Engaging story and detective work
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“the story was absolutely amazing.”
Steam review · 7.8 h played ↗
Call of Cthulhu®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 79%Mostly Positive · 79%Cyanide Studio2018Horror · Psychological Horror · Detective
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A short, linear Lovecraftian detective story with great atmosphere but shallow RPG, stealth and shooting parts. Skip it if you want gameplay depth or can't fix the startup crashes.
Great for
Lovecraft fans who want a short, story-driven, atmospheric investigation and don't mind a walking-sim pace
Main risk
Crashes on launch on modern PCs, plus shallow gameplay where choices and stats barely matter
What changed in the last 30 days
45 recent reviews
Several recent negative reviews report the game crashing within minutes of launch with no patch, which likely drives the drop in recent ratings.
45 recent reviews
What players love
Authentic Lovecraftian atmosphere
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The game nails the dark island setting, the strange rituals, and that slow-burn feeling of paranoia.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“getting it on sale for 3 €, I can't not recommend it.”
Steam review · 14.1 h played ↗
Multiple endings and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I highly recommend this game because it has great replay value, with many decisions leading to different endings.”
Steam review · 13.4 h played ↗
Strong voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“His voice is an absolute perfect fit for the protagonist.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Crashes on startup
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Crashes within 30 seconds on Intel 10th gen (or higher) CPU's. Can fix by editing Environment Variables.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Choices and RPG stats barely matter
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I didn't feel like any of my stats really mattered”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Linear, boring walking-sim gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game does the one thing a video game shouldn't do: be boring.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Weak, awkward stealth and shooting sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The stealth sections are barebones and I don't know who thought it was a good idea to put a shooting section in the game.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Dated graphics and poor animations
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“One of the worst animated games I’ve ever seen.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support13 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Storage13 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)/AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390
Storage13 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8/10 (64 bits)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz)
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870
Storage13 GB available space
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