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Black Lantern Collective

Poland Founded 2025 Website

Black Lantern Collective is an indie horror publisher headquartered in Kraków, Poland. It was founded by Ted Hentschke and Jakub Bałuszek-Sobolewski. Hentschke was formerly head of production at DreadXP, and production manager of the horror label at Critical Reflex. Bałuszek-Sobolewski was senior producer at Polyslash, and currently serves as a mentor and judge at HackYeah, the largest annual IT and game development event in Europe. He is also the founder of Indie Games Starter, a private incubation program in Europe for indie developers. *** About us: Black Lantern Collective is a group of experienced horror specialists that rejected the rigid structures of traditional publishing in order to bring you the weird shit that freaks like us want to play. Together, we have over 15 years of experience with the genre, including games, movies, media, and journalism; our team members have put to market some of the greatest hits of the recent years. Our team consists of publishers, developers, marketers and influencers, which gives us an in-depth understanding of each step of releasing a game to the market.

Black Lantern Collective at a Glance

Black Lantern Collective entered the gaming scene in 2026 and has 1 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Role-playing (RPG), Indie, Simulator, with additional titles in Strategy and Visual Novel. Their games are available on PC (Microsoft Windows).

1
Total Games
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Avg Rating
2026
First Release
2026
Latest Release

Genre Breakdown

Role-playing (RPG)
20%
Indie
20%
Simulator
20%
Strategy
20%
Visual Novel
20%

Platform Spread

PC (Microsoft Windows)
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