Video Games
Short Horror Adventure Title ‘Caput Mortum’ Available Now on The Nintendo Switch
After releasing on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series earlier this month (and on Steam last August), Black Lantern Collective and developer WildArts’ short first-person horror game Caput Mortum is out now on the Nintendo Switch. The game is also compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2.
Inspired by retro 3D dungeon crawlers and survival horror games such King’s Field and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Caput Mortum sees players delve into an abandoned alchemist’s tower on an otherwise-scenic coastline in 16th-century France. All the while, they will be uncovering mysteries of the tower’s former occupants, and braving the horrors that beckon them below.
In Caput Mortum, you’ll need to pay close attention to your surroundings, overcome unique puzzles, and piece together the events that took place within the tower. You need to stay vigilant, as monsters roam the abandoned halls of the tower and won’t hesitate to attack. Use stealth to get past them, fight back, or perhaps do something unorthodox? Just be mindful of your health. There are only so many healing items in the game.
A controller is recommended to enjoy the game to its fullest. In fact, fans of old-school dungeon crawlers might recognize a King’s Field controller settings option, which emulates the button mapping of FromSoftware’s classic 1994 action RPG.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.