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Cthulhu Saves the World app for iPhone and iPad


4.0 ( 2840 ratings )
Games Role Playing Adventure
Developer: TinkerHouse Games
1.99 USD
Current version: 1.0.2, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 28 Jun 2012
App size: 235.46 Mb

"Cthulhu Saves The World is so good and so hip and yet so faithful to the 16-bit games it parodies so well..."
- Touch Arcade

The XBLA and Steam indie hit finally comes to iOS!

The lord of insanity, Cthulhu was all set to plunge the world into insanity and destruction when his powers were suddenly sealed away by a mysterious sorcerer. The only way for him to break the curse is to become a true hero. Save the world to destroy it in an epic parody RPG journey of redemption, romance, and insanity!

Key features:
- Old school RPG style mixed with modern design sensibilities!
- Inflict insanity upon your opponents for fun and profit!
- 6-10 hour quest with unlockable game modes & difficulty levels for increased replay value.
- Highlander mode – XP gains are quadrupled, but only one character can be brought into battle at a time!
- Score Attack mode – Gain points by defeating bosses at the lowest LV possible!
- Overkill – Jump to LV40 in a single battle! Perfect for replays and experimentation!
- Cthulhus Angels mode – Remix mode with new playable characters, new dialogue, new bosses, and more!
- All of the great features players know and love from Breath of Death VII: The Beginning have returned – fast-paced gameplay, combo system, random encounter limits, branching LV-Ups, and more!

Meant for 3GS, iPad 1 and later hardware.

Pros and cons of Cthulhu Saves the World app for iPhone and iPad

Cthulhu Saves the World app good for

I bought it on steam. Then i bought it on my iPhone to take it everywhere with me. Its the only game i ever paid for and no doubt, its worth it. 10/10 would buy again
The quality of the presentation is a bit off, but everything else is great - the combat is fluent and not-cheap, the story and dialoguse are funny and cute and its CTHULHU! The game is more than worth it for its prise. Im taking one star away just because of the blurry texturse - pixels need true ID. I want to see squares on the pixels, not blurred squares.
Loving the game so far but it needs an update. Virtual dpad is needed along with screen rotation. Only giving a good review because I am faithful the debs will update.
The game in general is funny its like a classic 16 bit adventure but feels new there is a lot of jokes in the game and it will keep you entertained for a long time but there are a couple bad things about it the first one is there is no screen rotation which should be in every app by now the second thing is that the controls are very glitchy but they already said there gonna fix that soon and the final bad thing is that because its on iPhone and iPad I wish they would use some type of iCloud save so that I could play the game at home on my iPad and continue my game on my iPhone. But overall its a funny good rpg that just needs a bit of tweaks if you want a more polished version just buy it on steam for pc.
I have no problem w/ it or crashes and controls arent too bad, it just need some time to get used to. But I do prefer d-pad option as well. I think u should get it :)
A lot of reviewers are giving one star simply because they want a d-pad. Honestly the controls work fine how they are. The entire screen is your dpad, meaning you arent limited in the way you hold your phone while playing. I am about halfway through the game at the time of this review and have had zero crashes and an overall great game experience. Good characters and an amusing story. Highly recommended to fans of old school RPGs.

Some bad moments

I feel the game needs a virtual d-pad and a screen rotation feature. Sorry for the bad review.
I love the style and all the retro touches but the game is simply too hard to play in its current state. Add a d-pad for movement and maybe an easier way to select attacks (ie I can touch item instead of having to scroll down and hi A to select item) and I will change this to a five star rating for sure :)
The game looks good but I cant get past the first zone because it crashes once i enter a battle, controls are difficult but manageable. -Fix crashes -add D pad = 5 stars
this version crashes all the time. especially during boss battles! please fix this so we can enjoy this game!
Really good game and really happy to see it on the store but... Bad controls. Hard to move around and, imo, unplayable. A virtual arrow pad could help a lot.
Played on steam and wanted to start over on mobile. I have yet to get past the 3 heroes as the app crashes every single time I defeat them. This really is an excellent game and I would gladly give it 5 if the crashes would just stop. D-pad would be nice but can live without it.