Call of Cthulhu® on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Call of Cthulhu® is a lovecraftian, horror and psychological horror game developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Entertainment.
Released on October 29th 2018 is available only on Windows in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Japanese and Korean.

It has received 12,392 reviews of which 9,824 were positive and 2,568 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.8 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Call of Cthulhu® into these genres:

Lovecraftian Horror Psychological Horror Adventure Detective Atmospheric Story Rich Singleplayer Mystery First-Person RPG Narration Walking Simulator Dark Choices Matter Survival Horror Stealth Gore FPS Open World

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
Processor: Intel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Storage: 13 GB available space
Additional Notes: INTERNET CONNECTION REQUIRED FOR GAME ACTIVATION

User reviews & Ratings

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Dec. 2025

This game is not about fighting. It's dark, mysterious, investigative....and I can't really explain it....but it somehow gets inside your head. Lovecraftian at it's best. Choices matter and I really liked the main protagonist and the detective work he was doing. I finished the game and never got bored. There is so much to discover and investigate making this a truly immersive game. Give it a try if you like these types of games or if you just want to take a break from the gaming slop they serve us these days. Not perfect but it's a classic and different endings and choices make it very replayable.

Oct. 2025

Story: 9/10 Atmosphere: 10/10 Gameplay: 7/10 Lovecraft Authenticity: 9/10 Overall: 9/10 I dont care what anyone says, the game is great and despite some flaws and clunky animations this game stays true to Lovecraft's spirit and cosmic horror (don't know about bugs/crashing issues, haven't encountered any)

July 2025

you know the game is good when it constantly crashes, has an alcoholic white guy trying to solve a case and is filled with eldritch horrors

March 2025

Starts well, with a good premise and mood, but from around halfway the story and dialogues start getting weaker and weaker. No real gameplay, as it's just a slighly interactive story. Choices presented during the game aren't real either as they amount to no tangible change. All in all I still recommend it for those that like narrative driven games. It's almost 10 hours of decent entertainment based on Lovecraft's legacy. 6/10

Feb. 2025

Call of Cthulhu is definitely not a game for graphics junkies. The graphics are old, the animations and characters are wooden, 4k resolution only works under a certain condition and then I constantly had a bug where mouse clicks no longer worked. Call of Cthulhu is more of a game for people who value detective work, investigation, puzzles, conversations and decisions, with horror elements. Nevertheless, there are also a few sneaking passages, escapes and a shooting scene, but they are all kept simple and rudimentary. This is probably primarily intended to provide variety. The story is good with a few twists, but starts slowly. The atmosphere and soundtrack are atmospheric. And elements of the Cthulhu Mythos have been well implemented, including the madness and panic. Even if I would have liked a little more presence of Cthulhu and all the creatures of the Mythos. Call of Cthulhu is a game I would recommend but it has its downsides and it's not for everyone.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Call of Cthulhu® is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Call of Cthulhu® is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Call of Cthulhu® received 9,824 positive votes out of a total of 12,392 achieving a rating of 7.76.

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Call of Cthulhu® was developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Entertainment.

Call of Cthulhu® is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Call of Cthulhu® is not playable on MacOS.

Call of Cthulhu® is not playable on Linux.

Call of Cthulhu® is a single-player game.

Call of Cthulhu® does not currently offer any DLC.

Call of Cthulhu® does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Call of Cthulhu® does not support Steam Remote Play.

Call of Cthulhu® is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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