HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CULTIST SIM!

We're running a Midweek Madness sale throughout this week, where you can get everything Cultist Sim-y for basically dust and a broken ha'penny (50-66% off everything, to be exact). So that's

• Cultist Simulator (66% off)
• The Dancer, Priest, Ghoul and Exile DLC (50% off)
• Cultist Simulator's OST (50% off)
• The Anthology Edition bundle, which includes all of the above @ 65% off-ish (bundle maths is hard)
• The Lady Afterwards digital TRPG (50% off)

Enjoy! The indomitable Canadian sensation that is Systemchalk - probably a Long by now, at least - is broadcasting Cultist on the store page, for anyone who'd like to see the game being wrestled to its knees while a soothing voiceover describes the inevitable descent into penury, madness and occult calamity. We also have some Cultist x BOOK OF HOURS lore, game updates and new Secret Histories merch and events to share. Yee, as they say, haw.

BOOK OF HOURS

We're not ready to share a vertical slice of the game yet, but here're some updates. We've finalised the design of the Wisdom Page, the occult sort-of skill tree where you can choose which forbidden knowledge to specialise in, and which affects what you can do elsewhere in the game based on your choices. We've hidden the full size of the chart, but you can see the first four levels here:
(Click for a larger image.) Players choose cards or objects to commit to each slot up the chain, pledging allegiance - for example - to Birdsong by committing a skill card for Ramsund, the language of secrets. This will enhance the player's Birdsong affinity and ability, opening up new opportunities elsewhere and unlocking the next tier of the branch. We hope it's also a nice roleplaying opportunity, as you can see that each of the nine Wisdoms is variously associated with several Principles from Cultist Simulator. People have strong feelings about whether they're a Winter-y sort who wants a beautiful end or a Lantern-type who's brilliant but a bit caustic or a Forge-person who really loves hitting things with hammers. The Wisdoms are deliberately broader, drawing from multiple Principles at once, so they should open up new avenues of characterisation. Which is useful in, er, an RPG! Speaking of the Wisdoms, we've uncovered a new letter from a mysterious 'Arthur' to his nephew, discussing the Illumination-affiliated events that took place in a Pyrhhic battle against the Khusgai of Persia, and the bravery - and unmasking of Lieutenant Malcolmson. Most importantly, though, weep for Menander, the bravest steed that ever was! "Nephew, make a fist of your hand. Muscles move beneath the skin. So powers move beneath the skin of the world, at impulses equally invisible, but greater."
Click here for full images + alternative read-friendly text. And finally, we also have a mock-up of Hush House's layout to share. Please note that this is not what the game will actually look like (though mmmm isn't it all nice and neat in a grid), but it is likely to represent the layout of rooms in the final game. We've censored some of the more deep-lore rooms, and you can't see all of it - but here's a first glimpse at the library at the centre of it all!
(Click for a larger image, again.) If you like what you see, please wishlist BOOK OF HOURS to keep updated with our progress! More on that in the next few months.

THE LADY AFTERWARDS

"Youve been summoned to Alexandria, a city of coloured lights and curious histories. An old friend needs you to track down a woman. Shes probably in trouble. Probably trouble herself. Plus a change." Since launching Cultist Sim in 2018, we made a TRPG based in its occult, Lovecraftian world called The Lady Afterwards. You can buy the digital edition here on Steam (50% off in the Midweek Madness sale!), and we've just re-released our luxury boxed edition in our merch shop too. We're releasing another 100 boxes at noon today, and the boxes will restock every Tuesday.

THE LOCKSMITH'S DREAM

"Secret gods live beneath the skin of the world. Five of them meet every year to exchange secrets and agree particular notes of history. Their conversations arent for our ears, but even after theyve gone, their gossip still troubles the earth; the air still prickles with doors..."
Cultist Sim also inspired our latest venture, going live today: a series of live, overnight events set in a crumbling aristocratic mansion in Monmouthshire, UK. Each year the Avian Hours - that's the Beach-Crow, the Witch-and-Sister, the Elegiast, the Vagabond and the little-known Name of the Moth, Ferezeref - meet to discuss the topics of the gods. Afterwards, mortals attend the Roostinghall to pick through abandoned tidbits of secret knowledge. This is what we're calling the Locksmith's Dream, and invite you to pick through the snippets of the gods this October and December with us. Full details of the event, and of course tickets for sale, over on the official site. Happy birthday to Iris, the Mansus, all the Histories and most importantly to Cultist Sim, the little game that could. Celebrate in your favourite way for us, Believers! We couldn't have done it without you. <3