Adventure · August 7, 2019

Gibbous – A Cthulhu Adventure (2019)

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A comedy cosmic horror adventure made in Transylvania. Darkham, with its crooked gambrel roofs, dark alleys, and a past shrouded in secrecy, never really was a welcoming place, but nowadays? Kooky cults are popping up everywhere, and that most evil book, the Necronomicon, is spoken of in trembling whispers once more. Detective Don R. Ketype is on the case to retrieve the mysterious evil tome, but unsuspecting librarian Buzz Kerwan stumbles upon it and accidentally transforms his cat, Kitteh, into a walking, talking abomination. Being humanized? Quite a downgrade. Gibbous is a comedy cosmic horror game - a modern adventure that is classically inspired, features gorgeous HD art, detailed traditional animation, and a lengthy story that will see the three protagonists travel around the world and deal with abominations both cosmic and human-made, voodoo, and Things That Should Not Be. From Lovecraft Country to Transylvania, set off on a quest to get a very cynical cat to stop talking. • Over 60 hand-painted, detailed environments inspired by Transylvanian architecture and nature; • Fluid traditional 2d animation with a Disney-esque look and feel; • Two protagonists and a talking ca--- Okay, three. Three protagonists; • Upwards of 70 fully voiced, crazy characters; • Special guest appearance by Doug Cockle, voice of the Witcher; • Contains most genuine Transylvanian accent in games and media, like, ever; • Over 4 hours of lush original soundtrack featuring live instruments; • A lengthy cinematic story that spans continents and more; • Moment to moment humor, darker arching plot; • Dynamic lighting, real time reflections and weather system; • Integrated hint system to help you when you’re stuck; • Fully animated cartoon cutscenes that punctuate important story beats; • Over 12,000 voiced dialogue lines; • Custom voiced responses for all the crazy combinations you can think of; • Lovingly made near Vlad the Impaler’s birthplace; • No cutesifying or making fun of the Old Ones, praise their Dark Names; • Did we mention the talking cat?

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85 Adventure titles launched in 2019 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Story Rich · 219
  • Point & Click · 209
  • Puzzle · 207
  • Adventure · 203
  • Dark · 191
  • Indie · 188
  • Cute · 183
  • Singleplayer · 182
  • Lovecraftian · 176
  • Dark Fantasy · 176
  • Horror · 174
  • Atmospheric · 160
  • Fantasy · 89
  • Funny · 85
  • Comedy · 80

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.2k Steam reviewsTop 92% in Adventure
Positive rating90% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 54%
Metacritic74/100Genre average 77 — top 72% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours6 h averageTop 54% for session depth among Adventure

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Hungarian
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Arabic
  • Korean
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Japanese

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 2.2k reviews

2.0k positive · 218 negative

Metacritic

74/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

6.4/10

Curator recommendations

2.0k

Press Quotes

“Gibbous includes everything I love about classic point-and-click adventures.” Kotaku “Thanks to its witty writing and engaging puzzles, Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure stands out as one of the best point and click games of recent years.” 8 – Gamespew “I haven’t shouted, cheered, or laughed this much at a point and click adventure in a very, very long time.” 9.2 – Powerup Gaming

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

6h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

6h

Typical completion time

Achievements

48

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 7, 2019
DeveloperStuck In Attic
Base price$3.99 -75%
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Editions & Packages

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