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Evil Cult

75% positive of 32 Steam reviews

Released: 2020
Steam Deck: Not tested
Platforms: Steam

Made by StarInfidel.

About the game

This is a strategy board game of Lovecraftian macabre. Gain resources, grow your cult, stay hidden from the world, and when the stars are finally right summon the Elder God you worship. Alternatively, just eliminate the competition in an invisible war.

Tagged by players

Turn-Based
Board Game
Lovecraftian
Tabletop
Conspiracy
Turn-Based Strategy
Procedural Generation
PvP
Local Co-Op
Local Multiplayer
Resource Management
Horror

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What players say

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Evil Cult gives the player control over a Cult which tries to take over key figures in society to spread its influence and complete the Final Ritual, before any of the competing cults. Generators generate resources, making them an obvious prime target for expansion, yet the easier (cheaper) to influence Adepts increase the probability of gathering Virgins, which serve as resource wildcards and are of course…
14 h played when written. 11 found it helpful.
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Recommended
The game is easy enough to master, surprisingly addictive and has a lot of replay value. Rounds do feel a bit short, the typical game length is around 10-15 minutes. I think 'winning' is a little easy once you've extended enough, perhaps a longer ritual duration and some sort of debuff/opponent buff while it's running? Maybe the ritual can increase awareness dramatically? I've never felt like I needed to bother with…
2.1 h played when written. 12 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Having played the free online version, I thought this would be the new and improved version. It is new, I guess. Some thoughts: - the node icons obscure the game play - I'm playing fullscreen on a large monitor and I can barely see what I'm doing unless I'm zoomed way in, and even then it's not easy - dark mode (or classic mode like the free online version) would be easier on the eyes and would also assist with the…
53 min played when written. 1 found it helpful.
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