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CULTIC
You died? So what? Tuck your guts back in 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.
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19 reviews found100
Gameffine
Nov 28, 2022
Summary and quote unavailable.
95
Entertainium
Oct 30, 2022
Today’s glut of “boomer shooters” is largely inspired by just a handful of classics from the original golden age of roughly 1993 to 1997. Any new game runs the risk of seeming too similar to one of these icons, of lacking its own identity. At first glance, Cultic seems sure to fall into this trap, given its evident similarities to Blood. In fact, Jason Smith’s fantastic first project uses Monolith’s 1997 game as a jumping-off point – and ultimately delivers one of the best retro shooters in years. Blood was one of the last major shooters of its kind.
90
Hey Poor Player
Oct 12, 2022
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90
NookGaming
Oct 31, 2022
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90
WhatIfGaming
Oct 12, 2022
Cultic is a fantastic shooter that encourages experimentation with how you approach combat. Its vast arsenal and movement mechanics allow for various viable options against many enemy types and bosses. With top-notch presentation and horror aesthetics, Cultic does enough to stand out in the heap of excellent retro-style shooters. A few technical issues I ran into included being unable to change the resolution properly and a random crash during a level.
88
Gaming Nexus
Oct 28, 2022
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85
LevelUp
Nov 20, 2022
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The Games Machine
Oct 13, 2022
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82
Tech-Gaming
Nov 9, 2022
Cultic might look like a '90s FPS, but a variety of play styles, weapon upgrades, and a fluid framerate on modest hardware, makes the action feel modern.
80
Cubed3
Nov 14, 2022
One of the finest retraux FPS games available, CULTIC pays homage to titles like Blood, and actually surpasses them. From running, jumping, sliding, and reloading, to chopping heads, firing and reloading weapons, and throwing explosive dynamite or flesh-burning Molotov cocktails at the feet of robed fanatics, everything feels awesome. The levels are large and decently non-linear, and the atmosphere, visuals, as well as the OST, are top notch. Solo-dev Jason Smith has every right to feel proud of this wonderful ode to the era it was inspired from.
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