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Caput Mortum
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?
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“A short dungeon exploration adventure with puzzles and frights and an insane control scheme. I loved it! If you're on the fence, try the demo, you can pick up progress from there in the full game.”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“It’s wonderful! I especially liked the quirky hand mechanic and the visuals, which looked great. The whole thing gives off Amnesia vibes. It is such a shame that Caput Mortum (what a name btw!) ended up being so short. I would have loved to see more of it! Nevertheless, I had my…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“If this released back in early 2000's it would have outsold amnesia, outlast and even arx fatalis. Ok maybe not arx but still, I think It's great and hope to see more games that change how controls work”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Caput Mortum Version 1.2.2.0
Hi! This tiny patch aims to solve the loading issue some players experienced, specifically when loading back into the Tunnels. I changed how the checkpoints save the level data, so hopefully that'll f
Caput Mortum Version 1.2.1.0
Here comes a small patch addressing a few things that were brought up to us: Added a confirmation prompt in the main menu when you try to start a new game while already having a save file active. Upda
New Community Items Available!
Hello! I'm happy to announce that Caput Mortum now has its very own set of trading cards! There are 6 monster cards to collect, and once you have a full set, you can unlock profile backgrounds, profil
Caput Mortum Debuts on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S
We’re happy to announce that you can now play Caput Mortum on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S . What’s more, there is currently a 10% discount available in the Microsoft Store! There have also been
Caput Mortum Version 1.2.0.0
Another lil' patch! Here are the fixes: Fixed a couple of issues with the Steam achievements. Those who had trouble getting them can retry from any checkpoint or by restarting a new game, and the achi
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Adventure |
| Player tags | Exploration · Puzzle · Survival Horror · Dark Fantasy · Retro · Horror · Psychological Horror · Controller · Combat · First-Person · Atmospheric · Adventure (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Gamepad Recommended · Keyboard Only Option · Playable without Timed Input |
| Languages | English, French * , Portuguese - Brazil, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 15 |
| Official site | https://www.wildartsgames.com/caput-mortum |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: 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