The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu

ACE Team's novel attempt at a co-op horror game could have used more polish and tighter gameplay to truly stand out.

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu adds something new to the extraction shooter genre - its brilliantly implemented madness mechanics. Read our PS5 review for the lowdown on this surprisingly compelling extraction shooter from Chliean developer ACE Team.

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is a tense and atmospheric romp into the jungle

What's that coming over the mound?

Can you play with madness and survive? In GameWatcher’s The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu review, we head to the jungle to find out.

The madness of repetitiveness.

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu delivers a strong Lovecraftian atmosphere and tense co-op ideas, but its clunky combat, weak solo play, and performance issues hold it back.

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The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu has some interesting ideas and solid presentation, but no sense of progression and unpolished gameplay let it down.

The Mound Omen of Cthulu scared the pants off of me. Only, for all the wrong reasons. Come find out why in our full review!

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is a spectacular co-op horror game that can fool players using all manner of cunning tricks. It makes for a great game to enjoy with a dedicated group or with strangers, although the difficulty of the game gets in the way occasionally. Even with many good aspects, it still seems to reach a point where progressing feels frustratingly difficult. The game doesn't always give you the best tools for the job, and, with limited meta-progression, players are left with knowledge as their only weapon. Making it to The Mound could take as little as five hours or as many as fort...