Evil Cult

[b][i]Evil Cult[/i][/b] gives the player control over a [i]Cult[/i] which tries to take over key figures in society to spread its influence and complete the [i]Final Ritual[/i], before any of the competing cults. [b][i]Generators[/i][/b] generate resources, making them an obvious prime target for expansion, yet the easier (cheaper) to influence [i]Adepts[/i] increase the probability of gathering [i]Virgins[/i], which serve as resource wildcards and are of course necessary for rituals as a sacrifice. [b][i]Sects[/i][/b] within the cult allow for some optional micro-management. However, the player's attention is mainly directed at the expansion on the map, resource balance, and awareness of the [i]Investigator[/i]. The [b]Investigator[/b] is a computer-controlled invisible entity that tries to sabotage the Cult. Every cult in the game has to deal with their own Investigator and balance how many resources should be invested into battling them directly or whether expansion is more impor...

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 the lesser ritual either. Not sure what the solution is, but it would be nice to have more to do once your cult grows, and I think rituals might be key. Defensive/offensive rituals, unique cult rituals, etc.

Disliked: Basic required strategies are not really made clear in the tutorial/manual. I was almost ready to put this down after several attempts at playing it. Liked: Once I was able to find a simple play through video, important hotkeys (toggle resource indications) and basic strategy of balancing resource capture with fighting the investigators, the game became playable. Establishing networks of followers to prevent resource capture is a nice twist. Overall, I am now very much enjoying this game. Would love for additional longer running gameplay modes.

It's a good bases... but once you get the hand of it... .. meh...

Basically if you like clickers? if so congradulation as this game is like those manual excel spreadsheet clickers from 2000. Internally trade your own resource points, remove rival connections by blanket bombing nodes. thats it. thats the game.

Always blocking the doors to your mind Escaping reality that surrounds you Using faith an excuse to kill A sick way of life is now revealed All the prayers in the world can't help you now A killer a taker of life is what you are Speak no more lies It's your turn to die Preach the good word Speak no more, prepare to burn A justified torture? From this may others learn The life you took a holy death, a grave mistake No changing your mind, your life you should pay Practice what you preach Your loved one is now deceased Knowledge is at our hands Never to understand Spiritual healing Blinded by twisted ways you live Kill for religion, will the Lord forgive? Idiocy has stricken your mind A real-life hell you will find All the prayers in the world can't help you now A killer a taker of life is what you are Speak no more lies It's your turn to die Preach the good word Speak no more, prepare to burn A justified torture? From this may others learn The life you took a holy death, a grave...

An extremely difficult, often mechanically esoteric game for burning away 10 minutes at a time. Get it on sale and you will be happy. It's by no means advance or deep as a Lovecraft or even cult game but is strangely addicting. Would really like to see it come to Android, it is definitely more a time killer. 7/10

Played it through a couple of times, It's still challenging on the hardest setting. Good basic mechanics, could do with a little more complexity. Well worth a few dollars.

A nice game, I keep coming back to it. The rules aren't hard to learn, but the emergent gameplay is fun.

Evil Cult is a relatively simple, but decently *enthralling* game about several cults fighting to be the first to enact their eldritch endgame, be it exerting control over the minds of all humans through the media, or bringing the force of a cthulhu-like entity to bear against the world, while avoiding the notice of investigators who will devote themselves to the destruction of your cult