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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is a lovecraftian, horror and first-person game
developed by Headfirst Productions
and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Released on June 16th 2009 is available only on Windows.
It has received 3,170 reviews of which 2,147 were positive and 1,023 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.6 out of 10. 😐
The game is currently priced at 1.64€ on Steam with a 67% discount.
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- OS *: Windows XP/2000
- Processor: Pentium 3 800Mhz
- Memory: 128MB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9.0 3D compliant Video Card
- Hard Drive: 2.0 GB
- Sound: DirectX 8.1 Compatible
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I have much more time than 11 minutes, the game doesn't track my play time for some reason. It only tracks the brief launcher time, if that is any indication. Please see bellow for how I have played through this game with minimal problems. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (2006) – Still Amazing in 2026 I finally played this 20-year-old game in 2026 and honestly I highly recommend it to anyone who loves Lovecraft, especially The Shadow Over Innsmouth. This is one of the most authentic Lovecraftian games I have ever played. The atmosphere of Innsmouth, the Deep Ones, and the slow descent into cosmic horror feels exactly like stepping into a Lovecraft story. Be ready if you dare stay a night at the hotel in town! **Important note: install the 1.7 patch and enable the 60FPS fix, otherwise the game can crash on modern systems and is unplayable. If you have crashes on opening hatches and other actions, the 60 FPS fix will resolve this issue, your welcome. Just enable that option in the patch settings and save. Once patched, the experience is fantastic. The investigation, paranoia, and creeping dread capture Lovecraft’s tone better than most modern games. Even with its age and a few rough edges, it’s still one of the best occult noir / cosmic horror games out there. If you like Innsmouth, Dagon, or Lovecraftian detective horror, this game is absolutely worth playing, even today.
TLDR: THE classic attempt at bringing Lovecraft into the video gaming sphere. Dated, lovingly campy, imbalanced, corny, and definitely worth it. Recommended buy on GOG for its fixed up and less buggy iteration. I could just gush about Dark Corners forever. It's not a "good game" by today's standards, and I imagine people will have trouble playing it. If you love psychological survival horror, though, this is one of the progenitors. It's a lot of fun and quirky in how it immerses you in the story. The graphics have not aged well, but everything bears a solid and creepy aesthetic. The story is a bit of a mash between several of Lovecraft's well-worn classics with the heaviest influence clearly being The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and (unless I'm mistake) most of the game is based on the TTRPG so you're working with some solid foundations. The game is buggy, I know a few playthroughs have been thwarted in the past by glitches. I recommend mod fixes where possibly and patience when they aren't. I've been told on multiple occasions that GOG has the fixed iteration of the game, so I would recommend it there rather than steam - one of the infamous glitches of the "artillery section" is likely to plunge you out of the end of the game if you're not careful.
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth became a guilty pleasure game for me because I know that it is an incomplete mess. Lets get the most important thing out of the way first: The PC port for this game on Steam is broken. The port was made primarily by a single developer so I don't blame them considering the company faced financial struggles at the time. You will have to patch the game and even then it will still have bugs that are not solved to this day. One bug I could not find a fix for was whenever I had blood splatter on my screen from taking damage the game would lag. Most of these fixes are linked on the PCGamingWiki: Retail EXE to utilize all settings using DCoTEPatch. Widescreen Fixes Pack to fix HUD, aspect ratio and cutscenes. dgVoodoo 2 to fix crashing when alt-tabbing the game. DCoTEPatch is absolutely mandatory for bug fixing, enabling extra features and increasing FOV. Once all of the patches are applied you will have to use the Steam launch command to make Steam launch the game using the retail EXE. Now I can get to the game itself. I did try the game a while ago and I believe I got up until the boat section before I gave up. This time around I completed the entire thing. The game feels very ambitious, unfortunately a lot of the game was cut probably due to the scope being too large and some financial troubles. What's left is a game that is inconsistent and barely holds together. Arriving at Innsmouth sets the stage well. The inhabitants are really creepy looking and the town itself looks lost to time. A significant part of the game takes place there and it feels very different to the last half. It is more of a slow burn, asking people for clues, stealthing past guards and solving puzzles. The chase that takes place in the hotel is commonly mentioned as a highlight for people and I understand why. Unfortunately the stealth is not great. The game has very bare bones stealth mechanics and it is extremely inconsistent when enemies spot you resulting in a lot of trial and error. It takes quite a while before you get a gun and once you do it becomes less of a stealth detective game and more of a straight up shooter. There are a lot of scripted sequences that are broken easily, the game can be continued but you will miss out on dialogue and hints. I would've beaten the game a lot faster if I wasn't so confused on what to do to proceed. One of the biggest faults of the game is not making it clear enough what to do or where to go next. The Marsh Refinery is one of the best examples. The refinery is insanely large, its easy to get lost and not obvious what they want you to accomplish. I like the localized healing system even if it slows the combat down. Depending on where you get injured it can affect your aim with a weapon or make you limp and stagger. Considering how insanely unforgiving fall damage is you will probably break your legs a few times. The shooting is decent even if there isn't a lot of enemy variety. I wish enemy corpses wouldn't disappear, it breaks the immersion a bit. My favourite mechanic has to be the sanity system. Its not overly complex, but it adds a lot of charm. Jack Walter franticly talking to himself when he witnesses something horrific is a nice touch. Very interesting that this came out before Amnesia: The Dark Descent because it very much reminded me of the same system. I enjoy the cutscenes that are taken from other creatures perspective, it creates some great tension. The opening cutscene does a really good job of establishing the dark world the game takes place in. The horror elements did a lot to uplift the games atmosphere. The decision to have no HUD elements on the screen helps the immersion. I only wished they would have done what Condemned: Criminal Origins did which is let you check the remaining ammo instead of having to guess how much you have left. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is an extremely hard game to recommend to most people in its current state on Steam, but if you can get past all of the road blocks and you are a big fan of the Cthulhu Mythos then you will probably get something positive out of the experience.
Reviewing games I played a long time ago: One of the best examples of games with a strong start but weak endings. The first part in Innsmouth is great, filled with dread and paranoia, I'm having a blast replaying it, but the final acts are not as strong. Seems like theres a lot of technical issues on modern hardware, but for now, on the Deck everything is running well, no issues.
What's with all the bad reviews? I'm sure it's because it's a little buggy and difficult to play, but I never had any serious problems with bugs and I think the difficulty makes it that much more scary. And that's another thing about this game, it is absolutely terrifying and great at being it, and the added realism in the gameplay makes it all the more genuinely intense. All that, and you get a genuinely well made story that's faithful to the Cthulhu mythos to a tee. What more could you want? So if you wanted a version of Amnesia where you can actually fight back, and I'm sure there's other comparisons to great games that I could make, buy it, it's cheap, a true underappreciated classic, and it'll keep you hooked for hours on end.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is currently priced at 1.64€ on Steam.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is currently available at a 67% discount. You can purchase it for 1.64€ on Steam.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth received 2,147 positive votes out of a total of 3,170 achieving a rating of 6.62.
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Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth was developed by Headfirst Productions and published by Bethesda Softworks.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is not playable on MacOS.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is not playable on Linux.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is not playable on Steam Deck.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is not playable on Steam Machine.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not support VR.
Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth is a single-player game.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth 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®: Dark Corners of the Earth.
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Developer
Headfirst Productions
Publisher
Bethesda Softworks
Release
16 Jun 2009
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