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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 on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Japanese and Korean.
It has received 11,034 reviews of which 8,717 were positive and 2,317 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam with a 85% discount, but you can find it for 1.63€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified Call of Cthulhu® into these genres:
Lovecraftian
Horror
Psychological Horror
Detective
Adventure
Atmospheric
Story Rich
Singleplayer
Mystery
First-Person
RPG
Walking Simulator
Choices Matter
Dark
Stealth
Survival Horror
Gore
Puzzle
Multiplayer
FPS
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for Call of Cthulhu®:
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| Italian | |||
| Korean | |||
| Spanish - Spain | |||
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| Czech | |||
| Portuguese - Brazil |
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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
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Lots of grammatical errors. RPG elements are half-baked. A lot of choices that aren't actually choices. The sound in cutscenes is really weird. Characters lips don't match their words at all. Dialogue in general is strange and disjointed. However, it has great atmosphere, monster designs, and got a couple good scares out of me. The story overall was good, if you don't think about most things in between. 6/10 - worth $20 but better to get it on sale.
I am a sucker for lovecraftian stuff and this one has lots to offer! It's a step up of the previous game ''Dark Corners of the Earth'' Staying very true to that game dialogue-wise and also the dark gloomy vibe. The endings are a bit underwhelming but I guess there's only so much you can do when it comes to portraying cosmic horrors that are incomprehensible to the human mind.
To precede the review, we shall inform the reader of a common bug. This game depends on a version of OpenSSL that crashes on 10th generation Intel processors. Luckily, there is a workaround. Create a system environmental variable called "OPENSSL_ia32cap" and set it to "~0x20000000". Then reboot, of course. If you are not a technically minded user, then you may wonder how you do this. Google is your friend. Or ChatGPT. Or the Microsoft support forums. You may also be scared by the opaque naming of that environmental variable. Good! It stands for "OpenSSL IA-32 Capabilities", but me telling you this probably doesn't calm you any. Well, you won't get a virus from it. If you can believe me. The review now begins after the horizontal rule. Buyer beware: This game has neither a deeply branching story, nor detective work. But it is a fairly well-presented Cthulhu story. The devs could have stayed there, but they decided to add more. I cannot call these choices mistakes, as they do greatly improve the game's presentation. But they may also mislead the player into hoping for more than what this game has to offer. Firstly, this is not a detective game. You will be told the truth no matter your choices, and there is only 1(!) puzzle. This game is a walking simulator, and occasionally a hidden object finder. Secondly, there is technically a branching story. This is to the same degree that Mass Effect 3 has a branching story. - There is a number of hidden statistics tracked throughout the game. You will not be told what these are. I do not know myself, though I suppose I could take a few guesses. - You wil be presented at the end of the game with a choice between 4 endings. Which ones are available depends on the aforementioned statistics. If the skill system is making you think there are multiple ways to play, then there technically are. But there is only ever a choice in how to approach a problem, not which problems to solve. In Chapter 2, there are 3 ways to get into a warehouse. That is the most branching point in the entire game. No matter what you do, the cast will have the same attitude towards the main character, and act out the exact same beats. It's just in one route, you will find an extra collectible item, and in another, you may encounter a locked dialogue choice. If you go into the game with hopes for either a detective game or a branching story, you will be disappointed. If you go into the game with hopes for a Cthulhu story, then it is a good game. It documents the descent of one may into madness. As it ought.
I typically do not enjoy things with the horror tag, but i've been interested in this game for ages and it wasn't as scary as i thought it would be. Which has been very nice. Got a few spooks here and there but the story was absolutely amazing. I very much recommend this. Investigating everything and looking for extra lore has been wonderful, getting to know the various characters and getting so invested made it even better. A great game.
Recently, I have played up to 3 games, where their ‘Mostly Positive’ reviews score doesn’t really capture the game’s content or range. Call of Cthulhu is wholeheartedly a victim of such ill-treatment, in my opinion. Even though I am almost a decade late, being late is better than never, I’m not sure what bothered people to such an extent. “Us, men of the sea, are superstitious folks.” Damp, isolated, and seemingly plunged into eternal rain and darkness, this island, with residents of myriad sorts and profiles, is where the “Call” summons you. There’s horror… and then, there’s Lovecraft. I feel like it would take a lot to explain why it’s so captivating and scary… scary in more than just dread and terror, maybe in an appealing way. And even if I tried to explain it, I would still come short. This is one of the many reasons that make it just so abhorrently great, and to experience it in a visual and auditory medium is greater. I think the greatest achievement in this game is the voice acting, which is supported by fantastic atmosphere, a completely deranged plot, and a set of events. The protagonist has more courage than I, for if I were in his shoes, I would have been long gone. The protagonist goes through multiple breakdowns and anxiety attacks which are a staple of the genre, however, the way they are displayed is what really drives them through: the protagonist’s-no, YOUR hair goes all sideways and your eyes widen but your vision tightens, your helpless heart pounds… and pounds and pounds, till you can hear nothing else, and then, when you gather enough courage to merely try to look up, at that… that thing which shan’t be named, is where you shake and collapse. As always, the mark of a great Lovecraftian experience is to be so utterly done with what’s happening and just want out, by death or whatever means, and so was I by the end. I beseech the reader, if he is a fan of the Old and Original inventor of these here dreams, Lovecraft, not to be dismayed by the reviews of this game and to play it himself, for this game is not only accurate to the lore it's based on, but it also presents it in a most mesmerizing way with a story and characters worth beholding.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Call of Cthulhu® is currently priced at 2.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu® is currently available at a 85% discount. You can purchase it for 2.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu® received 8,717 positive votes out of a total of 11,034 achieving a rating of 7.72.
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Call of Cthulhu® was developed by Cyanide Studio and published by Focus Entertainment.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu® is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Call of Cthulhu® is not playable on MacOS.
No, Call of Cthulhu® is not playable on Linux.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu® is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu® is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Call of Cthulhu® does not support VR.
Call of Cthulhu® is a single-player game.
No, Call of Cthulhu® does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Call of Cthulhu® does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Call of Cthulhu® does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Call of Cthulhu®.
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Developer
Cyanide Studio
Publisher
Focus Entertainment
Release
29 Oct 2018
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