Cultist Simulator News

Today we announced we're making another tarot deck, with a twist! The Tarot of the Hours was so popular it gave me the tarot bug, so I'm developing an entirely new 78-card tarot deck designed around medieval stained glass windows. The key thing about this deck is it's printed on transparent PVC, so it should actually look quite stained-glass-window-y in real life! As far as we know this hasn't been done before, so that's exciting. Here's what it'll look like!





The big Mansus-y image is the back of all 78 cards. Flip it over and you'll see the minor and major arcana. All art is hand-drawn by me and will feature the Hours and some reimagined images from Cultist Simulator. It may also end up in the windows of Hush House in BOOK OF HOURS, but that's in the lap of the gods...

The tarot's in-progress, obviously, so let us all take a moment to appreciate how Vagabond it is that the current sketch for the seventeenth major arcana card, The Star - corresponding to the seventeenth Hour, the Vagabond - looks exactly like the mad 2007 Ukranian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. This is exactly the sort of whimsical accident the Laughingthrush likes...



More info over on the blog!



Our focus as a studio is on BOOK OF HOURS, as you probably all know! But while that project's in its early stages - and a producer/artist/marketer is not as in-demand as she is later on - I'm working on a secret second project we indend to announce at the end of May on Cultist Simulator's anniversary. It's of particular interest to Cultist fans. Here's what we've teased so far...





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Those of you waiting for Japanese and German on mobile, it's launching on Tuesday 27th April - that's this Tuesday! So look out for an update on the App Store and the Google Play Store then. :)

Happy February, everyone! We're celebrating Cultist Simulator coming out on the Nintendo Switch by releasing a bunch of new Points Shop collectibles. We might add more in future if you like 'em. For now, here're the new recruits!

New animated avatars...



...new animated profile frames (one of which took nearly 300 hand-animated frames, because I am a derp)...



...and a subtle animated profile background!



Check 'em out in the Points Shop!





We've also released a shiny new trailer! 😱 It focuses on the Switch, but it works for all Cultist. It's also a totally different approach to our very gameplay-focused trailers before. And, it doesn't say the phrase 'PENETRATE THE HOUSE' and get itself banned on Facebook. Watch on our YouTube, and enjoy being talked to by our very first voice actor who totally sounds like a wizard.





We've started Skeleton Songs season two, this time actually about GAMES! In episode one, Alexis and I talk genre: what it means, how useful it is, and how this relates to games like Cultist Simulator and Cyberpunk 2077. You can listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube or basically anywhere you listen to podcasts normally. Enjoy!



Due to what can only be described as an omnishambles, the latest Russian localisation for Cultist Simulator is a bit of a mess. It looks like the translations got mixed up somehow so they're all in the wrong place - leaving things like 'Funds' translated as 'Старый штаб' - which means 'Old Headquarters'. What?! We're working with our localisation team to get an updated translation up ASAP.



Anyway. We're featuring a fun library each day over on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, in honour of National Library Lovers' Month and BOOK OF HOURS, so come choose your fave if you like. Wish us luck with the Switch, and hope you're hanging in there.

Good afternoon, everyone. Here's the latest beta->live patch:

- fixes legacy-carryover issues, e.g. the wrong cult showing up in Apostle runs
- more localisation fixes and tweaks.

Just a quick update, Believers! We've just released a new 52-card deck in the Church o' Merch which finally lets you buy something with Neville's face on it. Meet The Sibyl's Leaves: a gold-embellished Cultist-style future-telling card deck based on 19th-century cartomancy!





The deck uses the usual 52-card system - Aces through Kings for Diamonds, Hearts, Spades and Clubs - but each card also includes a unique meaning. When dealt in the proper way, these meanings combine to give you an idea of your future! And don't worry, there's an instruction manual inside each pack. 😎





Alternatively, you can just use this deck for any normal card game you'd play with a 52-card pack. The only difference is occasionally you'll run into Saliba. Won't that jazz up your next game of solitaire?!

I can't promise international adepts that this'll reach you by Christmas, but I'll be filling orders more quickly than usual to give you the best chance.

More info and a bit of historical cartomancy over on the blog. Enjoy!

Happy nearly-Halloween, believers! It’s Alexis’s and my anniversary today, so what better way to celebrate than, er, to release Cultist Simulator to Steam, GOG and Humble in Japanese and German! They’re now out! YAY! Please tell all your Japanese- and German-speaking friends about it! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏



Thank you to everyone who helped us with beta testing this month. We’re extremely grateful! Please feel free to continue sending any bugs you find any of our translations to [email protected].

It’s really weird not being able to read your own game, so we need your help to make sure that Cultist Simulator reads and plays well in different languages. Blessings of the Velvet will fall upon anyone who helps. Probably.

If Japanese and German do well, we may translate into other languages in future. For now, have a look in Cultist’s Workshop if your language is missing. A few trail-blazing linguists have uploaded fan mods for other languages (French, Italian, Korean…), so your language might be there if it isn’t in-game already. Enjoy!



Well, we have two biggies to share. Firstly:



😱😱😱 CULTIST'S COMING TO THE NINTENDO SWITCH! 😱😱😱

I can't talk too much about it here in case Valve shout at me. But if you'd like more info or to be notified when it's out to buy, sign up below! As Ezeem might say...



Secondly, we finally announced that the EXILE DLC is coming to mobile on Tuesday 3rd November, along with the Forbidden Bundle, a one-stop pack of all DLC at a reduced price. You can nab the mobile versions on the App Store or the Google Play Store if you ain't got them already!



Anyway. Happy Halloween weekend! HAVE A SPOOKY DAY.