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Cthulhu Saves the World
The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were sealed by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and i
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“Saved the world with mushrooms and a fear of mannequins. Even the god of horror turned cute. Now I drink tea with plush Cthulhus. Best chaos ever.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Should i really review a game in rpgmaker? Theese games are litterally always the same things, and a good story can't save that. Plesure was partially had.”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Classic RPG with an ost that actually goes insanely hard”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | JRPG · Lovecraftian · Comedy · RPG · Indie · Retro · Turn-Based · Fantasy · Funny · Singleplayer · Adventure · Parody (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://zeboyd.com/2010/06/11/cthulhu-saves-the-world-press-release/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 Processor: 1.6Ghz or higher Memory: 1GB Hard Disk Space: 200 Video Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible DirectX®: 9.0c compatible Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible Additional: Current version of Windows Media Player