Developed by seasoned studio Cyanide, Call of Cthulhu is an RPG-Investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics, set in a deeply immersive world. On a mission to find the truth behind the death of an acclaimed artist and her family on a backwater island, the player will soon uncover a more disturbing truth as the Great Dreamer, Cthulhu, prepares its awakening... In 1924 Boston, private investigator and war veteran Edward Pierce is a troubled man, plagued by disturbing nightmares he tries to dull with drink and pills. He takes on what seems like a routine case, looking into the deaths of the Hawkins family, who perished in a mysterious mansion fire. The only real clue is an unsettling painting made by the wife, Sarah, shortly before she died. The trail leads Pierce to Darkwater, a remote and superstitious island community wary of outsiders, where his investigation begins to unravel far stranger and darker truths.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- October 29, 2018
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Time to beat
- 7.5 h rushed · 9 h main story · 12 h completionist
IGDB rating 6.7/10 from 154 ratings.
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