Games like Cultist Simulator
If Cultist Simulator is your kind of game, the closest matches are BOOK OF HOURS, Vagrus - The Riven Realms and Scarlet Hollow — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, contemplative and mysterious. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Cultist Simulator is a 2018 indie release from Weather Factory that blends simulation, RPG, and strategy elements. Players navigate a card-based system where they manage resources, make narrative choices, and uncover procedurally generated lore across branching storylines. The game features run-based progression with permadeath mechanics, set in a 1920s-themed world of hidden gods and secret histories. Reviewers describe the experience as atmospheric, mysterious, and contemplative, with players highlighting the deep and coherent occult setting that feels like genuine experimentation. The unique card interaction system draws particular attention, with players noting that a steep learning curve becomes rewarding over time. The game carries a hard difficulty rating and offers massive length, verified for Steam Deck at $19.99. It holds 79% positive from 5,197 Steam reviews.
About Cultist Simulator: Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
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BOOK OF HOURS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Top pick for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Vagrus - The Riven Realms
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Second-strongest match for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Third-strongest match for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Loop Hero
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Ranked #4 for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.
Glasshouse
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Feudalpunk CRPG, with Turn-based combat, set in a lockdown apartment block at the dawn of a world war. Investigate the mysterious triple murder next door, fight the Political Conspiracy, and make terrible choices before the flatmates do it for you!
RPGSteam ↗Dead Gods Realm: Morar
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Narrative RPG, inspired by works of H.P. Lovecraft, celtic myths, rapiers and gunpowder. World awaits the Arrival of unknown creatures. It needs a hero who would stop the menace. Or not... He may even join them. Only you shall decide who would Morar become.
Inkbound
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Ranked #7 for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
A turn-based tactical roguelike from the creators of Monster Train. Play solo or co-op, create powerful builds, and save the Atheneum.
Hadean Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cultist Simulator.
Ranked #8 for Cultist Simulator fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Cultist Simulator
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BOOK OF HOURS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cultist Simulator.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
SUNLESS SEA
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Torment: Tides of Numenera
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.
Pillars of Eternity
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Prepare to be enchanted by a world where the choices you make and the paths you choose shape your destiny. Obsidian Entertainment, the developer of Fallout: New Vegas™ and South Park: The Stick of Truth™, together with Paradox Interactive is proud to present Pillars of Eternity.
Tyranny
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cultist Simulator.
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Experience a story-driven RPG where your choices mean all the difference in the world.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Cultist Simulator.
The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.
A House of Many Doors
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Reviewers of Cultist Simulator cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cultist Simulator at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cultist Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cultist Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cultist Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cultist Simulator on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cultist Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cultist Simulator on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
A Date with Death
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Saihate Station
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
The Children of Clay
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
BOOK OF HOURS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Simulation with Cultist Simulator.
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
Vagrus - The Riven Realms
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Embark on a perilous journey across a realm forsaken by the gods and devastated by an arcane cataclysm. Accompanied by a hardy crew, you must trade, fight, and explore your way to success as the leader of a traveling company in Vagrus, an award-winning turn-based post-apocalyptic fantasy RPG.
Scarlet Hollow
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cultist Simulator.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and RPG with Cultist Simulator.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Hadean Tactics
WHY THIS
Shares a contemplative mood with Cultist Simulator.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Cultist Simulator.
Hadean Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding game fused with autobattler elements to create a unique strategy experience. Use your cards to influence the actions of your units and help your Hero defeat the Six Wings of Hell!
Frequently asked about Cultist Simulator
- Is Cultist Simulator verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cultist Simulator is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Cultist Simulator cost?
- Cultist Simulator is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cultist Simulator?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cultist Simulator are BOOK OF HOURS, Vagrus - The Riven Realms, Scarlet Hollow.
- Who developed Cultist Simulator?
- Cultist Simulator was developed by Weather Factory.
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