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
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 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.