Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

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App ID	389470
App Type	Game
Developer	Infogrames
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

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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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)

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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:

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requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-8.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

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

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timestamp	10 November 2022 – 21:38:30 UTC

Trailers

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Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet

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