We didn't actually get a chance to see the Gamecom BCD this year (despite having been across the game so much over the past 18 months), but thankfully Focus Home Interactive and Cyanide Studios have released a gameplay video showcasing the depth and investigation-RPG of Call of Cthulhu.

What you'll see here is a game dripping in fantastic art-direction, with quirky characters and some 'interesting' writing and voice-acting. But hopefully deeper than that, you get an idea of just how player-driven this unique experience is setting itself up to be, and why this is one of our most anticipated releases of 2018.

In Call of Cthulhu, feel the influence of Lovecraftian Old Gods and other cosmic horrors, as you delve into the circumstances behind the tragic deaths of the Hawkins family. Helped and hindered by the mysterious locals of Darkwater Island, your journey cuts the line between sanity and madness as the hunt for truth brings Pierce ever closer to the Great Dreamer.

This gameplay trailer takes place during the early stages of Pierce’s investigation, though the influence of the Great Old Ones is already creeping into effect. To uncover the truth, players must unearth clues, interrogate locals, solve crime scenes and overcome dangers both physical and mental.

Watch the gameplay trailer embedded below.

Call of Cthulhu is out on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 this October 30.