Cultist Simulator
Roguelike narrative card game about founding an occult cult
Weather Factory · Released May 31, 2018
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 80% of 14K
- Recent reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 97 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 217
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 7, 2025
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 14,222 reviews are positive · 78% of 97 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.
Screenshots and trailer
Cultist Simulator system requirements
As published by the developer.
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
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 83
- Steam features
- Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Russian, German, Japanese, French, Spanish - Spain.
Tags
- Card Game
- Lovecraftian
- Lore-Rich
- Roguelike
- Simulation
- Management
- Board Game
- RPG
- Resource Management
- Tabletop
- Roguelite
- Strategy
- Psychological Horror
- Moddable
- Crafting
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Oct 7, 2025 · Update 2025.8.f.4 "FULGENTIUS"
- May 21, 2025 · Small loc fixes
- Jul 1, 2024 · 2024.A.2 'AGNES' from beta->live
- Feb 27, 2024 · HOTFIX
- Feb 13, 2024 · 2023.12.s.4 - "SARCODES"
6 DLC available.
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