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Working title Empire

A first-person psychological horror game about grief, from an indie studio in the Montréal area.

First playable prototype at MIGS, Montréal, November 10 and 11, 2026.
The deck, the game design document and the prototype are available on request.

Empire publisher deck

v4.2 · October 2026 · 14 pages · PDF, 13.7 MB

CEO · Creative Director

Art director at Porcelaine Games, with twelve years in AAA at Blizzard, Quantic Dream, MPC and 1047 Games.

CFO · Co-founder

She leads the studio's finance, admin and HR.

Senior Concept Artist

She did eight years of concept art at Thunder Lotus and Virtuos.

3D Generalist

He models environments and characters, after two years in 3D scanning and photogrammetry.

Lead Sound Designer

Also known as Trenchfoot, he leads the sound design on Empire and has been an independent music producer and graphic artist for fifteen years.

Lead Programmer

He writes gameplay code and tools, and won first prize at Creative Jam Montréal.

Principal Programmer

He builds gameplay systems and tools, and he's a big horror fan.

Intern · C# Programmer

He builds puzzles and the debug tools the team uses.

Studio art directorPorcelaine Games
Principal artistTomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis · Beyion Studio, with Crystal Dynamics and Flying Wild Hog
Principal environment artist, lead biomeSplitgate 2 · 1047 Games
Principal artistStar Wars: Eclipse · Quantic Dream
Senior environment artistUnannounced survival game · Blizzard Entertainment
Lead 3D artistDungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance · Tuque Games, Wizards of the Coast
Environment artist, sculptorAquaman, Detective Pikachu · MPC
Environment artistBlood & Truth · elite3d, PlayStation London Studio

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