Call of Cthulhu
- Developer
- Cyanide Studio
- Publisher
- Focus Entertainment
- Released
- 29 October 2018
- Age rating
- PEGI N/A
- UK price
- £17.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genres: role playing rpg , adventure
Developed by seasoned studio Cyanide, Call of Cthulhu is an RPG-Investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics, set in a deeply immersive world. On a mission to find the truth behind the death of an acclaimed artist and her family on a backwater island, the player will soon uncover a more disturbing truth as the Great Dreamer, Cthulhu, prepares its awakening...
Best gaming PC for Call of Cthulhu in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Call of Cthulhu today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Focus Entertainment on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bits) | Windows 7 / 8 / 10 (64 bits) |
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3450 (3.1 GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.5 GHz) | Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)/AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | 2 GB, GeForce GTX 660/Radeon HD 7870 | 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390 |
| Storage | 13 GB | 13 GB |
| DirectX | — | — |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Call of Cthulhu?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel Core i7-3820 (3.6 GHz)/AMD FX-8370 (4.0 GHz) and your GPU is at or above 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon R9 390, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.