CTHON
First-person horror roguelike with randomized mazes and cybernetic upgrades
Gravity Games · Released Mar 17, 2017
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 87
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 4 years ago
- Apr 12, 2022
What is CTHON?
CTHON is a single-player sci-fi shooter set on a colonized moon in the 24th century, where a mining colony has disturbed an evil entity. You choose from three characters, fight monsters across nine levels, search for secrets, and use alien technology to modify your body and weapons. Death ends your run.
For you if...
- +you prefer slower exploration over fast, complex gunplay
- +you enjoy claustrophobic corridors and science-fiction horror
Not for you if...
- −you want handcrafted levels rather than randomized layouts
- −you want to keep your progress after dying
What players say
71% of 87 reviews are positive
Players praise the sprite art, ambient soundtrack, and visible changes to upgraded weapons and equipment. Recurring complaints concern repetitive level layouts and inventory limits that restrict progression.
Screenshots and trailer
CTHON system requirements
Minimum: 256 MB, 2 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run CTHON?
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- OS
- Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor
- 2.5 GHz processor
- Graphics
- 256 MB
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 500 MB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 / 10
- Processor
- 2.7 GHz or faster processor
- Graphics
- 1 GB
- Memory
- 3 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0c
Does CTHON have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does CTHON run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, French.
Does CTHON use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Action
- Action Roguelike
- Shooter
- FPS
- Lovecraftian
- Pixel Graphics
- First-Person
- Retro
- Roguelite
- Boomer Shooter
- Violent
- Sci-fi
- Horror
- Gore
Recent updates
- Apr 12, 2022 · CTHON Update - 4/12/2022
- Jan 22, 2018 · Patch Notes for 1-21-18
- Jan 22, 2018 · Patch Notes for 1-21-18
- Oct 29, 2017 · Patch Notes - 10/28/2017
- Oct 29, 2017 · Patch Notes - 10/28/2017
