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- Released: 2016
- Developer: Wise Wizard Games, LLC
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 71% of 165 reviews
- Genres: Strategy
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Cheeky humor balances cosmic horror
- Deck building combos feel satisfyingly chaotic
- Faithful adaptation of the board game
- Atmospheric
- Comedic
- Funny
About Cthulhu Realms
The closest matches to Cthulhu Realms: Star Realms, Elder Sign: Omens, Hero Realms, Ascension: Deckbuilding Game, and Cards of Cthulhu. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cthulhu Realms is your kind of game, the closest matches are Star Realms, Elder Sign: Omens and Hero Realms — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, comedic and funny, and single out its asymmetrical modifiers and campaign mode. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
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Is Cthulhu Realms worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 165 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cheeky humor balances cosmic horror
- Deck building combos feel satisfyingly chaotic
- Faithful adaptation of the board game
- Lovecraftian themes are faithfully represented
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I enjoy the gameplay, lore and graphics but the game is way too untested. It does not recognize the presence of the Full Version activation and the online play doesn't work, fails without any message. I attempted to "Sync Online" and…”
“Clunky, and really small variety of cards -- even though the art and the theme is loyal and evocative of the source material. In a Mythos as diverse and broad as HP lovecraft, the number of monsters is diminutively small. A great concept…”
People who play it also play: Star Realms, Elder Sign: Omens, Hero Realms
Frequently asked about Cthulhu Realms
Can I run it?
Does Cthulhu Realms run on Steam Deck?
Cthulhu Realms is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Cthulhu Realms free to play?
Yes — Cthulhu Realms is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Cthulhu Realms have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cthulhu Realms supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer).
What games are most similar to Cthulhu Realms?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cthulhu Realms are Star Realms, Elder Sign: Omens, Hero Realms.
Who developed Cthulhu Realms?
Cthulhu Realms was developed by Wise Wizard Games, LLC.