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Call of Cthulhu®

Cyanide Studio · Focus Entertainment · 2018-10-29

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AdventureRPG

Modes: Single player

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.

51
playing now
79%
positive of 14k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
69/100
IGDB user rating (144 ratings)
9h
to beat · rushed 7.5h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

51 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 51 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 6% of 11,424 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 347k–832k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 13,864 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.82-86%
GOG$2.99-85%
Humble Store$2.99-85%
WinGameStore$2.99-85%
GOG$2.99-85%
GamersGate$3.00-85%
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 95 of 146 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

72122026-08-06 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 19 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 47 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 28 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 43 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 52 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 14 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 35 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 34 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 17 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 27 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 51 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 15 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 22 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 42 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 27 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 22 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 47 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 26 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 44 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 27 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 51 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$44.99$2.442018-07-172026-08-302018-07-17 — 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 $2.992026-08-30 — best price $2.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

6651092026-05-31 — 156 pageviews2026-06-03 — 149 pageviews2026-06-06 — 162 pageviews2026-06-09 — 144 pageviews2026-06-12 — 182 pageviews2026-06-15 — 146 pageviews2026-06-18 — 134 pageviews2026-06-21 — 195 pageviews2026-06-24 — 171 pageviews2026-06-27 — 146 pageviews2026-06-30 — 222 pageviews2026-07-03 — 155 pageviews2026-07-06 — 136 pageviews2026-07-09 — 166 pageviews2026-07-12 — 162 pageviews2026-07-15 — 178 pageviews2026-07-18 — 164 pageviews2026-07-21 — 185 pageviews2026-07-24 — 172 pageviews2026-07-27 — 156 pageviews2026-07-30 — 160 pageviews2026-08-02 — 140 pageviews2026-08-05 — 147 pageviews2026-08-08 — 170 pageviews2026-08-11 — 183 pageviews2026-08-14 — 300 pageviews2026-08-17 — 235 pageviews2026-08-20 — 232 pageviews2026-08-23 — 233 pageviews2026-08-26 — 194 pageviews2026-08-27 — 192 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

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

Player tags

RPGDarkHorrorMysteryAdventureDetectiveNarrationStory RichAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

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

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