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Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land

201250/100
Role-playing (RPG)StrategyAdventureIndie

Fantasy · Historical · Horror · Sci-Fi

This turn-based strategy RPG from Red Wasp Design plunges you into the trenches of World War I, where the horrors of the battlefield are eclipsed only by the cosmic dread lurking beneath. Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land demands careful resource management and tactical thinking as you guide a squad of investigators against Lovecraftian monstrosities. Its blend of squad-based combat and sanity-based role-playing creates a uniquely tense atmosphere, forcing players to make difficult choices that can have devastating consequences.

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Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a turn-based strategy/role-playing game based on the award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG. Developed in conjunction with Chaosium and based their multi-award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG. Set in the midst of World War One, the game pits your team of investigators and soldiers against an ancient enemy, one older than humanity itself... Can your team of investigators keep their grip on sanity long enough to stop these diabolical plans?

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