About Son of Cthulhu
Son of Cthulhu is a small underwater octopus game where your own limbs are the weapons. You play a grinning little octopus in a deep blue sea full of fish, and every tentacle you have is there to hit something.
Up close, you swim into schools of small fish and sweep your tentacles through them. Further down live bigger threats that hurt to approach, so the game gives you a ranged attack with a price attached: click, and the octopus launches one of its own tentacles at the target. That trade is the whole hook, and it comes straight from the Ludum Dare 43 theme, sacrifices must be made.
It's a jam game, built fast and kept short, with physics that make the tentacles trail and swing behind the body as you swim. You can play Son of Cthulhu online here in any desktop browser.
How to Play Son of Cthulhu
- Click inside the game window so it picks up your keys.
- Move the octopus with the arrow keys or WASD.
- Swim into small fish and swing your tentacles through them to take them out.
- Click the mouse to fire a tentacle at an enemy you would rather not touch.
- Check what's waiting deeper before you swim down to meet it.
What to Expect in Son of Cthulhu
Expect a short, physics-driven octopus game. The tentacles hang off the body like a bundle of ropes, so steering the octopus is half of how you aim them. Small fish go down easily. The real danger sits lower, where some enemies punish you for getting close.
The tentacle shot is the interesting decision. It solves a problem at range, but every shot costs you a limb, so you start weighing each click. Son of Cthulhu free in a browser tab makes it easy to run it a few times and find the right balance between swimming in and firing from a distance.
Tips for Son of Cthulhu
- Clear the small fish near the surface first to get a feel for how the tentacles swing.
- Treat the tentacle shot as a limited resource and save it for enemies that are risky to touch.
- Line up your aim before you click, since a missed shot still costs you a tentacle.
- Stay out of reach of the deeper enemies until you're ready to hit them from range.
- If the octopus stops responding, click the game window again to give it focus.
Who Made Son of Cthulhu
Son of Cthulhu was made by spidamoo, who released it on itch.io. It's a Ludum Dare 43 jam entry, built with PixiJS. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Son of Cthulhu page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Son of Cthulhu free?
Yes. Son of Cthulhu is free to play right here in your browser, with nothing to install and no account to make. Open the game, click into the window and start swimming. It's a short jam game, so a full try fits easily into a quick break.
How do you play Son of Cthulhu?
Move the octopus with the arrow keys or WASD, and swim into small fish to knock them out with your tentacles. Click the mouse to fire one of your own tentacles at an enemy that's too dangerous to approach. Each shot costs you a limb, so pick your targets.
What is the goal in Son of Cthulhu?
You hunt fish as a hungry little octopus and try to handle the bigger threats waiting in deeper water. The skill is knowing when to fight up close with your tentacles and when to give one up as a ranged shot against something you would rather keep away from.
Why do you shoot your own tentacles in Son of Cthulhu?
Son of Cthulhu was made for Ludum Dare 43, a game jam with the theme sacrifices must be made. Firing a tentacle is how the octopus answers that theme. It lets you hit dangerous enemies from a distance, but each one you send away is a limb you no longer have.
Who made Son of Cthulhu?
Son of Cthulhu was made by spidamoo and released on itch.io as an entry for the Ludum Dare 43 game jam. It runs on PixiJS. FunClicker did not make the game. We embed the creator's own browser version, and the original is linked in the Who Made section.
Can I play Son of Cthulhu on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works well, since the game runs in a browser and uses the keyboard to move and a mouse click to shoot. Phones are a poor fit. Without arrow keys or WASD there's no way to steer the octopus, so use a laptop or desktop.
Is Son of Cthulhu unblocked at school?
It needs only a browser tab, with nothing to download or install. Whether it opens on a school network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If the game loads, it plays the same as anywhere else, and a run is short enough for a break between classes.
Is Son of Cthulhu a horror game?
No. Despite the name, Son of Cthulhu is a quick arcade game with a cartoon octopus, bright yellow fish and a deep blue sea. The octopus has a toothy grin and red eyes, but the tone stays playful, and the challenge is about aim and timing rather than scares.
