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Two new Lovecraft games announced, including one from Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong studioHP source.Image credit: Big Bad Wolf Studio/Nacon News by Matt Wales News Reporter Published on March 6, 2025 If you love Lovecraft, publisher Nacon will be hoping you also love the two Lovecraft games it's lining up for its 2025 slate - one of which is a "thrilling investigative adventure" from the team behind The Council and Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong.Starting with that one, it's called Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, and cast players as Noah, an agent of a secret Interpol division that specialises in occult cases. Noah's investigating the mysterious disappearance of miners in the depths of the Pacific Ocean - a quest that'll eventually lead to the labyrinthine prison of R'lyeh, where Cthulhu has been contained.All this plays out as a mix of investigate adventure and first-person psychological thriller, with progress requiring players to solve "complex puzzles", make choices that'll shape Noah's fate, and resist the mind-corrupting influence of Cthulhu. And if that appeals, Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, from Big Bad Wolf Studio, launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S next year.Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss announcement trailer.Watch on YouTubeWhich brings us to the second of Nacon's newly announced Lovecraft games, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu. Developed by Zeno Clash studio ACE Team, it's a first-person horror game - featuring online co-op for up to four players - that, as its name suggests, draws inspiration from Lovecraft's novella The Mound.The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu announcement trailer.Watch on YouTubeThis one casts players as a squad of conquistadors on an expedition through an eerie, oppressive jungle in search of a legendary underground city, rumoured to house priceless treasures. As they explore deeper into the unknown, they'll encounter monstrous otherworldly entities that distort their senses and threaten their sanity.The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S later this year.