Since I'm on a huge board game kick just lately and am also generally a fan of the Cthulhu mythos, I went ahead and bought this sight unseen to see what was what. It doesn't exist in physical form, and probably wouldn't be playable as such.
There's a bit of controversy in the Steam reviews section, often centered around the absence of instructions or a manual (it can be argued that you're supposed to figure the game out as you go along), that it's too frustrating to succumb to the despair mechanic without really knowing how to combat it initially, that the goals and win conditions are unclear, etc. Even from my minimal experience with the game thus far, a lot of this can probably be put down to casual whining, although I can't say with true certainty yet.
Steam tells me I've played 40 minutes. I can tell you right now that this game is unlike anything I've ever played. It's in the format of a card-driven tabletop game, has a distinct CYOA feel, is rather abstract in its core mechanics, and contains a lot of descriptive text by the guy who did Fallen London and Sunless Sea (I haven't played those).
I'll probably need to do a short video at some point. Otherwise, explaining it would take way too many words. Edit: Video uploaded.
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