Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth

First-person Lovecraftian horror with puzzles, combat, and sanity effects

Headfirst Productions · Published by Bethesda Softworks · Released Jun 16, 2009

Reviews: Mixed; 68% of 3,370
Recent reviews: Mixed; 50% of 14 in 30 days
Playing now: 1; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth?

This first-person horror adventure takes place across towns and alien locations drawn from Lovecraft's fiction, as you confront a supernatural threat. You explore levels, investigate, solve puzzles, and fight monsters while a sanity system can cause hallucinations and panic attacks.

For you if...

+you like slow-building dread and Lovecraftian stories
+you enjoy stealth and puzzles alongside combat

Not for you if...

−you want straightforward shooting without investigation or puzzles
−you prefer horror without hallucinations or panic effects

What players say

68% of 3,370 reviews are positive · 50% of 14 in the last 30 days

Players praise the Lovecraftian atmosphere, story, and tense opening. Their most common complaint is crashes and bugs that can block progress, sometimes even with community fixes. Some also find the controls awkward and the later sections weaker.