Call of the Elder Gods review: brilliant puzzles buried inside an oddly cosy cosmic horror

A black woman and a white man hold torches.

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(Image credit: Kwalee Ltd)

Publisher Kwalee

Developer Out of the Blue Games

Release date 12 May

Format Xbox Series X|S (reviewed), PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2

Platform Unreal Engine 5

If you’re the sort of person who enjoys decoding ancient nonsense scribbled on walls and staring at constellation charts for 20 minutes, convinced you’re on the verge of a breakthrough, then you’ll find a lot to like about Call of the Elder Gods. Developer Out of the Blue clearly knows its audience, as this follow-up to Call of the Sea feels like the studio has doubled down on what people loved: bigger puzzles, stranger mysteries, more overt cosmic horror, while still hanging on to that approachable pulp-adventure tone that prevents things from dragging.