Cultist Simulator News

Happy Friday! I come bearing two bits of info.





Alexis just published our new Steam Workshop - AKA the Invisible Serapeum - to beta. If you're on the gateofhorn beta branch, this means you can now use the Workshop to upload, browse and use mods for Cultist Simulator. Lots more info on the particular set-up here.

It's pretty bare at the moment, for obvious reasons! But we know there're a lot of mods out there already - and I hope to have 'em corralled in Steam Workshop soon.





I also announced on the blog that I'm working on a new deck of occult cards, similar in magic but not motif to the Tarot of the Hours. They'll be a standard 52-card deck of poker-sized playing cards, which you can use for all normal card games, but they'll also double as a fortune-telling deck, a la early 20th-century carnival magicians and gypsy oracles. Also I'm planning to have them gold-foiled, so they'll be exceedingly shiny.

I leave you with news that we're running a fun giveaway competition next week, in the run up to #lovecraftday - so keep your eyes peeled for the announcement, and a chance to win a bunch of delectable merch. More info on localisation soon, but for now, happy weekend.

Hey cultists! A quick update from us on what we've been up to recently.



Each month, we give 10% of our profits to charity. June was a bumper month for us because of Cultist Simulator's free weekend and the release of EXILE, so we've given away our largest ever charity donation of nearly £10,000!

We shared it across two charities, 'cause £10k seemed huge: Cybersmile (against the internet being horrible) and the Arthur Ashe Institute (for equal healthcare and racial equality in the US).



Not bad for a two-person team who work out of their flat. Woohoo! As ever, it's the Cultist community that enables us to do this, so thank you very much. ♥



We mentioned a while back on the blog that I'm working on a host of new pins which you'll be able to buy individually or in the mega BEACH-CROW'S TREASURE bundle. The last pin finally arrived - take your time, Marinette - so they and the whole bundle will go live at the end of this month. Keep your eye on the Church o' Merch for this!



I also received our first Kindle cases, which I teased last update. We've made Christopher Illopoly's Travelling at Night into a universal eReader case which should fit almost all eReaders and Kindles. Here's what they look like IRL, now with added cat.



I'll probably put these live at the end of next month, so again, keep yo' eyes on our Etsy.



Finally, I leave you with a new Skeleton Songs episode on Alexis's and my weird, gothic family tales. A heroic great-uncle? A poisonous hat? Listen on, sweet summer child. And if this is the first time you're hearing about our podcast, you can listen on all the usual podcasty places, all listed here. Enjoy!

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Hey everyone! Happy Steam summer sale! Just a quick update for y'all about what we're up to at the moment.





Yesterday, out of the blue, we received this flush bundle of goodies from TapTap, one of China's largest mobile communities. Cultist Simulator's mobile port was nominated for Best Gameplay, Best Indie Game and ★ Best Game ★ in 2019's awards!

...............We totally didn't win any of them but HEY it's really nice to be singled out anyway. If you haven't already, check out the port on the App Store or the Google Play Store and never venture far from the Mansus again.





As you probably know, we run a small merch shop which we regularly stock with weird, occult things I happen to think of at the time. Our latest offering will be Kindle and eReader covers, in the style of one of Cultist's best know texts: Travelling at Night, by the 'only readable occultist' Christopher Illopoly.

"Illopoly describes how he came to make repeated visits to a dream-Wood via what he calls silver dreams. 'Trying to think your way to the Wood,' he explains, 'is like thinking your way to being in love. But I did find a Secret that helped.'"

CxT forever. 💔





Finally, we're at a crossroads in development! We've finished EXILE, we're refactoring and tidying and finishing up localisation and yadda yadda yadda, so we want to know which thing we're thinking of working on excites you the most. Vote for what you want most on the blog!

THE EXILE DLC IS NOW LIVE!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259930/Cultist_Simulator_The_Exile/

At 32,000 words, the EXILE DLC is almost as large as Cultist Simulator was at launch. Step into the dangerous world of 1920s Europe where you must choose: do you fight your way through countries and cut-throats until your inevitable showdown with your Foe? Or do you slip away into the mists, to make nice with the Nameless Name of the Velvet? Alternatively, you can chuck a cat at someone and run away.

EXILE includes a new map, new enemies, new friends and an entirely new set of rules to figure out. Some there are who will not yield.

We'll release EXILE on mobile later this year, along with simplified Chinese and Russian versions. I should have some more translation news for you too, in the not too distant future...





Cultist Simulator launched on the 31st May 2018, so it turns two this Sunday! We're throwing a frankly not terribly spooky party all weekend, starting with a totally free weekend. Anyone and their undergoer mum can play Cultist absolutely free until 6PM GMT / 10AM PDT on Monday 1st June. Woohoo!





While the free weekend's live, we're also running some mega discounts on the whole of the Cultist Sim franchise. Cultist itself is half price, while the Dancer, Priest, Ghoul and OST are all 33% off. These deals will end when the free weekend does, on Monday 1st June at 6PM GMT / 10AM PDT.

Thanks for coming with us these last two years! Whether you backed the Kickstarter, found us on Steam or saw a streamer say 'what the hell is this piece of nonsense', you're a vital member of this cult. We will in no way sacrifice you to the Foe. We love you! Thank you! Spooky mwah! ♥♥♥

Love,

Alexis and Lottie

EXILE'S NEARLY READY, BELIEVERS! We're almost finished with content and art in the run-up to launch at the end of this month. It's releasing on Cultist's second birthday, so spooky cake for all.

EXILE is now the same size as the entire of Cultist Simulator was at launch. Here's the most important info to know:

• Releasing on Wednesday 27th May at 6PM GMT / 10AM PDT
  
• Available on Steam, GOG and Humble
• It’ll cost £7.99 / $9.99 / €8.99. It’s really big.
  
• If you’re a Perpetual Edition owner, it’s ✨ FREE ✨
  
• Only English at launch – did we mention it’s really big? Simplified Chinese and Russian loc coming ASAP!
  
• Will be coming to mobile, but no release date yet!

It's a bummer about having to wait for localisation, but it's much better than releasing something that's janky and doesn't make any sense. So - please bear with us, Chinese and Russian speakers! 🙏🙏🙏

We've been beta-ing the hell out of EXILE, and I've been working on a bunch of new art...



...while Alexis has been dropping little beads of lore into things like cherries into cream.

“The eyes of the owls in the hawthorn tree glimmer pale gold. There’s a flare of light, too, beneath the tree. A tall man in a snakeskin jacket has just lit a cigarette. In the match-light, his face is lean, dark, and familiar. ‘Hello again,’ he says. ‘This is a surprise. I suppose the Double-Edged brought you here to make a point? She won’t want any new Edge dyads in the world… do you have something to show me?'”

Aside from just being a really big bunch of new content, EXILE adds two very different things to Cultist Sim. One is a brand new system of mechanics: there's no Mansus; you don't grind your way through Glover & Glover; you don't spend all your hard-earned Funds at Morland's. The other is an interactive map on your tabletop, giving you a few subtle hints and keeping a record of your travels.

The map's hand-drawn and historically accurate for Europe in the mid 1920s, which was, I now know, insane.



More info on the above and some updated merchandise - restocked Iris pins, new Tarot of the Hours drop later today, etc - on the blog. Wish us luck in the final countdown. NOT LONG TO WAIT NOW!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1259930/Cultist_Simulator_The_Exile/