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Cultist Simulator

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3.7/5

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3.7

125 Reviews

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Cultist Simulator
Description
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. Per...
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50 %
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Eurogamer
Recommended
PC Gamer
85/100
Screen Rant
4/5 stars
User reviews

3.7/5

( 125 Reviews )

3.7

125 Reviews

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Product details
2018, Weather Factory, ...
System requirements
Windows 7 / 8 / 10, 2GHz or better, 1 GB RAM, 1280x768 minimum resolution, Version 9.0c, 500 MB avai...
DLCs
Cultist Simulator: Original Soundtrack, Cultist Simulator: The Ghoul, Cultist Simulator: The Dancer,...
Time to beat
18.5 hMain
40 h Main + Sides
109.5 h Completionist
31.5 h All Styles
Description


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.





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Anthology Edition
soundtrack (WAV)
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
18.5 hMain
40 h Main + Sides
109.5 h Completionist
31.5 h All Styles
Game details
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.11.0+)
Release date:
{{'2018-05-31T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Size:
317 MB

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text
русский
audio
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中文(简体)
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User reviews

Posted on: June 1, 2019

elbriga

Verified owner

Games: 429 Reviews: 15

Very original

You have to know what you're getting: a game which seems to be the puzzle in itself; slowly figuring things out is part of the fun, and although I feel I haven't gotten very far, it's terribly addictive and I can see myself playing alot more until I can figure out how to at least summon anything or figure out what the freaking "bird/worm" setting does. I wish the extensions were included or at least that the game didn't tell you "you have to own this extension to use this card", it's not very immersive.


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Posted on: December 25, 2018

ArianaAuburn

Verified owner

Games: 231 Reviews: 2

This game is SO addicting!!

This game does not offer a tutorial on how to play. It actually sucks you into playing it, eventually meeting your demise if you do not survive Despair. But your character cannot give into the Visions either, so it tries to force you into finding a strange balance on how a cultist should be.


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Posted on: September 13, 2021

Great Idea, horrible management

I wish I could like this game, but sadly the company behind it is continuing to add grind and suffering into the game to get you to buy the DLCs. If the game wasn't so gated and time wasting it would be great. Bring back shorter games for people who know what they are doing to the base game and this all changes, but even then the grind has been taken away before and added back slowly.


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Posted on: May 28, 2020

TheSymphony

Verified owner

Games: 801 Reviews: 121

Please See my Anthology Review

I purchased the Anthology Edition at full price, and all I can say here is that the game delivers so much for those who enjoy reading, puzzles, and card games. For my full review please go read my review on the Anthology Edition store page.


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Posted on: June 1, 2018

Smertnik667

Verified owner

Games: 45 Reviews: 4

A circle of mystery and mistrust

To start from the end: one story withers, another starts. A poor man dies in the hospital, leaving his madness induced notes to a doctor. A doctor establishes a wide ranging cult, only to be arrested by the Autorities. The investigator, who took down the doctor, opens the portal to the Abyss. The game is great, as it pushes you to do nothing. The investigator can as well burn the documents and never pursue the occult. The poor man can settle into a comfortable job. The choices, and discoveries, are all yours.


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