QUARTOMUNDO
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2011
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 1
About QUARTOMUNDO
QUARTOMUNDO is an independent game development, visual effects and technical art studio based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its work combines original game creation with external development services for game developers and entertainment companies, including clients across North America and Europe.
The studio’s origins lie in the development of The Light of the Darkness, a dark fantasy universe conceived in 2009. Following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2011, QUARTOMUNDO established studio operations to develop its own intellectual property alongside commercial digital production work.
Original games
The studio develops narrative-driven action RPGs that combine Metroidvania exploration with soulslike elements. Its flagship franchise includes The Light of the Darkness: ORIGINS and the planned successor The Light of the Darkness: RENASCENCE. The series incorporates physics-based aerial combat and 360-degree flight mechanics, with development powered by Unreal Engine.
Development and production
QUARTOMUNDO offers full-cycle game development, co-development and specialist outsourcing. Its capabilities span gameplay programming, artificial intelligence, asset optimization, real-time effects and technical art. Production work includes character modeling, rigging, skinning and animation, as well as stylized and photorealistic environments.
The studio also develops custom shaders, procedural production pipelines and workflow automation. Its technical toolkit includes Unreal Engine, Niagara, Houdini and EmberGen, supporting work across game systems, visual effects and 3D asset production.
Beyond game production, QUARTOMUNDO develops services and initiatives for collaborative creation. MenthorHUB brings aspiring creators together with experienced industry professionals through an edutainment and user-generated content model. The initiative is intended to accelerate prototyping and reduce production costs. The studio also provides cloud-based graphics workstations for digital artists and remote developers, extending its activities into infrastructure for game engines and 3D production.
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Leadership
- Fernando Rabello do Espírito Santo is the founder and director.
- Alex Augusto Branco Wanderley is co-founder and Business Development Director.
Technical detail
The cloud workstation service streams through AWS DCV and is described as providing secure, low-latency access for remote production. The planned The Light of the Darkness: RENASCENCE features a system called the Memory Cabinet.
Industry participation and support
QUARTOMUNDO is a member of Abragames and the Rio de Janeiro Game Developers Network (RING). Its early development received backing from the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Culture, followed by FAPERJ's Startup Rio programme. FAPERJ's 2019 results list Fernando Rabello do Espírito Santo in Rio de Janeiro for The Light of the Darkness.
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Where QUARTOMUNDO is based
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro office
HeadquartersCompany headquarters and primary studio in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area.
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