“The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of the infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.” - H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulhu
While the Call of Cthulhu franchise has a large amount of material, there are two main properties to explore here.
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Call of Cthulhu RPG 7th Edition
Unpacking this extremely popular RPG is not easy, as many themes overlap and the longevity of it does come with a fair amount of baggage. Not only does this game also love the vague antiquarian, but many of the scenarios on their own bring a strong archaeological flavor.
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Call of Cthulhu (2018)
This is a video game that was developed by Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive. It was inspired directly by the RPG and not the story published by Lovecraft himself. However, it does share some similarities.