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Call of Cthulhu®

Cyanide Studio · Focus Entertainment · 2018-10-29

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AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Oct 07, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 29, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 30, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Oct 30, 2018 (Xbox One)

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 2018 Adventure and RPG game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 13,899 reviews).— census verdict as of 2026-09-20

14
playing now
79%
positive of 14k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
5,243
twitch viewers (latest)
5243.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
65/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (144 ratings)
3
Nexus mods (670 downloads)
4.12★
PlayStation Store rating (5,214 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

14 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Call of Cthulhu is a role-playing survival horror video game developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The game features a semi-open world environment and incorporates themes of Lovecraftian and psychological horror into a story that includes elements of investigation and stealth. Despite its title, it is not a direct adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's short story "The Call of Cthulhu" as it is mostly based on the Cthulhu Mythos along with the 1981 role-playing game of the same title.

Trailer

Call of Cthulhu® trailer thumbnail

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 14 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 889 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~111/week).
  • · Review velocity up 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 29,175 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 347k–834k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,899 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$2.99-85%
GOG$19.99
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.47 at GameBillet (2025-10-28) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 123 of 175 observed days · $0.52 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
62762720182026Week of 2018-10-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 217 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

62102026-09-16 04:00 — 20 players2026-09-17 12:00 — 35 players2026-09-18 19:00 — 54 players2026-09-20 03:00 — 21 players2026-09-21 11:00 — 27 players2026-09-22 18:00 — 44 players2026-09-24 02:00 — 31 players2026-09-25 09:00 — 23 players2026-09-26 17:00 — 57 players2026-09-28 00:00 — 31 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 15:00 — 26 players2026-10-01 23:00 — 19 players2026-10-03 06:00 — 20 players2026-10-04 14:00 — 48 players2026-10-05 22:00 — 38 players2026-10-07 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-08 13:00 — 36 players2026-10-09 20:00 — 48 players2026-10-11 04:00 — 27 players2026-10-12 12:00 — 27 players2026-10-13 19:00 — 37 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 14 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
35421Nov 2018Aug 2026Nov 2018 — avg 354 · peak 1,956Feb 2019 — avg 46 · peak 140May 2019 — avg 23 · peak 58Aug 2019 — avg 24 · peak 63Nov 2019 — avg 62 · peak 210Feb 2020 — avg 38 · peak 115May 2020 — avg 94 · peak 474Aug 2020 — avg 142 · peak 368Nov 2020 — avg 145 · peak 677Feb 2021 — avg 70 · peak 201May 2021 — avg 36 · peak 81Aug 2021 — avg 37 · peak 95Nov 2021 — avg 48 · peak 139Feb 2022 — avg 33 · peak 93May 2022 — avg 46 · peak 178Aug 2022 — avg 29 · peak 61Nov 2022 — avg 36 · peak 114Feb 2023 — avg 42 · peak 133May 2023 — avg 32 · peak 101Aug 2023 — avg 22 · peak 56Nov 2023 — avg 30 · peak 88Feb 2024 — avg 25 · peak 84May 2024 — avg 21 · peak 56Aug 2024 — avg 27 · peak 61Nov 2024 — avg 49 · peak 158Feb 2025 — avg 28 · peak 95May 2025 — avg 28 · peak 92Aug 2025 — avg 25 · peak 62Nov 2025 — avg 37 · peak 106Feb 2026 — avg 38 · peak 123May 2026 — avg 38 · peak 107Aug 2026 — avg 29 · peak 70
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$44.99$2.442018-07-172026-10-152018-07-17 — best price $40.492019-01-03 — best price $44.992019-04-24 — best price $33.742019-08-31 — best price $40.492019-12-11 — best price $19.992020-02-14 — best price $13.992020-05-12 — best price $35.092020-07-23 — best price $10.202020-09-11 — best price $25.192020-11-12 — best price $29.992021-01-05 — best price $29.992021-03-02 — best price $25.382021-05-04 — best price $25.372021-06-21 — best price $29.992021-10-11 — best price $16.992021-12-22 — best price $6.362022-03-07 — best price $7.392022-05-27 — best price $19.992022-08-17 — best price $16.992022-11-01 — best price $15.792023-01-05 — best price $19.992023-04-06 — best price $4.992023-06-29 — best price $3.952023-09-18 — best price $19.992023-11-29 — best price $17.992024-02-12 — best price $19.992024-04-11 — best price $4.802024-06-11 — best price $19.992024-09-02 — best price $3.992024-12-04 — best price $18.492025-02-22 — best price $3.462025-05-04 — best price $17.992025-07-24 — best price $3.992025-09-30 — best price $4.002025-12-18 — best price $2.992026-02-26 — best price $19.992026-05-22 — best price $17.992026-08-17 — best price $2.992026-09-16 — best price $2.992026-10-15 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6651322026-05-31 — 156 pageviews2026-06-04 — 170 pageviews2026-06-08 — 148 pageviews2026-06-12 — 182 pageviews2026-06-16 — 213 pageviews2026-06-20 — 157 pageviews2026-06-24 — 171 pageviews2026-06-28 — 213 pageviews2026-07-02 — 162 pageviews2026-07-06 — 136 pageviews2026-07-10 — 140 pageviews2026-07-14 — 173 pageviews2026-07-18 — 164 pageviews2026-07-22 — 164 pageviews2026-07-26 — 172 pageviews2026-07-30 — 160 pageviews2026-08-03 — 136 pageviews2026-08-07 — 156 pageviews2026-08-11 — 183 pageviews2026-08-15 — 180 pageviews2026-08-19 — 271 pageviews2026-08-23 — 233 pageviews2026-08-27 — 192 pageviews2026-08-31 — 182 pageviews2026-09-04 — 163 pageviews2026-09-08 — 152 pageviews2026-09-12 — 165 pageviews2026-09-16 — 164 pageviews2026-09-20 — 204 pageviews2026-09-24 — 140 pageviews2026-09-28 — 132 pageviews2026-10-02 — 155 pageviews2026-10-06 — 303 pageviews2026-10-09 — 248 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

6.1k4.1k2026-10-06 14:12 — 4,133 viewers2026-10-06 15:12 — 5,223 viewers2026-10-06 16:12 — 6,092 viewers2026-10-06 17:12 — 6,012 viewers2026-10-06 18:12 — 5,708 viewers2026-10-06 19:12 — 5,330 viewers2026-10-06 20:12 — 5,388 viewers2026-10-06 21:12 — 5,021 viewers2026-10-07 15:12 — 4,540 viewers2026-10-07 16:12 — 5,243 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
79.1%
earned "The Sarah Hawkins case"
34.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Japanese

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGDarkHorrorMysteryAdventureDetectiveNarrationStory RichAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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