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Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

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App ID 389470
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Atari
Franchise Call of Cthulhu, Atari
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies DOSBOX Emulator
Last Changenumber 29398280
Last Record Update 5 June 2025 – 15:06:12 UTC ()
Release Date 4 November 2015 – 20:57:05 UTC ()
❓ 70.02%
91 reviews
1
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.

Additional Information

Developer Infogrames
metacritic_name Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
ReleaseState released
Publisher Atari
Store Release Date 1 January 1993 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25)
Steam Release Date 4 November 2015 – 20:57:05 UTC ()
Original Release Date 1 January 1993 – 08:00:00 UTC () (725875200)
Store Asset Modification Time 7 October 2015 – 18:27:49 UTC () (1444242469)
review_score 6
review_percentage 76
Detected Technologies (?) DOSBOX Emulator, SDL SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • 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
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 25 April 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 751009
  • configuration:
    supported_inputother
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke1
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-8.0-1
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)
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First seen on SteamDB 20 July 2015 – 19:46:11 UTC (), in changelist #1175305
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes

Tags

👊 Violent 😖 Gore 🐙 Lovecraftian 😱 Horror 🔎 Point & Click 🗺️ Adventure 👾 Pixel Graphics

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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timestamp10 November 2022 – 21:38:30 UTC
Trailers
256657299 ↴
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
389471 Shadow of the Comet Content 148.27 MiB 79.82 MiB

Total size on disk is 148.27 MiB and total download size is 79.82 MiB.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 751009
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