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Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

App ID 389470
App Type Game
Name Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
Developer
Publisher Atari
Supported Systems
Last Record Update (November 4, 2015 – 21:00:03 UTC)
Last Change Number 3106316
Release Date January 1, 1993 ()
60.05% ( 14 / 2 ) 0 In-Game

You'll take on the role of John T. Carter, a brilliant young astronomer, piecing together the puzzling history of the village and its cryptic inhabitants. Incredibly realistic action and supernatural chaos intertwine to draw players deep into the puzzling mysteries within the Shadow of the Comet.

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Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price June 23, 2016
us U.S. Dollar $5.99 Base Price $1.49 at -75%
uk British Pound £4.79 $6.22 +3.88% £1.19 at -75%
eu Euro 5,99€ $6.99 +16.76% 1,49€ at -75%
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az CIS - U.S. Dollar $3.99 $3.99 -33.39% $0.99 at -75%
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hk Hong Kong Dollar HK$48.00 $6.15 +2.63% HK$12.00 at -75%
tw Taiwan Dollar NT$178.00 $5.85 -2.29% NT$44.00 at -75%
cn Chinese Yuan ¥25.00 $3.69 -38.32% ¥6.00 at -76%
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User Tags

AdventurePoint & ClickLovecraftian

Additional Information

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icon 076373f53337e5629d4ed142de9e6b143d41f307
Genres Adventure
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logo_small 36a861bb8e0cbd5d054f4ebd4fcb14e9f200b0a4_thumb
metacritic_name Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
community_visible_stats Yes
releasestate released
community_hub_visible Yes
store_tags

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  • 1 24 hour peak - tweet this
  • 6 all-time peak June 25, 2016 – 22:11:35 UTC
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  • 4,240 ± 1,767 owners
  • 1,349 ± 996 players total31.82%
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  • 1.7 hours median total playtime
  • 1.1 hours average total playtime

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Packages that include this app

SubID Name Billing Type Last Updated
73882 Shadow of the Comet Developer Comp CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
73883 Shadow of the Comet for Beta Testing CD Key November 4, 2015 – 01:23:52 UTC
73884 Shadow of the Comet Store or CD Key November 25, 2016 – 16:56:31 UTC
Cross reference packages and depots for this app

Depots

ID Name Max Size OS Extra Info
389471 Shadow of the Comet Content 148.27 MiB

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 751009

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Launch Options

Description Executable Arguments Type OS Extra Info
Launch Dosbox\launch.bat None

Configuration

Key Value
contenttype 3
installdir Shadow of the Comet
launch See section above
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Install Configuration

Registry

Key Value
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  • string/%installdir%\dosbox: RUNASADMIN
  • string/%installdir%\dosbox\dosbox.exe: HIGHDPIAWARE
hkey_current_user\software\gog.com\games\1431942210
  • string/installdir: %INSTALLDIR%
hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210
  • string/dosboxconf: dosbox_sotc
  • string/dosboxfolder: %INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX
  • string/dosboxparam: -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc.conf" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit
  • string/dosboxversion: 074
  • string/exe: %INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX\dosbox.exe
  • string/exefile: dosbox.exe
  • string/gamename: Shadow of the Comet
  • string/goggamedll: goggame-1431942210.dll
  • string/language: english
  • string/launchcommand: "%INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX\dosbox.exe" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc.conf" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit
  • string/launchparam: -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc.conf" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit
  • string/path: %INSTALLDIR%
  • string/startmenulink: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Atari\Shadow of the Comet\Shadow of the Comet
  • string/workingdir: %INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX

History

June 21, 2017 – 18:23:31 UTC Change #3106316
  • Added store_tags
    • 0: 21
    • 1: 1698
    • 2: 7432
  • Changed changenumber – 1965676 › 3106316
May 21, 2016 – 09:24:05 UTC Change #1965676
January 19, 2016 – 23:30:27 UTC Change #1682963
November 4, 2015 – 21:00:03 UTC Change #U:2297989
  • Added Release Date – January 1, 1993
November 4, 2015 – 21:00:03 UTC Change #U:2297988
  • Added Categories – Single-player
November 4, 2015 – 21:00:03 UTC Change #U:2297987
  • Added Genres – Adventure
November 4, 2015 – 21:00:03 UTC Change #U:2297986
  • Added store name – Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
November 4, 2015 – 20:58:31 UTC Change #1419873
  • Added publisher – Atari
  • Added developer – Infogrames
  • Added metacritic_name – Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
  • Changed changenumber – 1419871 › 1419873
November 4, 2015 – 20:58:12 UTC Change #1419871
  • Added Depots
    • branches/public/buildid: 751009
    • 389471/name: Shadow of the Comet Content
    • 389471/maxsize: 155468554 (148.27 MiB)
    • 389471/manifests/public: 4912114728671632727
  • Added Install Config
    • registry/hkey_current_user\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/installdir: %INSTALLDIR%
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/dosboxconf: dosbox_sotc
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/dosboxfolder: %INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/dosboxparam: -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc.conf" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/dosboxversion: 074
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/exe: %INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX\dosbox.exe
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/exefile: dosbox.exe
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/gamename: Shadow of the Comet
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/goggamedll: goggame-1431942210.dll
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/language: english
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/launchcommand: "%INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX\dosbox.exe" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc.conf" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/launchparam: -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc.conf" -conf "%INSTALLDIR%\dosbox_sotc_single.conf" -noconsole -c exit
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/path: %INSTALLDIR%
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/startmenulink: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Atari\Shadow of the Comet\Shadow of the Comet
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\gog.com\games\1431942210/string/workingdir: %INSTALLDIR%\DOSBOX
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers/string/%installdir%\dosbox: RUNASADMIN
    • registry/hkey_local_machine\software\microsoft\windows nt\currentversion\appcompatflags\layers/string/%installdir%\dosbox\dosbox.exe: HIGHDPIAWARE
  • Added App Config
    • contenttype: 3
    • installdir: Shadow of the Comet
    • installscriptsignature: 7ad1802b065c9b4c0f484bbe517f768a78c2b3ca0f449e60c7ae41922f0745b80110e095f6421d414c415887c9131c162f94168f4e89fce48e96523756c907aff3652c427113e4ab6643b1c9ad063870037b65c0eea2133ddf04b8f7f4f15e9fa434e5e2e5d4360f7e4d4902ee73cada1d67f83e9292c58839794aa19a802820
    • launch/0/config/oslist: windows
    • launch/0/description: Launch
    • launch/0/executable: Dosbox\launch.bat
    • launch/0/type: none
    • launch/0/workingdir: Dosbox
  • Added community_hub_visible – 1
  • Added community_visible_stats – 1
  • Added releasestate – released
  • Added clienticon – 1b09a3b0019dc6d86c2916d1ea8e9a474e005a87
  • Added clienttga – f8db8b6771e7f8ee4fa7807d51190c228d946a6b
  • Added icon – 076373f53337e5629d4ed142de9e6b143d41f307
  • Added logo_small – 36a861bb8e0cbd5d054f4ebd4fcb14e9f200b0a4_thumb
  • Added logo – 36a861bb8e0cbd5d054f4ebd4fcb14e9f200b0a4
  • Added oslist – windows
  • Changed changenumber – 1341933 › 1419871
  • Added app type – Game
  • Added name – Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
  • App was published in the database
October 7, 2015 – 20:08:02 UTC Change #1341933
October 7, 2015 – 02:16:33 UTC Change #1339768
August 26, 2015 – 20:46:27 UTC Change #1246533
August 26, 2015 – 20:46:13 UTC Change #1246531
August 26, 2015 – 20:42:45 UTC Change #1246521
August 26, 2015 – 20:40:03 UTC Change #1246509
August 26, 2015 – 20:37:18 UTC Change #1246495
August 26, 2015 – 20:20:44 UTC Change #1246444
August 26, 2015 – 20:19:14 UTC Change #1246440
August 25, 2015 – 06:11:30 UTC Change #1241833
August 25, 2015 – 06:09:33 UTC Change #1241828
August 25, 2015 – 05:41:12 UTC Change #1241801
August 25, 2015 – 05:34:30 UTC Change #1241798
August 25, 2015 – 05:33:04 UTC Change #1241797
August 25, 2015 – 05:24:47 UTC Change #1241786
August 25, 2015 – 05:24:19 UTC Change #1241785
August 25, 2015 – 05:20:19 UTC Change #1241781
August 25, 2015 – 05:13:24 UTC Change #1241771
August 25, 2015 – 05:11:24 UTC Change #1241769
August 23, 2015 – 06:00:40 UTC Change #1238545
August 23, 2015 – 05:20:19 UTC Change #1238530
July 20, 2015 – 19:46:12 UTC Change #1175303

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