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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

Wait69%

Mixed · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

ACE Team · Co-op · Jul 15, 2026

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 156 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 134 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
17% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews83% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay has enough unique mechanics to stand out instead of feeling like every other co-op horror game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals, sound design, and environments do a great job of creating tension.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op111 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
65% still recommend
Combat
57% still recommend
Optimization
47% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend
Story
61% still recommend
Performance
40% still recommend
Interface
49% still recommend
Bugs
52% still recommend
Difficulty
68% still recommend
Multiplayer
62% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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