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Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth cover art

Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth

Headfirst Productions · Bethesda Softworks · 2009-06-16

SteamGOG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 24, 2005 (Xbox), Mar 24, 2006 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.

3
playing now
68%
positive of 3.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (132 ratings)
20h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

3 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a survival horror video game developed by Headfirst Productions for the Xbox in 2005 and for Windows in 2006. It combines an action-adventure game with a relatively realistic first-person shooter and elements of a stealth game.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 3 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 100 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity up 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
Estimated sales: 134k–269k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,358 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.28-14%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.06 at Savemi (2018-11-21) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 41 of 107 observed days · $0.59 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
363620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-08-06 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 6 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 11 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 1 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 3 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 6 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 1 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 5 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 2 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 3 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.50$1.242015-01-012026-08-292015-01-01 — best price $4.492015-06-22 — best price $9.992015-11-04 — best price $9.992016-03-22 — best price $2.242016-07-20 — best price $4.992016-12-27 — best price $4.992017-10-24 — best price $1.702018-02-20 — best price $4.992018-11-28 — best price $4.992019-06-18 — best price $4.992020-01-08 — best price $4.742020-05-11 — best price $4.992020-07-10 — best price $4.992020-08-14 — best price $4.992020-09-17 — best price $4.492020-10-17 — best price $4.492020-11-16 — best price $4.492021-02-16 — best price $4.992021-07-23 — best price $1.492021-10-28 — best price $1.992022-02-02 — best price $4.992022-06-28 — best price $4.992022-09-26 — best price $4.992022-12-03 — best price $4.282023-03-12 — best price $4.992023-05-23 — best price $4.992023-09-22 — best price $1.642023-12-18 — best price $1.402024-03-29 — best price $4.992024-06-27 — best price $1.642024-10-16 — best price $1.642025-02-05 — best price $4.992025-05-09 — best price $1.402025-09-05 — best price $4.992025-12-11 — best price $1.642026-03-12 — best price $1.422026-04-28 — best price $4.282026-06-22 — best price $4.282026-08-21 — best price $4.282026-08-29 — best price $4.28
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

168832026-06-01 — 100 pageviews2026-06-04 — 100 pageviews2026-06-07 — 100 pageviews2026-06-10 — 86 pageviews2026-06-13 — 96 pageviews2026-06-16 — 121 pageviews2026-06-19 — 115 pageviews2026-06-22 — 120 pageviews2026-06-25 — 89 pageviews2026-06-28 — 102 pageviews2026-07-01 — 105 pageviews2026-07-04 — 112 pageviews2026-07-07 — 121 pageviews2026-07-10 — 112 pageviews2026-07-13 — 113 pageviews2026-07-16 — 122 pageviews2026-07-19 — 121 pageviews2026-07-22 — 107 pageviews2026-07-25 — 130 pageviews2026-07-28 — 114 pageviews2026-07-31 — 111 pageviews2026-08-03 — 104 pageviews2026-08-06 — 104 pageviews2026-08-09 — 141 pageviews2026-08-12 — 105 pageviews2026-08-15 — 120 pageviews2026-08-18 — 163 pageviews2026-08-21 — 162 pageviews2026-08-24 — 141 pageviews2026-08-27 — 140 pageviews2026-08-29 — 125 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

FPSGoreActionHorrorClassicStealthSurvivalAdventureStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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