Cultist Simulator

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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.

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Developer:
Weather Factory
Engine:
Unity
Release date:
31 May 2018
Recent Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (92)
All Steam reviews:
Mostly Positive (5252)

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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.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
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

recommended*

Requirement 1:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

User reviews

Flint
Not recommended | 02 Jul 2026
13.2h played

the first frustration point i had with this game was desperately trying to figure out what was going on and how to progress literally anything, little did I know was that this kind of exploration was the only fun i was

Helpful: 14
mewtype
Not recommended | 28 Jun 2026
4.6h played

I really enjoy the vibe and storytelling. I don't much love the gameplay. Which as many have said, can be quite repetitive and punishing. Having the support at the app store tell people to use a fandom wiki is more

Helpful: 11
uv_searching
Not recommended | 12 Jun 2026
4.0h played

I'm all for a game trying to let you discover mechanics, but they won't even tell you what you are trying to do, what your goal/s are, what ANYTHING IS. Just... such a horrifically bad time. As you can see, I've given

Helpful: 11
WonderMoth
Recommended | 08 Jul 2026
38.1h played

A priceless masterpiece, one made once in a generation, maybe less. Played by few, and understood by fewer. This game demands your faith and suffering, if you’re not able to offer these it’s best you leave this game

Helpful: 0
Anon Ymous
Recommended | 02 Jul 2026
1.7h played

I wish that this was just a book instead. Like... I enjoyed it, but this feels like it's actually less interesting and enjoyable than it would have been to just read all of the flavor text on all of the cards in

Helpful: 5
Wangerbot
Not recommended | 07 Jul 2026
37.7h played

I had fun with this game for a while, but I really cannot recommend it unless you 1) really love the concept, writing, and lovecraftian vibe 2) don't mind grinding and 3) can get it on sale. I had nearly the same

Helpful: 1