Cultist Simulator News

Hey, Believers! We've just released a hefty sprint update with a couple of KEY CULTY THINGS I'd like to highlight.



I can't go into details right now, but we've confirmed we're working on a new bit of Cultist Simulator content currently titled 'Exile'. I'll talk more about the specifics in a couple of weeks, but prepare for some new, tasty ways to die horribly in the bowels of the Mansus. HYPE! ♥







We've revamped our upcoming game, BOOK OF HOURS, quite significantly. We've moved away from Cultist's minimalist tabletop, much though we love the baize. Think gentle sim with an occult twist, written by Alexis Kennedy and, er, with a dash of Wes Anderson?! Or just wishlist it here and be my hero.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/BOOK_OF_HOURS/





I've been battling tedious reality on this one, bouncing between different printers like a flea on a space hopper. But while I work out exactly how to print black ink on white cards without them looking dreadful (SOUNDS EASY, DOENS'T IT? WELL IT ISN'T), we've released all artwork for the 78-card deck. See if you can follow our thinking on face cards' hierarchies!

All this and more - medieval Skeleton Songs, class-4 laser printers, and biz deep-dives - over on the blog. :)

"I know the ink that you describe. It exists. I shouldn’t tell you even that, and for the sake of our friendship I ask you to burn this letter after reading. The ink is called here 'encaustum terminale' and it is a great treasure of the House."

A brand new letter has come to light, from a mysterious 'F.' to Christopher Illopoly. It sheds light not only on the 'secrets of inks' but on the Hours, the Librarian and Christopher's own heart, too.

Check out the originals and their transcript on the blog.

Happy Year of the Rat, everyone! Everything culty is on sale right now, including the base game, the OST and all DLC. If there's anyone considering buying for the first time, the Anthology Edition is an excruciatingly great deal in a sale!




The Dancer DLC is now also available on the App Store and Google Play, along with all the latest PC updates and Russian localisation. So if you fancy taking your cult on the go, now's a very good time indeed.




In other Cultist news, we've made a pretty exciting decision in-studio that I'm not able to disclose right now. Not even to you, double-Douglas! But maybe the following will give you a clue.




Today we've also released our VERY FIRST podcast episode, in our new series called Skeleton Songs. Featuring Alexis Kennedy and myself on a variety of gothic topics in games and literature, all revolving around the weird stories and little-known facts that fell through the cracks, and we discovered while ferretting about making Cultist Simulator.

Search for 'Skeleton Songs' on all the usual places - Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc - or listen to the first episode on our website here.




Finally, I've teased the new direction we're taking BOOK OF HOURS in our first work-in-progress GIF, which you can see over on the blog. Any guesses what this means for the redesign...?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/BOOK_OF_HOURS/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/BOOK_OF_HOURS/

Happy 2020, everyone! Here's a quick update on Weather Factory's plans this year.





We finally announced a release date for the Dancer DLC on mobile - it's coming NEXT WEEK on Wednesday 22nd January 2020. It'll cost £1.99 / $1.99 and come alongside a free update containing all the latest PC updates for the game and our recent Russian localisation.

If you don't own Cultist yet on mobile, get 'em below so you're ALL READY to peel off your skin next week.







https://store.steampowered.com/app/1028310/BOOK_OF_HOURS/

After a brief hiatus, I'm delighted to confirm BOOK OF HOURS is back! We're doing some initial prototyping before we have more we can say about the specific features you can expect, BUT we're still expecting to release in 2021 and you'll be able to follow open dev on our Twitters (@factoryweather, @tronbevan, @alexiskennedy) in the meantime.

There'll also definitely be some form of early beta / playtesting, so keep your ears to the ground if that's your sort of thing.







Excitingly, we're starting a new podcast this year! In the next week or so you'll be able to listen to Skeleton Songs, a story-focused gothic-y podcast of forgotten narratives and forbidden tales that we may or may not have made up. It'll focus on games and literary stuff, so if you're the kinda eloquent player who likes a game like Cultist Sim, you're likely to enjoy Skeleton Songs too.

I'll share a link to it when our first episode is live. :D



Indie games be cray! Alexis has been in them for a decade now, through two companies, three significant indie successes (Fallen London, Sunless Sea, and now Cultist Sim) and some mad, dark parts of it too. The industry is often a bit of a black box to people not inside it, so Alexis is writing a book on his experiences with all his best anecdotes thrown in.

More on that when we have release dates for ya.



There's a lot in the above, but you can always check out our ongoing roadmap for a sprint-by-sprint plan of what's coming, when. It's fairly bare right now because we're so early in BOOK OF HOURS' development, but it'll get juicier and juicier over the coming months. :)

Today we're releasing Russian to the whole of Cultist Simulator. The base game and all its DLC - adding up to over 140,000 words - is now playable entirely in Russian, on Steam, GOG and Humble, with no need to faff around with beta branches anymore.

Once you’ve downloaded the latest update, you'll be able to switch between English and Russian via the 'Languages' button in the top right-hand of the title screen. We recommend starting a new game after switching languages, as switching mid-game can cause some text to display oddly. AND NOBODY WANTS THAT, DO THEY.

If you’re a first timer, take a look at our Beginner’s Guide to give you a bit of a head start.



If you run into any problems, email [email protected] and I’ll reply in English - or, if you force me, in terrible automatically translated Russian.

And I will love you forever if you spread the word amongst any Russian-speakers you know that Cultist Simulator is now extremely Russia-friendly. Thank you!





For those of you who don’t speak Russian and don’t care too much about this release, DON’T FEAR! Anyone who has a smartphone may be interested to hear we’re part of Google Play’s Cyber Week sale, which means we have dropped to an extremely insane price of £1.99 for the duration of the sale.

That’s around 0.0018p per word which is game developer for ‘oh my God, what am I doing’. But hey, it’s a great deal nonetheless!

We’ve matched this sale on the App Store too, so iOS users, get in on that sweet, sweet under-priced action. 🍏