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Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea is a first-person adventure puzzle game set in the 1930's that tells the story of Norah, a woman on the trail of her missing husband's expedition. The search takes place on a strange but…

73 8 December 2020

Call of the Sea is an adventure developed by Out of the Blue Games, released 8 December 2020 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The main story takes about 6.2 hrs to finish.

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What Call of the Sea is

Call of the Sea is an adventure game developed by Out of the Blue Games and released in 2020. It was published by Raw Fury. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It is 1934, in the far reaches of the South Pacific. Norah has crossed the ocean following the trail of her missing husband’s expedition and finds herself on a lush island paradise - a nameless, forgotten place, dotted with the remnants of a lost civilization. What strange secrets does it hold, and what might Norah unearth in her quest for the truth?
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are historical and mystery. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Call of the Sea holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 44% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2020 averaged 73, so it scored about average for its year. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 137 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 6.2 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD FX-6100/Intel i3-3220 or Equivalent, 8 GB RAM and AMD Radeon HD 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or Equivalent. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Call of the Sea launched on 8 December 2020, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori and Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Omori, Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Quick answers

Call of the Sea — frequently asked questions

When did Call of the Sea come out?
Call of the Sea was released on 8 December 2020 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Call of the Sea?
At minimum, Call of the Sea needs AMD FX-6100/Intel i3-3220 or Equivalent, 8 GB RAM, AMD Radeon HD 7750, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 or Equivalent graphics, 15 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat Call of the Sea?
The main story of Call of the Sea takes around 6.2 hrs, or 6 hrs for 100% completion.
How many GB is Call of the Sea?
The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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