Planned Release Date: To be announced

About This Game

Welcome to The Rising Cult, a real-time stealth tactics game set in the eerie 1920s. As a cult leader on a mission from the Old Ones, slip into the city to steal, kill, and spread terror in their name.

Every expedition is a chain of encounters across the city's districts, from the Slums, to the Docks and Downtown. Stalk the shadows, silently eliminate guards, and hide the bodies before anyone notices. Break enemies' sanity until they cower in terror, then Enlighten them and turn them into disposable followers.

The cult leader is only human. When stealth isn't enough, summon horrors from Lovecraft's mythos. The servants of Cthulhu, like the Deep One and the Shoggoth, excel at bloody, direct confrontation. The creepy-crawlies of Yog-Sothoth, like the Mi-Go and the Dimensional Shambler, strike unseen. Every monster is a specialist, and the right horror for the job can turn an impossible situation into a massacre.

Claim Obelisks along the way and trade the Essence of victims for Blessings of the Elder Gods. After each encounter, choose a path: press on for greater rewards, or retreat with the spoils before the police, soldiers, and relentless investigators close in.

Between expeditions, return to a hidden lair beneath the city. Spend stolen artifacts and riches to research new monsters, recruit cultists, and prepare for the next foray.

Sneak, Slay, Summon.

Key Features:

• Stealth tactics: Plan each approach, strike at the perfect moment, and unleash chaos on your terms. Control the pace using the tactical pause to coordinate your tactics, no need for fast reflexes. 

• Summon and control Lovecraftian monsters: Command creatures from Lovecraft's mythos, each with unique abilities. Specialize them through research trees to fit any dark strategy.

• Terror as a weapon: Shatter enemies' sanity, turn the terrified into followers, and sacrifice them to fuel rituals or call forth a Great Summon. 

• Roguelite expeditions: Chain encounters together across the city. Break into guarded compounds, protect rituals, sabotage, or infiltrate in disguise. Push further for greater rewards, or retreat with the spoils.

• Grow the Cult: Expand the hidden lair, research forbidden lore, and unlock new monsters and Blessings between expeditions.

• Lovecraftian storylines: Experience handcrafted story arcs inspired by the Cthulhu mythos, full of gruesome rituals, eldritch prophecies, and detectives determined to stop the cult.

Wield cosmic forces from antiquity, if your mind can withstand the terror. 

Mature Content Description

The developers describe the content like this:

In this game, your can play Lovecraftian monsters against humanity.