The Call of Karen

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App ID	1320550
App Type	Game
Developer	Trumbus
Publisher	Trumbus
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	30138694
Last Record Update	18 July 2025 – 20:18:05 UTC ()
Release Date	16 July 2020 – 14:00:13 UTC ()

😏 75.87%

1k reviews

In-Game

The Call of Karen is a PC simulation comedy game about a 1950s suburban housewife whose home is being invaded by Cthulhu. Keep up appearances in the face of an unhappy marriage, ungrateful child, and eldritch madness!

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer

Trumbus

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Trumbus

IsFreeApp

Yes

Exclude from family sharing (exfgls)

3 (Free Game)

Store Release Date

16 July 2020 – 14:00:13 UTC ()

osarch

community_hub_visible

Yes

Social Media

https://x.com/DragonDirigible

Primary Genre

Simulation (28)

Store Genres

Casual (4), Free to Play (37), Indie (23), Simulation (28)

Steam Release Date

16 July 2020 – 14:00:13 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

18 May 2020 – 16:53:26 UTC () (1589820806)

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osextended

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Is free on the store?

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 11 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 5420406

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

restricted_countries

Germany

First seen on SteamDB

10 May 2020 – 20:46:50 UTC (), in changelist #8397689

Supported Languages

8 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes

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header_image

english

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timestamp	17 July 2023 – 03:01:15 UTC

Trailers

256784926 ↴
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timestamp	1610298399

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