Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype

Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype is a free-to-play game that released on January 15, 2022. The game's history on Steam began as a prototype/demo, with the developer (a solo indie developer named David Zhang) posting regular updates through 2021, including bug fixes, feature patches, and game mode additions. In October 2021, the developer shared a dev log teasing a more ambitious "official version" of the game featuring a mansion level, new weapons, and expanded Cthulhu mythos content. In December 2021, a new Steam page was announced for a game called "Remnants of R'lyeh" — described as the official full release — and in March 2022, a demo for that game went live. That March 22, 2022 post is the last communication from the developer on this store page. There has been no news, patch, or update of any kind since that date. The "Remnants of R'lyeh" full release that the demo was pointing toward never appears to have shipped, and no further communication has been made about its status or this prototype's future. The developer's silence since March 22, 2022 — now over four years — makes it unclear whether the full game is still in development, has been quietly abandoned, or whether this prototype is considered the final product.