Two red dots loom out at me through the inky green ocean depths. Playing the Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss free Steam Next Fest demo, I've just pushed through an undersea rocky tunnel that was so cramped it made me anxious, only to find, emerging, that the opposite is so much worse. I shudder at the wide, low-visibility expanse, alone in just a diving suit with only an AI assistant voice for company.
I swim forward, continuing to follow the pipes that have been my guide towards the abandoned underwater research facility I've been sent to investigate. Soon, those red dots reveal themselves to not be some monstrous behemoth, simply two lights on the base. My sigh of relief is short-lived, there's always the sense there might be something lurking just out of sight in the palpable Lovecraftian atmosphere developer Big Bad Wolf Studio have crafted for their take on the mythos. If you're interested in trying this opening for yourself, you can learn more about the demo festivities in our Steam Next Fest guide.
