Factsheet
Developer:
Pentakill Studios
Based in Valladolid
Founding date:
March 10th de 2021
Website:
https://pentakillstudios.com
Press / Business contact:
info@pentakillstudios.com
Social:
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Youtube
Releases:
Address:
Calle Vega Sicilia 2
47008 Valladolid
España
Phone:
+34 722 33 62 44
Description
Pentakill Studios is a Spanish team of 32 dedicated Gamedev professionals with deep roots in computer graphics. We are currently creating our debut horror videogame, “The Occultist”, which has already received over 28 awards and nominations, including the 2023 Devcom Blockbuster Award. We are extremely passionate about the horror genre and are crafting a truly unique first-person narrative horror game. In addition, we already closed a film adaptation deal with a production company, that will turn the games story into a full-length feature film.
Pentakill Studios was founded with the primary goal of developing The Occultist, a first-person narrative horror video game.
However, game development is not our sole focus. Our philosophy revolves around staying ahead of the curve to provide our clients with the most innovative outcomes possible.
We are an R&D company dedicated to researching and developing new tools and innovative processes aimed at enhancing efficiency in game development.
History
Our Story
Pentakill Studios is the result of years of experience in computer graphics, architectural visualization, video game development, and 3D Animation movies.
We started in 2014 with the creation of iVisual School of New Technologies. Today, we have hundreds of students in both face-to-face and online modalities.
After that
All of this brings us to Pentakill Studios. It has taken us over a year to get the necessary funding to start the studio. We are a team of professionals specialized in different areas, with both face-to-face and remote professionals.
We are very aware that we are in a very competitive market, which is why we have invested heavily in equipment and technology. All this allows us to apply a workflow very similar to that of large triple A video game studios.
The Occultist
The Occultist is a dark narrative-rich game in which you’ll step into Alan’s shoes, a gifted paranormal investigator where the veil between life and death is thrillingly thin.
Alan’s father mysteriously vanishes, leaving behind only echoes of the strange stories he told in Alan’s childhood. Tales of GodStone, a fictional island where he claimed to have grown up.
Compelled by suspicion, Alan sets course for this elusive place. Accompanying him is a family heirloom – a mystical pendulum, the unique artifact in this game, stirring intrigue and awakening ancient powers.
Videos
The Occultist teaser
Nuestro primer vídeo
Images
Icon and Logo
Awards and Recognition
- «Finalists Best Europe Videogame – Euro Play 2021, Gamescom, 18 August, 2021
- «Finalists Best Narrative» – 8th Edition PlayStation Talents Awards 2021
- «Finalists Best Game for the Press» – 8th Edition PlayStation Talents Awards 2021
- «Finalists Best Use of DualSense» – 8th Edition PlayStation Talents Awards 2021
- «Winners Best Use of DualSense» – 8th Edition Play Station Talents Awards 2021
- «Winners Best Indie Videogame» – FreakCon 2022
- «Finalists Best Videogame» – Valencia Indie Summit 2022
- «Winners Best Indie Videogame» – Gamepolis 2022
- «Finalists Best Action Videogame» – TIGA 2022
- «Winners Best Console Videogame» – Indie Games Málaga 2022
- «Top 10 Winners Best Videogame» – GTR 2022
- «Winners Best Horror Videogame» – Soedesco 2022
- «Winners Best Audience Award» – Valencia Indie Summit 2023
- «Finalist Best Videogame» – Game Connection 2023
- «Finalist Best Videogame» – WN Istanbul 2023
- «Winners Best Videogame» – Madrid Otaku 2023
- «Winners Best Gameplay» – Kokoro Japan Expo 2023
- «Finalist Best Videogame» – IndieGG 2023
- «Finalist Best Sound Design» – IndieGG 2023
- «Finalist Best Visual Aspect» – IndieGG 2023
- «Winners Best Business Proposal» – IndieGG 2023
- «Winners Blockbuster» – Devcom 2023
- «Winners Indie Contest» – GameBCN 2023
- «Winners Best Horror Videogame» – IndieDevDay 2023
- «Finalist Best Action and Adventure Game» – TIGA Awards 2023
- «Finalist Best RPG Game» – TIGA Awards 2023
- «Finalist Best Indie Game» – IndieX 2023
- «Finalist Best ITC Industry» – Premios de la Industria 2023
- «Finalist Best Audio» – Reboot Develop Blue 2024
- «Finalist Most Anticipated Game» – DevGAMM Vilnius 2024
- «Finalist Best Game of the Show» – DevGAMM Vilnius 2024
- «Winners Best Emerging Initiative» – VII Premios de la Industria 2024
Selected Articles
- «The first 10 finalists for Euro Play 2021 have been revealed.»
– VGC, Website - «The Occultist is the videogame that will represent Spain in the Europlay Game Contest.»
– Planetsmarts, Website - «The Occultist, by Pentakill Studios of Valladolid, awarded Best Indie Video Game 2022 at FreakCon Malaga.»
– EuropaPress, Website - «I have already played the first game in Unreal Engine 5, and the result is very promising.»
– HobbyConsolas, Website - «These are the winners of the Gamepolis awards, with a horror title as best indie videogame.»
– 3D Juegos, Website - «The Occultist wins Indie Award at Devcom 2023»
– NaviGames, Website
Team
David Lorenzo
CEO
Alexis Sánchez
Lead Tech Artist & Environment Artist
Jorge Vallejo
UI Developer
David López
Lead Developer
Kevin Flórez
LookDev Artist & Concept Artist
Elena Arce
AI Developer
Natalia Lorenzo
CM & Graphic Designer
María Martín
Game & Level Designer
Sandra Valiente
3D & Environment Artist
Dominik Kwiek
Game Developer
David Álvarez
3D & Environment Artist
David Astruga
Character Concept Artist
Aamir Sultan
Character Artist
Rufat Melikov
Creature Artist
Miguel Ángel Monreal
Creature Artist
Pepe Herrero
Soundtrack Artist
Miguel López
Sound Designer
Pau Moreno
3D Animator
Christian Sokol
3D Animator
Alejandro Polo
Game Developer
Uriel Cruz
Game Developer
Duarte Martínez
Game Developer
Alberto Sánchez
Game Developer
Luis Miguel de la Torre
Game Developer
Jose Luis García-Morales
Game Developer
Marco Fernández
Game Developer
Álvaro Gil
Game Developer
Mónica Melar
3D Generalist
Salvador Marín
Technical Animator
José García Climent
3D Animator
Pedro Cazorla
3D Animator
Julià Beltrán
3D Animator
Contributors History
- Pablo Sánchez – Developer
- Nieves Domínguez – Internship 3D Artist
- Alma Cantero – Internship Concept Artist
- Claudia Rivera – Character Artist
- John Domingo – Internship 3D Artist
- Iván Rújula – Internship 3D Artist
- Alex Robutti – Internship 3D Artist
- Pablo Paredes – Internship Animator
- Carlos Enrique Bueno – TD & Animator
- Carlos González – Internship Developer
- Josué Rodriguez – Internship Animator
- Alicia de Aragón – Internship Animator
- Jorge Díaz – Internship Animator
- Nerea Robles – Internship Concept Artist
- Carlos Martín – Internship 3D Artist
- Álvaro Antonio – Internship 3D Artist
- Héctor del Valle – Internship 3D Artist
- Manel Gallardo – Internship Developer
- Jesús Miguel Arranz – Game Designer
- Leanora Schnog – 3D Animator