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Cultist Simulator

Roguelike narrative card game about founding an occult cult

Weather Factory · Released May 31, 2018

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Reviews
Very Positive
80% of 11K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
84% of 71 in 30 days
Players
144
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
7 months ago
Apr 6, 2026
Minimum PC
1280x768 minimum resoluti…
1 GB RAM · 0.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 71/100 (critic reviews)

What is Cultist Simulator?

A single-player roguelike narrative card game set in a 1920s world of hidden gods and secret histories. You combine cards to work, dream, research occult lore, perform rituals, recruit followers, and manage threats across repeated runs as a seeker pursuing forbidden knowledge and power.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy discovering complex systems through trial and error
  • +you like lore-heavy Lovecraftian stories and resource management
  • +you enjoy methodical card play across punishing runs

Not for you if...

  • −you want clear tutorials and intuitive progression
  • −you dislike repetitive upkeep, timers, and lost progress
  • −you prefer relaxed play over constant resource pressure

What players say

80% of 11,325 reviews are positive · 84% of 71 in the last 30 days

Players praise the occult writing and the satisfaction of uncovering the card systems for themselves. Common complaints focus on opaque rules, repetitive timer-driven upkeep, grinding, and losing hours of progress after a failed run.

Players over time

▼ -13% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 217 players on Sep 23, 2026.

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Sep 27, 2026162
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Sep 24, 2026165
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Sep 22, 2026137
Sep 21, 2026204

How many players finish Cultist Simulator?

9.4% of Steam players have unlocked «Thine be the Glory», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Cultist Simulator screenshot 1

Cultist Simulator system requirements

Minimum: 1280x768 minimum resoluti…, 1 GB RAM, 0.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

Can my PC run Cultist Simulator?

The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.

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Minimum

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

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Cultist Simulator have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Cultist Simulator run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
83
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Japanese, French, Spanish - Spain.

Does Cultist Simulator use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

6 DLC available.

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