Worshippers of Cthulhu PREVIEW
The universe created by H. F. Lovecraft has always been a source of inspiration for many other works, including video games. Many developers have decided to draw inspiration from the Cthulhu myths to create their games, and the developers of Worshippers of Cthulhu have also decided to follow this trend.
There is no shortage of urban planning simulators, and everywhere players expect the same gameplay, plus or minus – the construction of a small settlement and its development into a huge metropolis.
Worshippers of Cthulhu, due to the unusual scenery, turned out to be a breath of fresh air in the genre. And it does not need to lead your country to a bright future at all. This is not necessary at all if you live on a mysterious foggy island in the ocean, in construction mode there is a pain room for heretics and a temple with the function of bodily mutilation.
Yes, it’s all there in Worshippers of Cthulhu.
In Worshippers of Cthulhu, we will play the role of the high priest, that is, the one who will have the task of running a cult where Cthulhu is his God. Your task will be to decide what the fate of your followers will be by performing sacrificial rituals or trying to convert them to your faith. There’s nothing wrong with that. Whatever your decision, it will serve to expand the cult and attract more and more followers to it.
You will have to deal with those that are typical creatures of the imaginary created by Lovecraft, and everything was created according to his metric. The essence of Lovecraft is clearly expressed in Worshippers of Cthulhu. This is not a game with simple references to the Master, but it is a game that goes deeper and tries to make the most of Lovecraft’s works and make them into a game.
Worshippers of Cthulhu is a strategy game and it has all the characteristics of this genre. So while you can enjoy references to Lovecraft’s cosmic horror, you’ll have to manage an entire community: your cult. Accordingly, you will have to build real cities with houses, buildings for the production of materials, etc.
However, since this is a Cthulhu game, there will also be a supernatural part. In fact, you will have the opportunity to create altars of any type (yes, even sacrificial ones) to be able to perform a variety of rituals. You will have the opportunity to interact with your followers and decide what their fate is. Will they remain a part of your community? Will they be sacrificed as a tribute to the Ancient One? The choice is yours.
These rituals will allow you to communicate with various entities, so that you can increase the level of fanaticism. Remember that your goal is to invoke your God, and this will be impossible if you do not have enough followers, and the line between madness and reality is difficult to interpret.
If you’re a fan of strategy games and Cthulhu, you can’t miss Worshippers of Cthulhu. The developers have managed to integrate Lovecraft’s ENT into various game mechanics in the best possible way, and we are sure that all fans of the Master will be pleased with what the development team has managed to do.
The gameplay, when it comes to games of this kind, is almost endless, and you can have fun approaching what is considered the main story in different ways. There is no right or wrong way, there is only the one that best reflects your way of playing. Hence, this leaves a lot of room for your decision-making power.
There are some aspects related to some game mechanics that can be improved, such as the balance of increasing the value of Faith or the ability to reassemble your cultists. However, putting aside these little things, we can say that we have a completely ordinary game in front of us, which, of course, has nothing to fear compared to other representatives of the genre, such as Frostpunk 2.
