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Worshippers of Cthulhu

Crazy Goat Games · Crytivo · 2025-05-22

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SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: May 22, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 27, 2026 (Xbox Series X|S), TBD (PlayStation 5)

LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?

Worshippers of Cthulhu is a 2025 Simulation and Strategy game priced at $24.99, with an owner estimate of 100,000 .. 200,000 and a review sentiment of Very Positive (81% of 1547 reviews).

20
playing now
81%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$24.99
steam price (US)

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

You are not a harbinger of destruction; but a herald of cosmic rebirth. Your purpose is not to sow chaos, but to embrace the inevitable evolution that awaits us all. Humanity is insignificant, pitiful in its smallness. Our existence is a fleeting whisper in the cosmic winds, and only by awakening Cthulhu can we transcend our feeble existence. In one profound act, you can shake the foundations of the universe. Awaken Cthulhu, for in his awakening lies the catalyst for a cascading effect that will reshape the cosmos and a new order shall emerge. The path ahead is treacherous, fraught with challe(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 20 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 18 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (315 reviews).
  • · Top 12% of 16,694 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 31k–70k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,549 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $9.99 at Fanatical (2026-09-14) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 80 of 132 observed days · $15.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
28728720242026Week of 2024-10-21: 287 positiveWeek of 2024-10-21: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-10-28: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-10-28: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-11-04: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-11-04: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-11: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-18: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-11-18: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-25: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-11-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-02: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-12-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-09: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-12-09: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-16: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-12-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-23: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-23: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-30: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-12-30: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-06: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-01-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-13: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-20: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-01-20: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-27: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-27: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-03: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-02-03: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-10: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-02-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-17: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-02-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-24: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-03: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-03-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-10: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-03-10: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-17: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-24: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-31: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-31: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-04-14: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-21: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-28: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-12: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-05-19: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-26: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-05-26: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-06-02: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-02: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-09: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-09: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-16: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-06-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-23: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-23: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-06-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-07: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-07-07: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-14: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-14: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-21: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-28: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-07-28: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-08-04: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-04: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-11: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-11: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-18: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-08-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-25: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-08: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-09-15: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-09-22: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-22: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-29: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-29: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-06: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-10-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-20: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-20: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-27: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-03: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-24: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-11-24: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-08: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-22: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-05: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-19: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-26: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-26: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-09: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-16: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-16: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-23: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-02: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-16: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-23: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-23: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-13: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-13: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-20: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-20: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-27: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-04: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-15: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-22: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-29: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-29: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-06: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-17: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-24: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3722026-09-15 16:00 — 13 players2026-09-17 00:00 — 4 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 6 players2026-09-19 15:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 23:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 06:00 — 8 players2026-09-23 14:00 — 3 players2026-09-24 21:00 — 10 players2026-09-26 05:00 — 7 players2026-09-27 12:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 20:00 — 9 players2026-09-30 03:00 — 5 players2026-10-01 11:00 — 4 players2026-10-02 18:00 — 21 players2026-10-04 02:00 — 16 players2026-10-05 10:00 — 11 players2026-10-06 18:00 — 20 players2026-10-08 01:00 — 14 players2026-10-09 09:00 — 14 players2026-10-10 16:00 — 36 players2026-10-12 00:00 — 12 players2026-10-13 07:00 — 7 players2026-10-14 15:00 — 20 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
37913Oct 2024Aug 2026Oct 2024 — avg 379 · peak 773Nov 2024 — avg 122 · peak 402Dec 2024 — avg 95 · peak 236Jan 2025 — avg 65 · peak 206Feb 2025 — avg 38 · peak 98Mar 2025 — avg 33 · peak 110Apr 2025 — avg 41 · peak 147May 2025 — avg 105 · peak 578Jun 2025 — avg 78 · peak 346Jul 2025 — avg 67 · peak 452Aug 2025 — avg 76 · peak 353Sep 2025 — avg 36 · peak 90Oct 2025 — avg 30 · peak 75Nov 2025 — avg 28 · peak 93Dec 2025 — avg 25 · peak 70Jan 2026 — avg 26 · peak 75Feb 2026 — avg 13 · peak 32Mar 2026 — avg 28 · peak 77Apr 2026 — avg 37 · peak 106May 2026 — avg 19 · peak 47Jun 2026 — avg 18 · peak 60Jul 2026 — avg 23 · peak 64Aug 2026 — avg 17 · peak 42
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$11.992024-10-092026-10-142024-10-09 — best price $24.992024-10-28 — best price $22.372024-12-04 — best price $24.992025-01-05 — best price $24.992025-01-23 — best price $19.992025-02-07 — best price $22.492025-03-04 — best price $24.992025-03-22 — best price $24.992025-04-19 — best price $24.992025-05-19 — best price $19.742025-06-10 — best price $17.492025-06-26 — best price $17.492025-07-12 — best price $24.992025-08-12 — best price $17.492025-09-09 — best price $24.992025-09-18 — best price $29.992025-10-06 — best price $24.992025-10-28 — best price $17.492025-11-20 — best price $16.242025-12-06 — best price $24.992026-01-03 — best price $24.992026-01-19 — best price $12.242026-02-10 — best price $24.992026-03-09 — best price $12.242026-03-27 — best price $24.992026-04-16 — best price $24.992026-05-22 — best price $12.492026-06-11 — best price $22.992026-06-23 — best price $11.992026-07-11 — best price $24.992026-08-13 — best price $12.492026-08-31 — best price $12.492026-09-06 — best price $12.492026-09-12 — best price $24.992026-09-18 — best price $12.492026-09-24 — best price $12.492026-09-30 — best price $12.492026-10-06 — best price $12.492026-10-12 — best price $24.992026-10-14 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
88.3%
earned "Ruin Raider I"
3.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing3 DLC

8 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2025-09-19, latest 2025-09-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,4311%42
Xbox Series (Xbox)140%42

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

Player tags

HorrorEconomySandboxBuildingStrategyLore-RichColony SimManagementSimulationCity Builder

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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