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    "title": "Creator of Bad Cheese Announces Gruesome New Horror Incremental Game Kopernicus: Extraction ",
    "modified_at": "2026-06-02 23:46:05",
    "published_at": "2026-06-02 23:56:00",
    "url": "https://press.ukiyostudios.com/creator-of-bad-cheese-announces-gruesome-new-horror-incremental-game-kopernicus-extraction",
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    "subtitle": "THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM THE THINGS YOU LOVE",
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Players must take charge of their own destiny&mdash;Survive the night, expand your base by day, and construct desperate tools to further increase your survival, all while extracting traumatic memories.</p><p>And whatever you do&hellip; don&rsquo;t hold on too tightly to the things you love.</p><div id=\"video-593b4c65-3b21-4d8f-8325-d83c6971ad1c\" class=\"release-content-video release-content-video--embed release-content-video--contained\">\n    <div><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://iframely.net/api/iframe?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQa0vKr7huHA%23_cb1780439941&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" data-img style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"accelerometer *; clipboard-write *; encrypted-media *; gyroscope *; picture-in-picture *; web-share *;\"></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://iframely.net/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script>\n</div><p>Currently planned for release in Q4 2026, <em>Kopernicus: Extraction</em> is developed by Simon Lukasik, creator of the disturbing and fantastic cartoon psychological horror <em>Bad Cheese</em>, and co-creator of cult indie titles <em>Bulb Boy</em> and <em>Poopdie</em>. With <em>Kopernicus: Extraction</em>, Lukasik pushes even further into surreal horror territory, combining grotesque imagery, unsettling sound design, and compulsive progression systems into something uniquely uncomfortable.</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n        data-component=\"image-zoom-popup\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-selector=\".release-content-image__image\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-i18n=\"data:application/json;base64,eyJEb3dubG9hZCI6IkRvd25sb2FkIn0=\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-views-event=\"Story Image View\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-tracking-download-event=\"Story Image Download\"\n        data-image-zoom-popup-placement=\"content\"\n    >\n        <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover\" style=\"width: 100%\">\n            <img\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bc537a6b-c952-48bb-adb4-f897d6211669/-/format/auto/\"\n                                class=\"release-content-image__image image-thumbnail-rollover__image\"\n                data-description=\"\"\n                id=\"image-bc537a6b-c952-48bb-adb4-f897d6211669\"\n                data-id=\"bc537a6b-c952-48bb-adb4-f897d6211669\"\n                data-original=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bc537a6b-c952-48bb-adb4-f897d6211669/-/inline/no/kopernicus_screenshot_gameplay1_800w.jpg\"\n                data-mfp-src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/bc537a6b-c952-48bb-adb4-f897d6211669/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"Story image\"\n            />\n            <div class=\"image-thumbnail-rollover__caption\">\n                <svg class=\"icon icon-expand image-thumbnail-rollover__caption-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-expand\"></use>\n            </svg>            </div>\n        </div>\n\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<h4 id=\"key-features\" ><strong>Key Features</strong></h4><ul class=\"release-content-list release-content-list--bulleted release-content-list--align-inherit\"><li><span>Incremental horror gameplay built around survival and obsession</span></li><li><span>Expand and maintain your collapsing base aboard SSC KOPERNICUS</span></li><li><span>Construct weapons and tools to withstand growing nightmares</span></li><li><span>Extract fragmented memories to uncover the truth</span></li><li><span>Disturbing retro-inspired 2-bit visual style</span></li></ul><p><strong><br>\u200bAbout Black Lantern Collective<br>\u200b</strong>Black Lantern Collective is a group of experienced horror specialists that works with artists from around the world to provide the support and expertise necessary to make a splash in today&rsquo;s saturated market, as well as developing their own games.</p><p>Find out more and see all the current and upcoming releases from <a href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/publisher/blacklanterncollective\"><u>Black Lantern Collective on Steam</u></a> and join the <a href=\"https://discord.gg/EqpbQzSQ4Q\"><u>Discord server</u></a> to connect with the community.</p><p><strong><br>\u200bPress Contact<br>\u200b</strong>\u200bAll media inquiries can be made to <a href=\"mailto:pr@ukiyostudios.com\"><u>pr@ukiyostudios.com</u></a></p>",
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