Get past the clunky controls and opaque puzzles, and this classic Lovecraftian adventure is worth it for Illsmouth's damp, oppressive atmosphere alone. Even its unfriendliness feels less like a flaw and more like another piece of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet1993
Call of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet
1993 Infogrames70Good
Playtime
ShortTypically 6 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- −85%$0.89
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- March 25, 1993
- Developer
- Infogrames Europe
- Publisher
- Infogrames
Overview
You'll take on the role of John T. Parker, 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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Reception
Players74
Good- Steam74from 57 reviews
Hard to recommend this game in this day and age. If Shadow of the Comet is known as dear classic of the 90's point & click era, it is definitely a product of its time, complete with tiresome mechanics asking a pixel-perfect placement to interact with objects, cryptic puzzles with no rhyme nor reason, nonsensical plot points and an intrigue that devolves...
Lovecraftian Chaos
The whole concept of this mess is illogical - you do not have a clue what to do when, where, why. Even a walkthrough may not help, as even the map is confusing. On top of that, there are a lot of (literally) dead ends.
Avoid.