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Cthon

Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, Cthon seamlessly blends visceral…

17 March 2017

Cthon is an indie developed by GravityGames, released 17 March 2017 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Cthon is

Cthon is an indie game developed by GravityGames and released in 2017. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Embark - if you dare - upon a desperate battle against the unknown horrors of the beyond; featuring roguelike elements, including procedural generation and permanent death, Cthon seamlessly blends visceral combat with strategic character building.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Cthon launched on 17 March 2017, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Hollow Knight.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Hollow Knight.

Official trailer

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When did Cthon come out?
Cthon was released on 17 March 2017 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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