Eldritchual
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Sacrifices must be made!
Eldritchual allows you to step into the role of a cult leader who knows something that your new followers do not; you're going to sacrifice them to summon an ancient eldritch horror. As with any nascent and struggling cult, you must manage the happiness of your cultists while keeping the faith in your cult strong and out of the eyes of the local authorities. And when you are ready to begin the ritual, start tossing your cultists into the sacrificial pit.
The game does not take long to play, and it is my first LD submission. My goal was to create a complete experience, a manageable project, have simple interactions, and be in a style that I enjoy. The visuals should lighten the dark theme of sacrificing your beloved followers, and nothing in the game ever takes itself too seriously. I tend to enjoy worker-placement board games which influence the basic mechanics of Eldritchual. Oddly, I'm not normally a fan of the Lovecraft horror genre, but this theme and other games and movies I've watched recently just led me there.
While there are additional mechanics, polishing, and balancing that I would have liked to include, I made difficult cuts to try to stay on time.
Please enjoy Eldritchual!
- ESC to pause the game and review the tutorial.
- Sacrifice cultists to progress the ritual!
- *Edit 2: Minor formatting adjustments*
Eldritchual allows you to step into the role of a cult leader who knows something that your new followers do not; you're going to sacrifice them to summon an ancient eldritch horror. As with any nascent and struggling cult, you must manage the happiness of your cultists while keeping the faith in your cult strong and out of the eyes of the local authorities. And when you are ready to begin the ritual, start tossing your cultists into the sacrificial pit.
The game does not take long to play, and it is my first LD submission. My goal was to create a complete experience, a manageable project, have simple interactions, and be in a style that I enjoy. The visuals should lighten the dark theme of sacrificing your beloved followers, and nothing in the game ever takes itself too seriously. I tend to enjoy worker-placement board games which influence the basic mechanics of Eldritchual. Oddly, I'm not normally a fan of the Lovecraft horror genre, but this theme and other games and movies I've watched recently just led me there.
While there are additional mechanics, polishing, and balancing that I would have liked to include, I made difficult cuts to try to stay on time.
Please enjoy Eldritchual!
How to Play
- Click and Drag to move cultists around.- ESC to pause the game and review the tutorial.
- Sacrifice cultists to progress the ritual!
Eldritual Game Window
Sample Tutorial Screen
Page Edits
- *Edit: Moved source to GitHub for future work. Zip file matches the initial master branch link.*- *Edit 2: Minor formatting adjustments*