Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth (2009)

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Developer: Headfirst Productions
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Genres: \N
Rating: 3.4 of 5, 3,345 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 8.1 hours
Where to get it: Steam

How it feels

A tense, first-person survival horror that blends investigation and stealth with frantic combat in a Lovecraftian nightmare.

psychological horroratmospherictensesurvival horrorstealthdifficultfirst-persongothic

What players say

Players warn the Steam version is badly broken with crashes and progression bugs, and recommend buying the game on GOG instead. Those who got it running praise it as one of the best Lovecraft adaptations, with an oppressive atmosphere that builds dread without cheap scares.

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