Cultist Simulator News

Hey everyone! Ever wished you could bring the apocalypse on the bus? Or murder your micromanaging boss without getting out of bed? Now - hooplah! - you can, as Cultist Simulator's live on the App Store and Google Play today!

For a week we're also offering a 30% off discount, so if you wanna bring your cult with you on the go, now's the time.





You can also read a little about us from the front page of the App Store, as we're part of a feature on 'cool' Brits doing cool things in games. Check it out, iOS people!



(Apologies to Google Play-ers. Apple do not make App Store pages readable online, to our eternal regret.)



Fiiiinally, you may have noticed that we now have a simplified Chinese version of Cultist's Steam store page, and we offer a simplified Chinese version of the whole game on iOS! (We're unfortunately not able to offer Chinese via Google Play until the Chinese government reopens applications for foreign games publishing.)

I know a lot of you have been waiting patiently for Chinese to hit, so this will either allow you to play now or at least show you that we're working hard on translating everything to a high standard for PC. I'll release an estimated release date for both Chinese and Russian on PC in the near future.

In the meantime, hope you enjoy! :)

I can't believe I'm writing this, but... Cultist Simulator's been nominated for not one, but



We're up for both Debut Game and Game Innovation and both Alexis and myself were practically sick yesterday when the nominations were announced.

Check out the full list of nominations here!



Thank you to all of you who took a chance on a weird indie game about a lady pulling off her own face. Cultist has been in active development since launch, and the feedback you've given us - along with the love you showed along the way - somehow got us to the point where we have to dress up fancy and go to a BAFTA Games awards show to find out if we win.

You are the best cult.
Now, more info shortly on mobile launch, localisation and other Weather Factory projects. Check out our roadmap if you're interested in what's next for Cultist, and we'll see you soon!

Hey believers! Just a quick update on where Cultist's heading over the next couple of months.





We announced yesterday that we're releasing an iOS and Android port of Cultist Simulator! We've not revealed the date of launch yet (though it's SOON), but in the near future you'll be able to manage your cults, murder your bosses and muster monstrous servants on your phone and/or tablet.

You can pre-register for a discounted price on Android phones below...



...and all you iOS users, sign up here to be kept in the loop with mobile news! You'll get the same discount as the Android peeps for a short while at launch.





You might have noticed a rather, er, placeholder-looking card called your 'Temporary HQ'. You couldn't do much with it and it wasn't much fun. Yesterday we updated the main branch with a few new cult headquarters, as well as tweaks to the way HQs work in-game.

The new HQs to look out for are:

• Rooms Behind a Bookshop
  
• House Violet
  
• the Opulent Townhouse
  
• the Heterodox Church
  
• the Candle-lit Mithraem
  
• a Darkened Warehouse
  

Our next release will be Franklin's Build, comprising two bits of paid DLC. These'll add new Legacies to the game (just like the Dancer DLC), will be similarly priced to the Dancer DLC, and are:

• the Priest Legacy, introducing a new Knock ascension
  
• the Ghoul Legacy, introducing a new Winter ascension
  

For the avoidance of doubt, Perpetual Edition owners get this DLC for free. We've not announced a release date for Franklin's Build yet, but both Priest and Ghoul will release at the same time. You can get a good idea of when to expect 'em by looking at our updated roadmap, here.

It's finally here! Christopher's Build - comprising an advanced player-versus-demigod mode where you help a previous character ascend while muzzling (or murdering) one of four displeased immortals - is here! All 20,000 extra words of it.

It's free for all players, and you should see an update queued in Steam. It puts the 'cult' back into........... 'difficult'. A ha ha ha. Ha. :)





★ MAJOR VICTORIES: You achieved immortality? Well done. Now, the hard bit. Play as your own Apostle, executing a doomsday plan to make your immortal character something like a god. Pursue the path of Grail, Lantern or Forge. Assemble the Great Feast; open a door into light; or Bring the Dawn.

★ MOAR LORE: Delve even further into the rich lore of the Cultist Simulator world. What is the Dawnbreaker Device? Where is the flaw in the world to be found? What is the Third Mode of the Tricuspid Gate? Who are the avid, ancient, brilliant women who call themselves the Ligeians... and why are they helping you?

★ IMMORTAL ENEMIES: They’re here to prevent your greater ascension, and add challenge and replay value while they're at it. These powerful NPCs make Detectives and Rivals look like playground bullies. See your loved ones kidnapped; your finances shredded; your affairs exposed to the public; your dreams become a battleground. Confront them in person, if you dare.

If you haven't already, now might be a good time to refresh your memory of the basics with our Beginner's Guide to Cultist Simulator. Downloadable in lovely PDF form, here!




All you have to do to unlock this hideous New Game+ mode is beat the game. Achieving any standard victory will unlock three new Apostle Legacies, one each for Lantern, Forge and Grail.





We’ve also just released Cultist Simulator’s 15-track OST from the same delectable composer as Fallen London and Sunless Sea. It's £7.99 / $9.99, and you can find the store page here!

(Though if you'd like to buy it via more traditional means, you can find it on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Bandcamp and a host of other places... just search for 'Cultist Simulator' in your music store of choice.)



If you want to take a look at the new game+ before you dive in, Systemchalk is broadcasting the game now on our store page (and hopefully, with enough views, the front page of Steam too!). Just go to Cultist Simulator's store page to view - Alexis and myself will be in the chat too, so come ask us all your questions!

Happy 2019, Believers! In case you missed it, we recently announced a release date for our big update coming at the end of this month: new game plus with a load of new content will launch on Tuesday 22nd January at 11AM PDT / 7PM GMT.

It's free for all players, and will drop alongside our bootiful soundtrack (which is sadly not free, but only costs £7.99 / $9.99 and will haunt your dreams for life).

Full deets on our blog, but the highlights are...





Beating the game will unlock three new and nearly impossible Legacies. You'll play as the acolyte of your previous character, working to help them ascend to the House.

Unfortunately, the House can only hold so many demigods. There are a number of near-immortal Long who aren't, er, very happy about new blood among the ascended. They'll work against you, actively sabotaging your efforts, and perhaps attempting to snuff you out entirely.







There's a bunch of new content being introduced at the end of the month, so there'll be a host of new cards, Aspects and individuals to accompany you on your ill-advised descent into madness.

• Monthly design stream - we'll be hosting another live design session with Alexis Kennedy, on Thursday 17th January @ 4PM GMT (if you miss it, these design streams go up on our YouTube channel later).
  
  
• Launch-day Steam broadcast - Systemchalk, a good streamy friend of ours, will be streaming these impossible new Legacies when they release, live on our Steam page. If you're not quite sure whether hardcore mode's for you, come watch a Cultist master be, er, probably horribly killed.
  

See you on the 22nd, Beloveds!