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CULTIC

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2022

Should you play it?

Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.

What works

  • Excellent gunplay and weapon feel
  • Well designed levels with secrets
  • Strong atmospheric horror and music
  • High value for price
  • Polished single-player experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Short length (3-5 hours for chapter 1)
  • Some ai issues and enemy variety could improve
  • Limited character customization
  • Pickup range for items sometimes small
  • Music can be repetitive or mismatched

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Ion Fury

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • Black Mesa

  • Arthurian Legends

  • Luna Abyss

  • Beyond Sunset

More expressive

Games that feels like CULTIC but with more self-expression and customization

  • Wizordum

  • Vigil: The Longest Night

  • Witchfire

  • Forgive Me Father

  • Mohrta

  • Hands of Necromancy

More intense

Games that feels like CULTIC but with a more intense feel

  • INCISION

  • DUSK

  • DOOM Eternal

  • Mortal Sin

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

  • Nightmare of Decay

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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CULTIC: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026