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Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Dagon is a 3D narrative experience in madness based on the cult short story of the same title by the master of cosmic horror and weird fiction, H. P. Lovecraft himself. It’s an interactive portal into the world of the controversial genius and his highly acclaimed Cthulhu Mythos, open to both newcomers and long-time devotees. The change happened whilst I slept. Step into the shoes of a former ship officer and morphine fiend, and dive into the Stygian Abyss of a drug-addled mind. Uncover the unspeakable, l

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October 27, 2021
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Windows
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Bit Golem
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Bit Golem
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About Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more. Dagon is a 3D narrative experience in madness based on the cult short story of the same title by the master of cosmic horror and weird fiction, H. P. Lovecraft himself. It’s an interactive portal into the world of the controversial genius and his highly acclaimed Cthulhu Mythos, open to both newcomers and long-time devotees.

The change happened whilst I slept. Step into the shoes of a former ship officer and morphine fiend, and dive into the Stygian Abyss of a drug-addled mind. Uncover the unspeakable, long-drowned horrors on a distant eldritch island and wallow in Lovecraftian dread. I think I went mad then. So make yourself comfortable in front of the screen and experience cosmic horror first-hand in this 100% faithful adaptation of the original story.

It will only take about 30 minutes, but you may never look at the ocean the same way. Features:immerse yourself in a fully-voiced narrative experience in real-time 3D discover the origin of the Cthulhu Mythos and the twisted world of H. P. Lovecraft treat yourself to a short, free horror that can be experienced in 30 minutes learn about the original story, its author and their impact on culture etc.…

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★ 8.4/10GOG · 324 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 3 / 5
It's a pretty faithful adaptation of the Dagon short story in the form akin to a kinetic visual novel with a 3D rendered environment. There…
★ 5 / 5
For somebody like me who has never read any of Howard Philips Lovecraft's works and only knew about them from references found in many games…
★ 5 / 5
If you like the Lovecraft stories like I do you need this game! I play nearly every game with the tag Lovcraftarian, but this game…
★ 5 / 5
I enjoyed this game, tremendously! I have heard of Lovecraftian lore all my life, without ever reading any of the works. This game let me…
★ 5 / 5
If you are looking for a spooky visual novel, here is a great option, it is also a good introduction to H.P. Lovecraft as some…
★ 2 / 5
It's a nice little "visual novel" based on a Lovecraft short story. It has a nicely done visual with a very limited view and unfortunately…
★ 4 / 5
First of all this is not a game. It's an audio book of Lovecraft's short story "Dagon" with some interactive scenes to visualize the story.…
★ 3 / 5
Well, to be honest this is not a game, this is a slideshow of barely animated pictures., on which you need to click from time…

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★ 5 / 5
Not so much a game, but more like book read aloud and with nice images. Good fun.
★ 4 / 5
Me witnessing horrors beyond my comprehension (I don't get it). My only complaint is that there's no option to skip through to certain parts of…
★ 3 / 5
The narration was great, the visuals detracted from it. Would have been better if was an audiobook you could just sit back and do nothing,…
★ 5 / 5
The most important thing to understand about Bit Golem's Dagon is that it is not a "game" in the traditional sense. It is a lightly-interactive…
★ 5 / 5
Totally immersive. I find this type of visual novel interesting, as it successfully portrays time and space through a visual, interactive narrative. I believe it…
★ 1 / 5
After 20 minutes of waiting for the game to start, I uninstalled it. Nothing happens, you have no control over anything, you just watch the…
★ 2 / 5
definitely not my genre, i like story telling, but some more actions or better structure could have been made, as of now its feel just…

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