Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss

Big Bad Wolf · Nacon · 2026-04-16

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Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Apr 16, 2026 (PlayStation 5), Apr 16, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), Apr 16, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is a 2026 Adventure game priced at $39.99, with a Mixed sentiment based on 58% of 355 reviews.

57%

positive of 374 reviews

Mixed

steam's rating (official)

70/100

critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)

Nexus mods (125 downloads)

2.75★

PlayStation Store rating (511 ratings)

gold

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

Unsupported

Steam Deck (Valve)

SteamOS: Playable

$39.99

steam price (US)

Health check

Cooling

· 30 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
· Review velocity down 55% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (114 reviews).
· Top 22% of 28,693 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 7.5k–17k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 374 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG	$13.99	-65%
GOG	$13.99	-65%
Gamesplanet	$15.99	-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $19.99 at Steam (2026-09-24)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 94 of 119 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

achievements tracked

72.5%

earned "The Awakening"

24.4%

median achievement earned by

· 72.5% of players earned The Awakening
· 24.4% of players earned In deep waters
· 5.3% of players earned Augmented agent

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCamera ComfortColor Alternatives#category_contrast_controlsCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable Difficulty#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed Input5 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2026-04-16 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)	215	11%	28
Steam (Steam)	200	4%	27
Xbox Series (Xbox)	38	5%	27

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

2026-04-16First review activity on record (week of 2026-04-16).
2026-04-16Biggest review week on record: 114 reviews (week of 2026-04-16).
2026-04-23Negative review surge: 23 negative vs 21 positive in the week of 2026-04-23 (typical week: 3 negative).

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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