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Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss

53% positive of 266 Steam reviews

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Released
2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Platforms
Steam, GOG, PlayStation

Made by Big Bad Wolf. Published by Nacon.

About the game

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.

Tagged by players

  • Lovecraftian
  • Detective
  • Psychological Horror
  • Investigation
  • Dark
  • Story Rich
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Atmospheric
  • Choices Matter
  • Hidden Object
  • Exploration

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I genuinely like the atmosphere and the core concept. This is not a bad game. It's a broken one. The A button (interaction) repeatedly stops responding mid-session. It's not a one-off — it's a recurring, developer-acknowledged bug that happens multiple times per playthrough, forcing constant level restarts. The save system makes it worse. No manual save. Autosaves fire at arbitrary points. I lost 45 minutes of…

    2.6 h played when written. 16 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    They need to fix this game and quit releasing unfinished junk and using players a beta testers. Shame on them and STEAM for selling this junk.

    47 h played when written. 45 found it helpful.

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