Eldritch Horror Digital Coming to Steam in early 2026

I’m not sure when this was announced, but I stumbled upon this last night and just had to post about it (even though I haven’t done a lot of “news” posts recently).

One of my favourite games that I hate playing (mainly due to setting up) is coming out on Steam next year!

Eldritch Horror is a bear of a game to set up, with so many card decks to shuffle, so much table space to find room for, and then fighting with your fellow players about which Big Bad to play against, it just becomes unwieldy and by the time I have it set up, I’m so exhausted that I don’t really enjoy the game.

Ok, a bit of an exaggeration, as I do finally enjoy it (especially if we read all of the cards so that we really feel the immersion).

Now Asmodee has announced that this huge game is going to become much easier to play, if you have Steam (and hopefully maybe eventually tablets as well?).

Think of the table space saved!

(All photos are from the Steam page, where you can wishlist the game now!)

I do love the story that this game tells.

Travelling around the world, meeting up with God knows what kinds of horror, or just things that will make you question your sanity.

The ability to get items to help you along the way.

The game seems almost impossible to win (though we have won a couple) and so after an hour setting up (it seems that long, I’ve never timed it) and three hours of playing (or more), to just get overwhelmed and defeated just feels wasteful.

The digital version will really help with that.

The encounters, whether it’s a location encounter or some other kind of encounter, just make this game shine (as long as you read them out loud so everybody gets immersed).

I think this game would be great solo (as long as you have the table for it), so getting to play it solo on the app would just be amazing.

This app is apparently being developed by Cornerstone Software Development, and I can’t find any other Steam games under their banner.

Hell, I can’t find a web site for them, though my Google Fu may be failing me.

Maybe they’re another studio under the Asmodee banner?

So let’s hope they’re able to come through on this, not only on time but also with the quality that this game deserves.

Here’s the blurb from the Steam page:

“Experience a journey like no other in this narrative board game.  The award-winning board game has been brought to life for the first time in an adaptation that will challenge your skills, assault your sanity and reward determination.  Lead a diverse team of investigators in a globe-spanning adventure to stop the rise of the Ancient Ones: eldritch powers beyond comprehension that will destroy the entire world if awoken.

This turn-based adventure features hundreds of encounters, dozens of items and multiple Ancient Ones to pit your party against.  A dynamic encounter system will change with your choices and challenge your strategies ensuring unique playthroughs and a world shaped by your decisions.  In victory or defeat, this will be your story to sear across the cosmos.”

I’m not sure what they mean by “dynamic encounter system” (there’s a picture of an Encounter card on there already so I hope that’s what they mean).

Could be good!

You can wishlist it on the Steam page linked above.

Not much word on online play or how much it’s going to cost, though the page does mention solo, online co-op and split-screen co-op, so I hope that’s what they’re able to implement.

Does this excite you at all?

Let me know in the comments.