Weather Factory, co-founded by Sunless Sea creator Alexis Kennedy, have announced that the narrative card game Cultist Simulator launches today, priced at £14.99, through Steam, GOG, Humble and itch.io. Those who buy the game in the first week will be treated to a 10% discount and an upgrade to the Perpetual Edition, which will include all future DLC at no extra charge.

 


 
Cultist Simulator is a truly unique narrative card game, rooted in occult arts, hidden gods and secret histories. Its 1920s-themed, Lovecraftian setting is evocatively conveyed through the kind of rich language that fans of Kennedy’s previous games will be familiar with. The game’s objective is clear: found a cult, recruit followers, and forge your own history – but how each player reaches their goal will differ wildly, due to the game’s roguelike structure.

 
The player progresses their story by sliding an ever-expanding collection of cards – often representing shady actions and mysterious items – into action slots linked to dreams, studying, conversation and more. Believers will be manipulated, and authorities evaded, before death inevitably strikes the player down – but it’s what the next life takes from the last, its research and resources, that will determine the course of each playthrough, with multiple (‘good’ and very bad) endings available.

 

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