Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure

Fantasy

Horror

Comedy

Point-and-click

Puzzle

Adventure

Indie

Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is a comedy point 'n click love letter to classic-era Lucas adventures, HP Lovecraft, Hitchcock and many, many others. A lighthearted spoof of the Cthulhu Mythos, Gibbous will have you controlling 3 protagonists, dealing with strange cultists, ancient voodoo, and Dead Cthulhu himself. Well, "dead" is just a matter of opinion... Everything revolves around the dreaded Necronomicon and how it affects the protagonists' lives. Grizzled detective Don R. Ketype wants it because he always gets his man (or book); and easy going, easy living librarian Buzz Kerwan stumbles upon it and accidentally transforms his cat, Kitteh, into a talking abomination, thus setting on a quest to return her back to cathood.

3.6

External Ratings

17 ratings

Release Date:

7 Aug, 2019

Last Updated:

21 Jun, 2026

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Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure (PC, Mac, Linux) is a comedy point 'n click love letter to classic-era Lucas adventures, HP Lovecraft, Hitchcock and many, many others. A lighthearted spoof of the Cthulhu Mythos, Gibbous will have you controlling 3 protagonists, dealing with strange cultists, ancient voodoo, and Dead Cthulhu himself. Well, "dead" is just a matter of opinion... Everything revolves around the dreaded Necronomicon and how it affects the protagonists' lives. Grizzled detective Don R. K...

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Platforms:

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch

Release Date:

7 Aug, 2019

Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Fantasy, Horror, Comedy

Genres:

Point-and-click, Puzzle, Adventure, Indie

Player Perspectives:

Side view

IGDB Website:

Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure

IGDB Rating

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3.7

User Rating

User Rating Count

74%

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Critics Rating

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3.6

Critics Rating

Critics Rating Count

72%

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Main Developers

Stuck In Attic

Supporting Developers

Publishers

Stuck In Attic

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