Call of Cthulhu is a video game developed by and published by for , , and . The game features a environment and incorporates themes of and into a story which includes elements of investigation and . It is inspired by 's short story "", while also being an adaptation of the 1981 role-playing game .
On 16 January 2014, publisher announced via that video game developer was working on developing the game. They also announced that the game would be released on and "next-gen consoles". Later that month, a Frogwares spokesperson said that the game was still in "early development". They noted that the game would have a focus on investigations in a horror setting and that they would be using the experience from developing their series. They also revealed that they were working with multiple writers who had written scenarios for the 1981 .
After two years of inactivity on the title, prompting concerns that the game might have been canceled, Focus Home announced the game again in February 2016, in development for release in 2017 by studio . They revealed that the game would be a semi- investigative role-playing game with elements of and . The game will be built on the . It will be more closely based on the "" role-playing video game than on 's original short story .
Focus Home Interactive released the first trailer for the game just before , on 10 June 2016. A "Depths of Madness" trailer was released on 19 January 2017. The game was at first scheduled for release on , and in the fourth quarter of 2017. In September 2017, however, the game was delayed to 2018. The game was released worldwide on 30 October 2018.