Cthulhu Keeper blends stealth tactics and dungeon management gameplay together to create a new Lovecraftian adventure.
Not all classic PC gaming genres have been so lucky.
Kuuasema’sCthulhu Keeperaims to resurrect these struggling genres and become that surprise success.
To earn those resources, I had to venture out and complete stealth missions around the world.
This part of Cthulhu Keeper is what plays more like Commandos, or contemporary examples likeDesperados 3andSumerian Six.
Stealth missions took two different forms.
The Lovecraftian twists Cthulhu Keeper applies to this tried-and-true formula do provide a unique flair within the stealth-tactics space.
When I started missions, I only had one unit to command: Lilith West, a corrupted neurobiologist.
Instead, her skills focused on increasing the number of units at my disposal.
After killing an enemy, I could harvest their corpse to get an eyeball or choose to reanimate them.
Occasionally, I would encounter a pylon in a level and destroy it to summon eldritch monsters.
It’s also a solid entry point to both of these hardcore genres.
The menus and currencies required to build out the cult compound aren’t overly complex.
Cthulhu Keeper is in development for PC.
A public playtest for the game will begin on March 17.
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