Focus Home Interactive has shared first details and screenshots of its 2014-announced Call of Cthulhu game, due out in 2017 for consoles and PC.
First, the game has dropped its original developer Frogwares for Cynadie Studio, developer of Styx: Master of Shadows, the Blood Bowl series, and the upcoming Space Hulk: Deathwing.
Call of Cthulhu is developed on Unreal Engine 4 and described by Focus Home Interactive as an RPG-investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics, set in a “deeply immersive” world. Players are on a mission to find the truth behind the death of an acclaimed artist and her family ona backwater island, and will soon uncover a more disturbing truth as the Great Dreamer, Cthulhu, prepares its awakening.
Get quotes from both Cyanide and Focus Home Interactive below.
Patrick Pligersdorffer, CEO of Cyanide Studio
“We are happy that Focus entrusted us with the development of a video game adaptation of the legendary RPG Call of Cthulhu. As long-time fans of the license, working with longtime partner publisher Focus Home Interactive on such an original and exciting project is, once again, a privilege. We hope to offer fans the game they’ve long been waiting for.”
Cédric Lagarrigue, President of Focus Home Interactive
“We are deeply honored to be partnering with Cyanide again. They’ve grown alongside us for the past 10 years, to become today one of the best independent developers in Europe. With titles such as Styx: Master of Shadows and the Blood Bowl series, they’ve proved their creativity and ability to offer strong gaming experiences in original worlds. Cyanide has been wanting to make a Call of Cthulhu adaptation for years. They now hold all the cards to create a game that will please fans of the Cthulhu mythos, as well as players eager for rich and original gaming experiences.”
View the screenshots at the gallery.
