The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu
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ActionAdventureCo-opPsychological HorrorLovecraftianRogueliteHorror

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Game description

In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…

Basic info

DeveloperACE Team
PublisherNacon
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckUnsupported
Release dateJul 15, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-8700k or AMD Ryzen 5 1600x
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNvidia GTX 1660 SUPER 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6GB or Intel Arc A770 16GB
Storage23 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 458 reviews from the past 1 year

69.6/ 100
Bottom 30%

Steam rating: Mixed (69%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Up to four players explore a cursed jungle in this co-op horror game, which scores 69.6 from 458 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

159 reviews praise the atmosphere of its world, and some call it genuinely scary, with strong sound design and a sanity system a few describe as unique. Story & World ranks 217th of 1096. 82 say it shines when played with friends, and some enjoy figuring things out together and the chaotic moments that follow. Multiplayer ranks 229th of 642. 43 find the core loop fun, and a few see a solid foundation with great potential.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay ranks 1279th of 1396. 78 reviews find the combat and movement clunky and slow, and some note there is no way to block or dodge, while others dislike the inventory handling. 54 report poor optimization, and some say it needs a high end PC or upscaling to run well. 38 describe bugs, such as players stuck in terrain, crashes in the lobby and in a few cases a wiped save. Tech & Support appears in 53% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1135th of 1399, and Content Volume ranks 1139th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“aesthetic and atmosphere absolutely supreme, unique co-op sanity system” · 159 reviews
“very good for 3 friends playing 5-8 hour sessions together” · 82 reviews
“Artificially slow combat and movement remove player agency and counterplay” · 78 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 66% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel -2.34 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “Artificially slow combat and movement remove player agency and counterplay” · 78 reviews

Progression 23% · Difficulty 30% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 9% · Strategy 16%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 60% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.79 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “aesthetic and atmosphere absolutely supreme, unique co-op sanity system” · 159 reviews

Story 9% · Characters 2%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.95 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “jungle locale lacks variety, same-y maps become repetitive after 10 hours” · 20 reviews

Volume 16% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.30 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “impressive graphics and excellent sound design create great atmosphere” · 34 reviews
Negative “graphics quality far worse than advertised, very blurry and poor” · 2 reviews

Audio 17%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 57% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.62 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “very good for 3 friends playing 5-8 hour sessions together” · 82 reviews
Negative “ship crew non-existent, lacks populated atmosphere” · 6 reviews

Community 3% · Servers & Connection 6%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.51 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “monsters are severely overpowered, requiring excessive headshots to kill” · 21 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 13% · Matchmaking 3%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.48 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “demanding engine causes 45-58 FPS even on RTX 4080 Super at 1440p” · 54 reviews
Positive “runs at 140 FPS smoothly with short load times and excellent optimization” · 2 reviews

Stability 25% · Developer support 24%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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