Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss reveals its launch date

During the autumn edition of the Galaxies Showcase, NACON and the studio Big Bad Wolf announced the release date  for Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss with its first gameplay trailer. Man, there are so many creepy games coming out at the moment, I am starting to yearn for a Yoshi game.

Anyway, Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss is a narrative investigation game inspired by the universe of Lovecraft. In this frightening first-person thriller, the player embodies Noah, an agent of the Ancile, an office specializing in occult affairs, investigating the mysterious disappearance of miners in the heart of the Pacific Ocean. His research will plunge him into the depths of the immense labyrinthine prison of R’lyeh, an ancient sunken city where Cthulhu is held captive. The player and their AI companion, KEY, will have to solve complex puzzles, make choices that will influence their destiny, and try to resist the corruption of the mind caused by the influence of Cthulhu.

In Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, the player takes on the role of Noah, voiced by Jua Amir (who previously worked on Detroit: Become Human), an agent specializing in occult cases. His mission is to investigate the disappearance of miners at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, aided by his personal AI, KEY.

KEY is equipped with a range of useful tools to assist the player in their investigation, such as a sonar for analyzing clues or revealing things that are difficult to see with the naked eye.

While exploring varied environments, both on land and at sea, Noah will face numerous riddles and puzzles that can be solved in different ways. One of the game’s iconic locations is none other than R’lyeh, the city where, according to the myth, Cthulhu is imprisoned; this location has never been depicted in a video game before.

Lovecraftian-inspired stuff is certainly on the rise at the end of 2025, and Big Bad Wolf, the devs here out of Bordeaux in France, certainly seem to have the theme nailed down. The studio is also responsible for The Council and Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong.