<s>
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
card-based	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
indie	O
studio	O
Weather	O
Factory	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Humble	O
Bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
computer	O
systems	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
mobile	O
versions	O
developed	O
by	O
Playdigious	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
is	O
a	O
narrative-driven	O
simulation	O
game	O
that	O
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
citizen	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
several	O
1920s	O
European	O
capitals	O
,	O
chiefly	O
one	O
resembling	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Failbetter	O
had	O
developed	O
several	O
gothic	O
and	O
Lovecraftian	O
horror	O
story-driven	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
Fallen	B-Application
London	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
represented	O
the	O
studio	O
's	O
first	O
game	O
and	O
an	O
experimental	O
title	O
that	O
they	O
could	O
produce	O
quickly	O
with	O
minimal	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
use	O
of	O
card-driven	O
narrative	O
systems	O
was	O
already	O
something	O
Kennedy	O
was	O
familiar	O
with	O
through	O
Fallen	B-Application
London	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
represented	O
the	O
most	O
minimalist	O
take	O
Kennedy	O
could	O
take	O
with	O
the	O
card-based	O
concept	O
,	O
since	O
cards	O
represented	O
a	O
vast	O
vocabulary	O
of	O
terms	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Kennedy	O
provided	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
elements	O
to	O
help	O
the	O
player	O
understand	O
where	O
to	O
place	O
cards	O
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
strategy	O
and	O
reasoning	O
was	O
something	O
he	O
wanted	O
players	O
to	O
discover	O
for	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
2018	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kennedy	O
extended	O
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
through	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
following	O
the	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
additional	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
"	O
Priest	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Ghoul	O
"	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
:	O
Anthology	O
Edition	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
DLC	B-Protocol
content	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
DLC	B-Protocol
named	O
"	O
Exile	O
"	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
traded	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
's	O
lore-researching	O
and	O
cult-building	O
mechanics	O
for	O
flight	O
across	O
a	O
map	O
of	O
1920s	O
Eurasia	O
and	O
North	O
Africa	O
from	O
close	O
pursuit	O
by	O
occult	O
gangsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
have	O
been	O
developed	O
by	O
Playdigious	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
second	O
quarter	O
of	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
from	O
critics	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Alexis	O
Kennedy	O
,	O
Cultist	B-Application
Simulators	I-Application
sales	O
surpassed	O
35,000	O
units	O
within	O
six	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
break	O
even	O
and	O
generate	O
a	O
profit	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
sales	O
were	O
similar	O
in	O
volume	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
Sunless	B-Application
Sea	I-Application
over	O
the	O
same	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cultist	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
won	O
the	O
award	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
Emotional	O
Game	O
Design	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
Emotional	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
