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Store page verified: 14 Feb 2025
Original Steam Release
Verified Original
Moth Studio · Steamworks Verified
Lantern Hollow
A cozy cave-exploring puzzle adventure about lighting the way for lost spirits. Hand-drawn 2D art by a two-person team.
Store page first seen14 Feb 2025
Steam Release date09 Sep 2025
Steam App ID2104410
Earliest public proofKickstarter campaign (Nov 2024)
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Original: Lantern Hollow
Feb 2025
Original hand-crafted glowing cave motif and bespoke serif typography.
Reported: Lantern Hollows
+157 Days Later (Jul 2025)
⚠️ Near-identical silhouette, lantern vector, and pluralized title mimicry.
Lantern Hollow (Original)Hand-drawn 2D
Lantern Hollows (Reported)Direct Asset Usage
Original Store Pitch
"Explore the forgotten caverns of Lantern Hollow. Light the way for lost spirits using your hand-held mystical lantern, solve physics-based light puzzles, and discover ancient subterranean secrets."
Suspected Clone Pitch
"Explore the forgotten cavern of Lantern Hollows. Light the way for lost spirits using your mystical lantern to solve physics-based light puzzles in the underground."
Community Submitted Dossier #8841
High Confidence (38 corroborations)
"Steam store page for Lantern Hollows was registered 157 days after Moth Studio's announcement. The title merely appends an 's', and the trailer audio contains watermark stems from Moth Studio's composer demo reel."
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