caput Mortum transports you back to a place where fumbling with keys and torches can be as stressful as wondering what's around the next corner. We're so adaptable, for both good and ill. Go out on a limb and embrace the choices that force you to grow as a player and lover of games. Kill the homunculus in your head that demands comfort and familiarity in play! At the end of the day, ludic friction is the only thing preventing all of gaming from fusing into one giant virtual blob of IP content you think at and receive dopamine from in between shifts. Oh, and the capsule art on here sort of cuts this detail off, but you're playing as an amputee that's missing their left arm, so it turns out there IS a diegetic reason for all the item holding limitations. And here I thought it was just a clever design restriction!
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Aug. 2025
This is one of the more higher quality horror games out there with an older mechanics from the Penumbra series. I appreciate its design... The puzzles are good enough for a simpleton like myself to solve them without my hand being held through every step of the way. I can conclude that my brain does function 10 points higher than previous.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Caput Mortum is currently priced at 11.79€ on Steam.

Caput Mortum is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.79€ on Steam.

Caput Mortum received 291 positive votes out of a total of 302 achieving a rating of 8.81.
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Caput Mortum was developed by WildArts Games and published by Black Lantern Collective.

Caput Mortum is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Caput Mortum is not playable on MacOS.

Caput Mortum is not playable on Linux.

Caput Mortum is a single-player game.

Caput Mortum does not currently offer any DLC.

Caput Mortum does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Caput Mortum does not support Steam Remote Play.

Caput Mortum is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Caput Mortum
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WildArts Games
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Black Lantern Collective
Release 27 Aug 2025
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