Cult Leader Simulator

No save option? No thumbs up for games that wants to hold your time hostage. I'm a bit too busy with an actual life for that crap.

Game has a very surface level theme. Cards are pretty much gain/lose X resource with a light "cultish" theming, which isn't even cultish but more appropriately "conspiracy" themed. Each turn is very boring allowing only one action (unless you work towards a single-time bonus) then you get two actions, but event cards affect you immediately with no recourse, so only having one action per turn robs a lot of agency from what a "card game" wants to do. Even flavor-wise, there is very little with very "mild" events that occur VERY infrequently essentially to force you into losing a LOT of resources in order to satisfy a story condition however, this isn't affected at all by whichever leader you've chosen or actions you've taken, so there's no agency there either. Cards are also no limited to whatever theme your cult is, so there's nothing actually allowing player agency, but you're realistically just managing resource numbers to make sure they don't hit "game-end". Especially since the resources do not affect each other either, so it's not even a complex brain teaser, but rather just making sure the +/- don't hit negative. The game end game condition is also very unclear. I have kept…

Why it keeps zooming in and for zooming out its so hard and slow? Killed the immersion. Not for me.

A bit overwhelming at first (lots of numbers and what not going up and down) but after settling in I found this game to be incredibly fun. Many possible strategies are available to implement and I see some great potential in optimizing playthroughs. For those who enjoy deck-builders, dark humor and even good idle-ish game play; do yourself a favor and pick this up. (9/10)--Rating

Got this as a gift from my friend. I enjoyed the demo and was hoping to play for a while. I really like the game's idea and the visual design is fantastic! However, there are several quirks that do not allow me to recommend this game at its current state. Of those I feel the tutorial (a very short how-to in the pause menu) should be reworked. The modifiers to your resources (followers, money etc.) that are being applied as soon as you expand to the next state are generally understandable, but you can't really predict the outcome unless you actually expand and then zoom out to see the overall new balance. So you have to basically retract your turns if the outcome is undesirable, which turns the game into the long waltz of placing cards, switching game board "levels" (from state to country) and then redoing it all again. Same goes with ×1..×3 modifiers that are applied additionally when you fill all three card slots in the state. One of two card decks fills out as you gain the "influence" resource, and if this deck ends, the game is over. However, at a certain point your influence target to the next "refill" is frozen at 666 and even though you can still get the points, there…

Cult Leader Simulator offers a gripping premise: build a cult, manipulate cards, and navigate risk in a roguelike setting full of occult flair. But with scant feedback available and little clarity on pacing, progression, or long-term engagement, it’s hard to say whether it stands out or falls flat. - Rating: 6.5/10 — Intriguing concept and moody art - Video Gameplay - https://youtu.be/w7dGt_1v9u8 - Follow my curator page - https://store.steampowered.com/curator/45547027/