About Cult Inc.
Cult Inc. is a short incremental game where you run a cult that starts with a handful of followers and a single gothic church. The aim is to spread your influence until every corner of the world answers to you.
Growth comes through a small set of actions. Attract draws curious outsiders and doubters toward your church, Persuade turns those visitors into loyal members, and Sacrifice does what the name says. You can also build more churches. Each action has a cost, a payoff and a duration, and at the start only one can run at a time.
The tone is dark and tongue-in-cheek, carried by moody pixel art of a stone church on a hill surrounded by red autumn trees. There's a save and load feature, and you can play Cult Inc. online here with a mouse.
How to Play Cult Inc.
- Click Attract to bring visitors to your church.
- Use Persuade to turn those visitors into loyal members.
- Use Sacrifice and Build Church once you can afford them.
- Check the cost, payoff and duration of each action in the panel before you start it.
- Scroll to zoom the map, and hold the left mouse button to drag it around.
What to Expect in Cult Inc.
Cult Inc. is a short game, so the climb from a few figures outside one church to worldwide reach moves quickly. The interesting choices come from juggling followers, resources and churches, since each action spends one thing to gain another.
The theme centers on cult recruitment and sacrifice, played with a grim sense of humor. It suits players who are comfortable with that kind of dark subject matter.
Tips for Cult Inc.
- Keep Attract going early. Persuade needs visitors to work on, so a steady stream of them comes first.
- Read the Get line in the action panel before you commit, since only one action runs at a time at the start.
- Use the save and load option so a longer session is not lost when you close the tab.
- Stay clear of the Reset Game button in the corner unless you really want to start from zero.
- Play Cult Inc. free with a mouse that has a scroll wheel, which makes zooming in on the church much easier.
Who Made Cult Inc.
Cult Inc. was made by Backward Studio, OwenPaapie, who released it on itch.io. It was built in the Godot engine. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Cult Inc. page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Cult Inc. free?
Yes. Cult Inc. is free to play here in your browser, with no download and no account. Click Attract to bring in your first visitors and the cult starts growing from there. It's a short game, so a session or two is enough to see how far your influence can spread.
How do you play Cult Inc.?
You grow a cult through a handful of actions. Attract brings visitors to your church, Persuade turns them into members, Sacrifice and Build Church push things further, and each action has a cost, a payoff and a duration. Scroll to zoom the map and hold the left mouse button to drag it.
What is the goal in Cult Inc.?
The goal in Cult Inc. is total reach: grow your cult from one church and a few followers until the whole world follows it. Getting there means balancing recruitment, sacrifice and new churches, and choosing which action to run next with the resources you have.
Who made Cult Inc.?
Cult Inc. was made by Backward Studio and OwenPaapie and released on itch.io. It's built in the Godot engine. FunClicker did not create the game. We embed the creators' own browser version, and the credit link on this page leads back to the original release.
Can I play Cult Inc. on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works fine, since Cult Inc. runs in a browser tab and plays with the mouse. On a phone, the small buttons and the drag and scroll map controls are harder to handle, so a laptop or desktop with a mouse is the better choice for a full session.
Is Cult Inc. unblocked at school?
Cult Inc. needs only a browser tab, with no download, plugin or login. Whether it opens on a school or library network depends on that network's filter, which we do not control. If the game loads on your connection, you can start recruiting right away.
Does Cult Inc. save your progress?
Yes. Cult Inc. has a save and load feature, so stopping for the day does not have to cost you your cult. Be careful with the Reset Game button in the corner of the screen, because that's the one that wipes your progress and starts everything over.
Is Cult Inc. dark?
It has a dark theme. You run a cult, recruit followers and make sacrifices, and the gothic pixel art leans into the mood with a stone church and red autumn trees. Cult Inc. plays it with a grim sense of humor, and it's best for players who are comfortable with that subject.
