Cultist Simulator

3.4 out of 5
9 User Ratings
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About Cultist Simulator

About this game

Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning from Alexis Kennedy, creator of Fallen London and Sunless Sea. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories. Perhaps you're looking for knowledge, or power, or beauty, or revenge. Perhaps you just want the colours beneath the skin of the world.

In this roguelike narrative card game, what you find may transform you forever. Every choice you make, from moment to moment, doesn't just advance the narrative - it also shapes it.

Become a scholar of the unseen arts. Search your dreams for sanity-twisting rituals. Craft tools and summon spirits. Indoctrinate innocents. Seize your place as the herald of a new age.

In this 20-40 hour game, you'll:

  • Combine cards to tell your own story in a rich, Lovecraftian world of ambition, appetite and abomination. Corrupt your friends. Consume your enemies. There is never only one history.

  • Found a cult, dedicated to the Red Grail, or the Witch-and-Sister, or the Forge of Days. Recruit Believers and promote them to Disciples to serve as burglars, researchers, cat's-paws. Use your disciples to keep you fed - or feed on your disciples.

  • Unravel arcane, unacknowledged mysteries. Translate grimoires and glean their lore. Locate and pillage the Star Shattered Fane. Penetrate the realm of the Hours, and win a place in their service. Perhaps - if you are very cunning - you may even glimpse the Mansus.

  • Outwit rivals, investigators and the increasingly suspicious Authorities. Your own altered Appetites may force you to act abominably, but your Cause must not be stopped.

  • Transcend death with a story-driven legacy system. Perhaps your inheritors will complete the Rite of the Crucible Soul. Perhaps they'll find peace in a pleasing career. Perhaps they'll bring the Dawn.

Game Details

Release Date:
May 31, 2018
Developer:
Weather Factory
Publisher:
Weather Factory
Rating:
ACB rating of 15
Supported Languages:
English +
Franchise:
Cultist Simulator
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Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Windows 7 or later
  • Processor: 2GHz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, post-2012 graphics hardware
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • OS: Mac OS X 10.11 or later (Steam discontinued support for earlier versions in January 2019, sorry!)
  • Processor: 2GHz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, post-2012 graphics hardware
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX v9.0c compatible

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Processor: 2GHz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, OpenGL Core, post-2012 integrated graphics
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Critic Reviews

85 / 100
"A dark, engrossing, and challenging narrative card and crafting game."
Recommended
"A magnificent nightmare, for those with the stamina to master the gruelling card game that houses it."

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Nate Hohl
7.8 / 10
"If you already enjoyed previous Fallen London escapades like Sunless Seas, there's a good chance you'll enjoy Cultist Simulator as well. It's certainly not the easiest game to...
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9.52%
Tough
52.38%
Unforgiving
38.1%
Don't Ragequit! 52.38%  of players consider this game to be Tough

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
17.14%
Played It
28.57%
Halfway
14.29%
Beat It
34.29%
Conquered It
5.71%
Completionist! 5.71%  of players have Conquered It

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~60 Hours
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>= 80 Hours
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12.5% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Cultist Simulator User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 9 ratings
56% of users would recommend this.
3.4

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Recommended

Fanatical User
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Recommended but it is required of you to try different things and fail until you make it, be aware. The game is a card game so there is no action but the story is good and will keep you engaged if you like trial and error and are willing to sunk in a lot of hours in order to progress a bit
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Recommended

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Merciless card game focused on real-time time-management, with no hand-holding. Making sense out of the game and setting make for a lot of the engagement factor, but ultimately it ends up being solid IMO.
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Tough but fun strategy game

Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Honestly, this game needs a lot of explanation but it is fun once you get the hang of it. It definitely is complicated but in the spirit of any great strategy game, isn't that exactly what you want?
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Not Recommended

Onewhoturns
This game clearly wasn’t made for me. I’d recommend looking into it pretty thoroughly before purchasing, as the whole point of the game is that you receive absolutely no directions to how to play or any explanation whatsoever. Great for people who like being thrown into the deep end with no explanation of goal, rules, meaning of symbols or words or timers, but maybe not ideal for others.
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Frequently Asked Questions

There are 2 editions. They are Standard Edition and Anthology Edition
Available DLCs for Cultist Simulator include The Exile, The Priest, The Ghoul, and The Dancer
Are you ready for a challenge? 10% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 90% of GameFAQs users said Cultist Simulator is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ACB, Cultist Simulator is suitable for players aged 15 and above.
Yes, Cultist Simulator is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck.
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 7 or later
  • Processor: 2GHz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, post-2012 graphics hardware
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Minimum:
  • OS: Mac OS X 10.11 or later (Steam discontinued support for earlier versions in January 2019, sorry!)
  • Processor: 2GHz or better
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 1280x768 minimum resolution, post-2012 graphics hardware
  • Storage: 500 MB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX v9.0c compatible
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 36 hours. 88% of users played Cultist Simulator for over 12 hours.
56% of Fanatical users recommend Cultist Simulator. The average review score is 3.4/5
Cultist Simulator was released on May 31, 2018
Yes, Cultist Simulator supports MacOS.
Yes, Cultist Simulator supports Linux.
Cultist Simulator is published by Weather Factory
Cultist Simulator was developed by Weather Factory
Fanatical users tagged Cultist Simulator as Card Game, Tabletop, Story Rich, and Roguelite
Fanatical users tagged Cultist Simulator as Difficult, Lovecraftian, Management, and Horror
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Cultist Simulator as Card Game
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Cultist Simulator as Tabletop
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Cultist Simulator as Story Rich

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