Cultist Simulator

Cultist Simulator

Developers
	Weather Factory
Engines
Former	Unity 2018
Former	Unity 2019
	Unity 2020
Release dates
Windows	May 31, 2018
macOS (OS X)	May 31, 2018
Linux	May 31, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Continuous turn-based
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Board, Time management
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Victorian, Lovecraftian, Europe
Series	Secret Histories

Secret Histories
Cultist Simulator	2018
Book of Hours	2023

General information

Official Discord server

Community wiki

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Anthology Edition also available.
Humble Store
Humble Store		Anthology Edition.
itch.io
Steam		Anthology Edition also available.

A demo is available from Steam.

The version available through Twitch Prime in July 2019 does not include any DLC, and cannot be upgraded with DLC, as of July 1st 2019.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Dancer	GOG.com, Humble Store, Steam
The Priest	GOG.com, Humble Store, Steam
The Ghoul	GOG.com, Humble Store, Steam
The Exile	GOG.com, Humble Store, Steam
Original Soundtrack	GOG.com, Humble Store, Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Edit config.ini
Go to the configuration file location. Open config.ini. Change skiplogo=0 to skiplogo=1. Save your changes.

Game data

Quick access to the game data folder is available via the View Save File or Browse Files buttons in-game.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Weather Factory\Cultist Simulator\config.ini HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Weather Factory\Cultist Simulator\
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/biz.weatherfactory.cultistsimulator/config.ini
Linux	~/.config/unity3d/Weather Factory/Cultist Simulator/

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Weather Factory\Cultist Simulator\save.txt
macOS (OS X)	~/Library/Application Support/biz.weatherfactory.cultistsimulator/save.txt
Linux	~/.config/unity3d/Weather Factory/Cultist Simulator/save.txt

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher video settings.

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Some keys cannot be rebound.[citation needed]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
German
Japanese
Russian

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Post-2012 graphics hardware DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other	1280x768 resolution

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.11
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	Post-2012 graphics hardware
Other	1280x768 resolution

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Any distribution
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	500 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL Core support, post-2012 integrated graphics
Other	1280x768 resolution