The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who enjoy occult mysteries, experimental card systems, and stories pieced together through discovery: Combine cards in unexpected ways to investigate hidden lore, pursue obsessions, and shape a path through an eerie world of secret gods. Tradeoff: The rules are deliberately opaque, and mistakes can end a run before you understand what went wrong.
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role-playing (rpg)
simulator
card & board game
horror
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What you are walking into
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. 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.
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