Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 96 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 75 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Further, due to the permadeath aspect of this game, having procedural generation really helps with the replayability.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
17 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
The slower pace, the gloomy, claustrophobic hallways, and a deliciously spooky soundtrack (seriously, these are really creepy tunes) all conspire to create the kind of tension-fraught, horror-FPS atmosphere that I've longed to experience again since the mid-2000's.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
The strong aspects of CTHON are its nice graphics (of course if you're into low-res retro pixel art) and really good atmosphere, reminding me of System Shock with some Lovecraftian overtones.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
13 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
I like how most of the upgrades will actually show up on weapons' viewmodels and the HUD when equipped, which sticks out among...
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay36 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Interface13 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Performance86% still recommend
Story100% still recommend
Crashes75% still recommend
Players complain
Combat64% still recommend
Difficulty100% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$4.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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