{"id":1872103,"date":"2026-04-08T11:17:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872103"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T08:17:42","slug":"call-of-the-sea-sequel-call-of-the-elder-gods-gets-a-close-at-hand-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1872103","title":{"rendered":"Call of the Sea sequel Call of the Elder Gods gets a close-at-hand release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Call of the Sea sequel Call of the Elder Gods gets a close-at-hand release date<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Everhart won&#8217;t you.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/call-of-the-elder-gods_jYBsuPh.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A well groomed white man in overcoat and tie, with glasses and a greying short beard, and a younger Black lady similarly well turned out, shine torches towards the camera and wear concerned expressions, as a three-eyed monster lurks behind them in the dark of a cave. It's key art for Call of the Elder Gods.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"call-of-the-elder-gods_jYBsuPh.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Out of the Blue<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-04-08T11:17:42+00:00\">April 8, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-the-elder-gods-release-date?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          7 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"fee47177-6e2e-41a0-9b3d-d7ed8d092eb2\" data-name=\"Call of the Elder Gods\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Call of the Elder Gods\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Call of the Elder Gods\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Call of the Elder Gods\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Call of the Elder Gods\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Call of the Elder Gods\" title=\"Follow Call of the Elder Gods\"><br \/>\n  Follow Call of the Elder Gods<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Publisher Kwalee and developer Out of the Blue have announced a 12th May release date for Call of the Elder Gods, the sequel to 2020&#8217;s stellar narrative puzzle adventure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/call-of-the-sea\">Call of the Sea<\/a>. It&#8217;s coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S\/X and Game Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Like Call of the Sea, Call of the Elder Gods is a first-person adventure steeped in Lovecraftian occult ideas (it&#8217;s specifically inspired by the book The Shadow Out of Time), and one that involves travelling to strange places to uncover secrets gated by various puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>In Call of the Elder Gods, you play as two characters: professor Harry Everhart &#8211; who was missing in Call of the Sea and who you pursued as his wife, Norah &#8211; and his student Evangeline Drayton. Both are apparently beset by supernatural curses, or obsessions, which plague their dreams and minds, prompting them to embark on a journey &#8220;across time and space&#8221; (says a press release) in order to solve the underlying mystery.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Call of the Elder Gods - Official Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IjPjmRH5g4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8IjPjmRH5g4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Call of the Elder Gods &#8211; Official Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Call of the Elder Gods release date trailer. Looks good to me!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8IjPjmRH5g4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Locations include libraries in mansions, the Australian outback, frozen wastelands and &#8220;otherworldly cities out of time&#8221;. It&#8217;s not as stuck to one location like Call of the Sea was, then. Actor Yuri Lowenthal returns to voice Harry, and Cissy Jones is listed as joining him &#8211; notable because she played Norah (and brilliantly so) in Call of the Sea. Her role isn&#8217;t specified but it suggests Norah will appear in some form here.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-the-sea-review-eerie-puzzles-in-paradise\">reviewed Call of the Sea<\/a> and was very impressed. It was the debut game by Spanish developer Out of the Blue and it wove an eerie and compelling tale around a beautiful tropical location with tricky puzzles to create an experience I still remember fondly. The studio went on to make a Truman Show-inspired surveillance comedy mystery called American Arcadia a couple of years later, which I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/american-arcadia-review-a-charming-but-simplistic-spin-on-the-truman-show\">also reviewed<\/a>. And though it was enjoyable and imaginative, it didn&#8217;t leave as permanent a mark. Call of the Elder Gods sounds like a return to firmer and more exciting ground, though, but we&#8217;ll know more when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/concept\/10014361\/\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-GB\/games\/store\/call-of-the-elder-gods\/9pf697tg7pp7\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>, Switch 2, and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2174380\/Call_of_the_Elder_Gods\/\">Steam<\/a> on 12th May. Alternatively, impatient sorts can <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4197180\/Call_of_the_Elder_Gods_The_First_Chapter\/\">check out the Steam demo<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Publisher Kwalee and developer Out of the Blue have announced a 12th May release date for Call of the Elder Gods, the sequel to 2020&#8217;s stellar narrative puzzle adventure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/call-of-the-sea\">Call of the Sea<\/a>. It&#8217;s coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>, PC (Steam), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S\/X and Game Pass.<\/p>\n<p>Like Call of the Sea, Call of the Elder Gods is a first-person adventure steeped in Lovecraftian occult ideas (it&#8217;s specifically inspired by the book The Shadow Out of Time), and one that involves travelling to strange places to uncover secrets gated by various puzzles.<\/p>\n<p>In Call of the Elder Gods, you play as two characters: professor Harry Everhart &#8211; who was missing in Call of the Sea and who you pursued as his wife, Norah &#8211; and his student Evangeline Drayton. Both are apparently beset by supernatural curses, or obsessions, which plague their dreams and minds, prompting them to embark on a journey &#8220;across time and space&#8221; (says a press release) in order to solve the underlying mystery.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Call of the Elder Gods - Official Release Date Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8IjPjmRH5g4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/8IjPjmRH5g4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Call of the Elder Gods &#8211; Official Release Date Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Call of the Elder Gods release date trailer. Looks good to me!<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8IjPjmRH5g4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Locations include libraries in mansions, the Australian outback, frozen wastelands and &#8220;otherworldly cities out of time&#8221;. It&#8217;s not as stuck to one location like Call of the Sea was, then. Actor Yuri Lowenthal returns to voice Harry, and Cissy Jones is listed as joining him &#8211; notable because she played Norah (and brilliantly so) in Call of the Sea. Her role isn&#8217;t specified but it suggests Norah will appear in some form here.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/call-of-the-sea-review-eerie-puzzles-in-paradise\">reviewed Call of the Sea<\/a> and was very impressed. It was the debut game by Spanish developer Out of the Blue and it wove an eerie and compelling tale around a beautiful tropical location with tricky puzzles to create an experience I still remember fondly. The studio went on to make a Truman Show-inspired surveillance comedy mystery called American Arcadia a couple of years later, which I <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/american-arcadia-review-a-charming-but-simplistic-spin-on-the-truman-show\">also reviewed<\/a>. And though it was enjoyable and imaginative, it didn&#8217;t leave as permanent a mark. Call of the Elder Gods sounds like a return to firmer and more exciting ground, though, but we&#8217;ll know more when it comes to <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-gb\/concept\/10014361\/\">PlayStation 5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-GB\/games\/store\/call-of-the-elder-gods\/9pf697tg7pp7\">Xbox Series X\/S<\/a>, Switch 2, and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2174380\/Call_of_the_Elder_Gods\/\">Steam<\/a> on 12th May. Alternatively, impatient sorts can <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4197180\/Call_of_the_Elder_Gods_The_First_Chapter\/\">check out the Steam demo<\/a> right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Call of the Sea sequel Call of the Elder Gods gets a close-at-hand release date Everhart won&#8217;t you. 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