GOG.com is currently running the big summer sale, which also includes a free game every few days. After this Cyberpunk adventures Dex now follows Lovecraft’s Untold Stories a gritty roguelike action-RPG where you must contend with cosmic horrors from the Cthulhu mythos.
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That’s what Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is about
Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action role-playing game with roguelike elements: Here you explore randomly generated levels based on Lovecraft’s stories and fight against cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Cthulhu Mythos. You improve your equipment, solve puzzles and look for clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.
There are five different characters to choose from, each with their own play style. Each playthrough is an investigation that takes you through different settings – from a spooky old Victorian mansion to an abandoned hospital to the jungle where lost tribes celebrate forgotten rituals.
The whole thing is played from the iso perspective, the trailer gives a good impression of it:
link to YouTube content
Is it worth downloading? at Metacritic Lovecraft’s Untold Stories has an average rating of 77 percentage points, and 82 percent of Steam users give it a positive review – so the title could well be worth a look for fans of roguelikes and HP Lovecraft.
This is how you secure the free game
- Visited the home page of GOG and log into your GOG account
- Scroll down a little to find the free promotion banner
- Click the button
Agree and get game
- Finished! The game should be in your GOG library after a short time
If you really like the title: On September 13, 2022, Lovecraft’s Untold Stories 2 will be the successor Steam and GOG released, which offers, among other things, significantly better graphics and co-op for four players.
