Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness brings creeping dread to Steam

The game is inspired by H.P. Lovecraft classics such as The Shadow over Innsmouth and The Mountains of Madness.

The Old Ones have plans and now you have the chance to thwart them in Chronicle of Innsmouth: Mountains of Madness, which released today on Steam and is ready for you to download it. But are you ready for a deep dive into the Cthulhu Mythos?

Developed by Psychodev, Mountains of Madness is the second installment in the Lovecraftian point-and-click adventure series. It is presented in the style of old LucasArts classics you may once have known and loved, mixed with a liberal dose of occult madness.

Players assume the role of Lone Carter, an investigator seeking answers after a narrow escape from Cthulhu-related shenanigans of the potentially fatal variety. He hopes to find the truth behind a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances, ideally without becoming a victim himself.

Mountains of Madness takes place ten years before the previous game in the series. It was funded at least in part by a 2018 Kickstarter campaign, and is based primarily on the novella of the same name. As the script comes from a Lovecraft expert, you should expect both authenticity and some Easter eggs to go with it. Just check out this list of official game features:

• A mature, horrifying story, combining the thrilling mystery of a detective story with a cosmic horror setting.


• Inspired by The Mountains of Madness, but with many original elements to surprise you at every corner.


• Test your wits and deduction skills with clever puzzles, logical but challenging.


• Interact with many characters, both original and taken from Lovecraft’s works. Play as detective Lone Carter, but also as iconic Lovecraft characters as Abdul Alhazred – and even H.P. Lovecraft himself!


• Retro art style, inspired by the early 90s Lucasarts classics.


• A brilliant unsettling original soundtrack, full of tension and mystery, to underline the disturbing events of this story.

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Staff article by Jason Venter (March 23, 2021) Jason Venter has been playing games for 30 years, since discovering the Apple IIe version of Mario Bros. in his elementary school days. Now he writes about them, here at HonestGamers and also at other sites that agree to pay him for his words.