Worshippers of Cthulhu

Item: Worshippers of Cthulhu
Rating: 82
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-05-23

Summary

Fun, engaging, and accessible gameplay experience.
Captivating atmosphere with a unique concept.
High-quality, thematic graphics enhance immersion.
Excessive micromanagement detracts from enjoyment.
Buggy, unpolished, and unoptimized performance.
Slow, tedious progression; repetitive gameplay.

Categories

City Builder Resource Management Cult Management Ritual System Single-player Strategic Planning Atmospheric Horror

Reviews (sample size): 913
Helpful reviews: 78%
Unhelpful reviews: 22%
Protest reviews: 0%

82%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
18%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1386
Negative points: 904
Gameplay points: 344
Perf. points: 51
Rec. points: 473
Misc points: 71

Point	Description	Importance
Fun, engaging, and accessible gameplay Description The game is generally enjoyable, easy to learn, and relaxing, with a good balance of challenge and engagement. It is considered a good starting point for the genre and offers excellent value for its price. Many reviewers compare it favorably to other city-building games like Anno and Tropico. Importance 91%	The game is generally enjoyable, easy to learn, and relaxing, with a good balance of challenge and engagement. It is considered a good starting point for the genre and offers excellent value for its price. Many reviewers compare it favorably to other city-building games like Anno and Tropico.	91%
Captivating and immersive atmosphere Description The game has a captivating and immersive atmosphere, enhanced by spooky events, a haunting soundtrack, and well-written in-game text. The dark and eerie tone creates a sense of impending doom and wickedness, making it appealing to fans of cosmic horror. The voice acting also contributes positively to the immersive experience. Importance 28%	The game has a captivating and immersive atmosphere, enhanced by spooky events, a haunting soundtrack, and well-written in-game text. The dark and eerie tone creates a sense of impending doom and wickedness, making it appealing to fans of cosmic horror. The voice acting also contributes positively to the immersive experience.	28%
Embrace dark cult leader role Description The game allows players to embrace the role of an evil cult leader, performing dark actions like human sacrifices, summoning horrors, and managing cultists to appease eldritch gods. This unique theme and gameplay element provide a refreshing twist to the city-building genre and offer a satisfying experience for players who enjoy darker themes. Importance 25%	The game allows players to embrace the role of an evil cult leader, performing dark actions like human sacrifices, summoning horrors, and managing cultists to appease eldritch gods. This unique theme and gameplay element provide a refreshing twist to the city-building genre and offer a satisfying experience for players who enjoy darker themes.	25%
Unique concept and deep lore Description The game has a great concept for a city builder and offers a fresh perspective not commonly found in other games. It has a unique world, a compelling story filled with horrors and torture, and a great depth of lore. The game is meticulously detailed and has its own unique characteristics, setting it apart from other games in the same genre. Importance 14%	The game has a great concept for a city builder and offers a fresh perspective not commonly found in other games. It has a unique world, a compelling story filled with horrors and torture, and a great depth of lore. The game is meticulously detailed and has its own unique characteristics, setting it apart from other games in the same genre.	14%
High-quality and thematic graphics Description The game features beautiful graphics, a stylish art direction, and well-designed maps, locations, and buildings. The visuals are thematically appropriate and contribute to the overall atmosphere of the game. The music and sound design are also well-done, enhancing the immersive experience. Importance 12%	The game features beautiful graphics, a stylish art direction, and well-designed maps, locations, and buildings. The visuals are thematically appropriate and contribute to the overall atmosphere of the game. The music and sound design are also well-done, enhancing the immersive experience.	12%
Responsive and active developers Description The developers are highly responsive to community feedback, actively implementing quality of life improvements and addressing player issues. They provide constant updates to the game and are actively involved in the forum and Discord server. This suggests a strong commitment to improving the game based on community input. Importance 10%	The developers are highly responsive to community feedback, actively implementing quality of life improvements and addressing player issues. They provide constant updates to the game and are actively involved in the forum and Discord server. This suggests a strong commitment to improving the game based on community input.	10%
Good tutorial and smooth difficulty Description The game has a smooth difficulty curve and a helpful tutorial that explains all game elements, making it accessible to newcomers. The first chapter is well-designed and introduces the mechanics gradually. The game is also surprisingly polished for an Early Access title. Importance 10%	The game has a smooth difficulty curve and a helpful tutorial that explains all game elements, making it accessible to newcomers. The first chapter is well-designed and introduces the mechanics gradually. The game is also surprisingly polished for an Early Access title.	10%