Cultist Simulator

• Much like Fallen London, the confusion and obsfuctation is a feature, so don't spoil yourself; Cultist Simulator is secretly a narrative-heavy puzzle game. All tips on this page are related to UI or very basic strategy.
• Go slow. It's a marathon, not a race.
• Grab a card to see where it can be put. Click on an empty card space in a window to highlight what cards can go in that slot.
• A candle below a card window means the card will be consumed.
• You can do a surprisingly large amount of things while paused, if you have too many things happening at once.
• Always play the whole game out, even if you're doomed. There's metaprogression.
• Most countdown-style events vacuum up the necessary cards automatically, but work doesn't. If you get caught up enough in what else you're doing that you forget to go to your job, you will probably lose it.
• Health is important. Most negative qualities go away over time. Hunger and Afflictions instead permanently turn into Decrepitude, which cannot be removed. Ever.
• If you're the kind of person who easily forgets things (such as what you can get from dreaming about Passion, for example), it might pay to pause and take notes.