Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss
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Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is an adventure developed by Big Bad Wolf, released 16 April 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $13.99 at GOG.
What Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is an adventure game developed by Big Bad Wolf and released in 2026. It was published by Nacon. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 5.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is an adventure horror game developed by Big Bad Wolf and published by Nacon. The game is inspired by the works of horror fiction author H. P. Lovecraft and the story is set in 2053.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are horror, mystery, science fiction and thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 27 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2026 averaged 78, so it scored 8 points below the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X, 12 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6 GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8 GB or Intel Arc A580, 8 GB. A 12GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 16GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
The cheapest verified price right now is $13.99 at GOG, 65% below its usual price. Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Indonesia is the cheapest region we track at Rp 399,999 (about $22.15), while United Kingdom pays £34.99 — 2.1 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 25 on Steam, which is about $24.99.
What it launched against
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss launched on 16 April 2026, within three weeks of Pragmata, Replaced, Saros and Mouse: P.I. For Hire. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 6 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Pragmata, Replaced, Saros, Mouse: P.I. For Hire.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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