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Honey, I Joined a Cult

Sole Survivor Games · Team17 · 2022-11-03

Steam

CasualIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 14, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

It's time to start working towards that ultimate goal of enlightenment, faith and money…lots and lots of money! Become the ultimate tycoon - create, customise, and manage your own cult whilst listening to funky music. Welcome to Honey, I Joined a Cult!

Honey, I Joined a Cult is a 2022 Casual, Indie, Simulation, and Strategy game priced at $21.99, with an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 1,927 reviews).

17
playing now
72%
positive of 1.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$21.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Every great cult needs great interior design. Place, design and decorate rooms to keep your cultists happy. There is a whole host of weird and wonderful room options, each with a vital role to play in your cult. From polygraph rooms and spirit chambers to energy spas and the dreaded ministry of alteration. A cult is only as good as its name. Choose yours wisely when picking for your cult, cult leader, the Divine Being that they worship, the Holy Room in which they prove their dedication and the followers that will become the cultists of tomorrow! Being snappy dressers isn't enough, your cult(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 60 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
  • · Review velocity down 36% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (346 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 29,098 Casual games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 39k–87k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,933 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GamersGate$5.50-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.22 at GameBillet (2025-11-22) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $21.99 · on sale 112 of 153 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
27927920212026Week of 2021-09-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

13292026-09-15 00:00 — 34 players2026-09-16 08:00 — 11 players2026-09-17 16:00 — 23 players2026-09-18 23:00 — 22 players2026-09-20 07:00 — 81 players2026-09-21 14:00 — 76 players2026-09-22 22:00 — 53 players2026-09-24 05:00 — 18 players2026-09-25 13:00 — 24 players2026-09-26 20:00 — 37 players2026-09-28 04:00 — 15 players2026-09-29 11:00 — 24 players2026-09-30 19:00 — 27 players2026-10-02 02:00 — 17 players2026-10-03 10:00 — 26 players2026-10-04 18:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 02:00 — 23 players2026-10-07 09:00 — 9 players2026-10-08 17:00 — 16 players2026-10-10 00:00 — 23 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 18 players2026-10-12 15:00 — 18 players2026-10-13 23:00 — 12 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
34214Sep 2021Aug 2026Sep 2021 — avg 342 · peak 1,150Nov 2021 — avg 96 · peak 499Jan 2022 — avg 55 · peak 138Mar 2022 — avg 20 · peak 94May 2022 — avg 32 · peak 90Jul 2022 — avg 29 · peak 77Sep 2022 — avg 28 · peak 76Nov 2022 — avg 157 · peak 524Jan 2023 — avg 33 · peak 89Mar 2023 — avg 28 · peak 76May 2023 — avg 34 · peak 104Jul 2023 — avg 76 · peak 233Sep 2023 — avg 31 · peak 70Nov 2023 — avg 42 · peak 101Jan 2024 — avg 28 · peak 66Mar 2024 — avg 30 · peak 70May 2024 — avg 19 · peak 43Jul 2024 — avg 31 · peak 75Sep 2024 — avg 38 · peak 220Nov 2024 — avg 22 · peak 150Jan 2025 — avg 21 · peak 60Mar 2025 — avg 20 · peak 55May 2025 — avg 20 · peak 46Jul 2025 — avg 20 · peak 58Sep 2025 — avg 64 · peak 629Nov 2025 — avg 19 · peak 52Jan 2026 — avg 21 · peak 52Mar 2026 — avg 35 · peak 195May 2026 — avg 18 · peak 54Jul 2026 — avg 16 · peak 43Aug 2026 — avg 16 · peak 40
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$21.99$3.522021-09-142026-10-012021-09-14 — best price $16.552021-11-30 — best price $19.992022-01-17 — best price $14.992022-02-22 — best price $19.992022-04-01 — best price $16.792022-05-24 — best price $19.992022-07-30 — best price $19.992022-09-21 — best price $19.992022-11-17 — best price $16.792023-01-06 — best price $18.472023-03-24 — best price $18.472023-05-23 — best price $12.432023-07-21 — best price $11.212023-10-11 — best price $21.992023-12-11 — best price $9.452024-02-19 — best price $10.092024-04-15 — best price $7.472024-06-04 — best price $21.192024-08-07 — best price $21.192024-09-02 — best price $21.992024-10-25 — best price $6.282024-12-11 — best price $6.482025-01-28 — best price $6.952025-03-29 — best price $5.962025-05-10 — best price $7.472025-07-13 — best price $16.942025-09-02 — best price $18.822025-10-09 — best price $18.232025-11-24 — best price $3.522026-01-17 — best price $4.742026-03-08 — best price $18.472026-04-20 — best price $5.492026-05-25 — best price $5.502026-07-13 — best price $4.992026-08-20 — best price $20.492026-10-01 — best price $5.50
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

31
achievements tracked
44.9%
earned "L Plates Off"
4.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

13 supported languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Traditional Chinese, Turkish…

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2022-11-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,8922%31

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FaithFunnyComedySandboxBuildingStrategyColony SimIlluminatiManagementSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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