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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

Fair · 20 top critics · 6 articles · Jul 15, 2026
ACE Team · Nacon
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Roundup: The First Reviews Have Arrived For The Mound: Omen Of Cthulhu

Oh, the cosmic horror. Prepare your butts, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu reviews are in and they're quite mixed. Having spent more than 25 hours with The Mound myself, I can see why its review scores vary from decent to pretty poor. It's worth noting the more favourable reviews tend to be for the PC version. Xbox Series X does an okay job of handling the game (after a lot fiddling with controller settings) but its less powerful sibling, the Xbox Series S, wholly struggles to keep up with the expedi

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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Review

An entertaining co-op horror excursion that can sometimes feel a bit too oppressive.

IGN / Tom Marks
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu – Your Mind Is the Real Enemy

The post The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu – Your Mind Is the Real Enemy appeared first on XBOX Wire.

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Left 4 Dead lives on in The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a Lovecraftian extraction game from the creators of Zeno Clash

Seeking relief from the terrible light of the Xbox resettification, I fall into the sweet, dank embrace of The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a 17th century extraction game in which four crucifix-wielding, musket-toting Spanish explorers venture to a jungle full of creatures inspired by Lovecraftian horror. Why would they set foot in such an awful place? For loot, of course. Why else do Europeans travel to other countries?

Rock Paper Shotgun / Edwin Evans-Thirlwell
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu Brings Insanity Effects to its Lovecraftian Multiplayer Horror | IGN Preview

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is a cooperative pirate-era trek where keeping a hold of your sanity is only the start of your struggle. And after traipsing through the jungle and second-guessing reality a couple of times, I’m eager to get back in and discover what secrets there are to discover, even if it may cost me my mind.

IGN / Ryan McCaffrey
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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu ‘Gameplay Showcase’ video

Publisher Nacon and developer ACE Team have released six-minute gameplay showcase video for cooperative survival … Source

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Feature: These 40+ Games Are Coming To Xbox Next Week (July 13-17)

Including seven Xbox Game Pass additions! Welcome to your Xbox games roundup for July 13-17! We've got quite a lot happening over the next few days, including the releases for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, Moss: The Forgotten Relic and various other exciting indie games, along with seven Xbox Game Pass additions highlighted by Denshattack! and Quarantine Zone: The Last Check! Here's what's coming to Xbox next week: Read the full article on purexbox.com

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