Obscure

Caput Mortum

95% positive of 368 Steam reviews

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by WildArts Games. Published by Black Lantern Collective.

About the game

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?

Tagged by players

Survival Horror
Dark Fantasy
Dungeon Crawler
Medieval
Underground
Psychological Horror
Retro
Horror
Old School
Combat
Puzzle
Exploration

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Caput Mortum

95% positive of 368 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2025
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by WildArts Games. Published by Black Lantern Collective.

About the game

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?

Tagged by players

Survival Horror
Dark Fantasy
Dungeon Crawler
Medieval
Underground
Psychological Horror
Retro
Horror
Old School
Combat
Puzzle
Exploration

What players say

Recommended
Absolutely abysmal control scheme with a controller. Would definitely refund if I hadn't bought it in a bundle. Total waste of money. UPDATE: I will admit when I was wrong. After a developer response pointed me to where the control scheme can be changed, it VASTLY increases the playability of the game. I highly recommend if you're using a controller to switch to the 'Modern' control scheme. So thank you to the…
27 min played when written. 15 found it helpful.
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Recommended
It's creepy, but it is also very empathetic. Short and fulfilling journey with some nice puzzles. Combat is quite reminiscent of the bad parts of Kingsfield and the last section was a bit too intense for my liking, but overall - very enjoyable and atmospheric adventure. Highly recommend
3.1 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Game is artificially slow. No inventory system. Nothing but artificial tedium to waste your time. Imagine walking at a crawling speed as a part of the difficulty. Imagine not having enough space for items and having to drop and pick things up one at a time. Inventory systems existed since the 80's. Some of us were there and know better. This game would have flopped in the 80's and 90's. Before I forget, how about…
36 min played when written. 4 found it helpful.
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