The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, one of the Lovecraftian games set to arrive this year from French publisher Nacon, the same publisher that is on the brink of liquidation, has an official release date. After Nacon and developer ACE Team revealed it would arrive sometime in Summer 2026 back in November 2025, we now know it’ll arrive on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on July 15, 2026.
Last week, Nacon was supposed to host its annual Nacon Connect showcase, which would’ve likely included today’s release date announcement for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, along with looks at other games Nacon has coming for the rest of 2026, including Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, which is set to arrive next month on April 16, 2026.
Days before the showcase was set to take place, Nacon filed for insolvency following an issue with its majority shareholder. While the company’s fate is not yet sealed, liquidation is a very real possibility, putting the dozen studios Nacon owns and dozens of projects it has underway, between the ones we know about and the ones still unannounced, very much at risk.
That said, the company has been adamant that


