Cultist Simulator is the Epic Games freebie of the week for mobile

• Cultist Simulator is the Epic Games Store's freebie of the week for mobile
• Dive into a world of esoterica and the occult
• Manage your health, expenses, and your sanity as you seek to uncover the secrets of the other world

If there's one thing to be said for the Epic Games Store and its free release programme, it's that it often highlights underrated classics that some of you may not have played the first time around. Case in point being the iconic digital card battler (sort of)  Cultist Simulator that's free to download and keep right now!

Cultist Simulator has a simple concept. You play as a simple citizen somewhere in Europe at the turn of the 20th century. When your job at a hospital falls through, you find yourself at a loss. Perhaps you should pursue art, writing or manual labour. Or perhaps the mysterious documents given to you by an ailing patient hold the key to something beyond the mundane world.

Yes, the enjoyment in Cultist Simulator comes not from managing your health and expenses, but from everything else that slowly draws you away from a mundane world and into one of mystery and horror. Be it through dreams, scripture or research, you'll slowly piece together another world, and one that could either make all your dreams come true, or your nightmares.

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The simple interface of Cultist Simulator is based around the aforementioned management of different cards representing traits and assets, some of which expire and burn away or transform into something either good or much worse. You'll need to not only manage your expenses and personal health, but also other topics such as fascinations or the suspicion of the authorities.

Things move from simply painting esoteric art to slowly cultivating like-minded individuals, before you're eventually shoving people in cupboards and trying to steal occult scripture from well-armed monks with the help of your band of fanatically loyal cultists.

Now, doesn't that sound like good, clean fun?

And believe it or not, we've actually still got our list of the top nine best beginner tips for those of you set to jump into Cultist Simulator for the first time! So if you find yourself at a loss, be sure to dig deep into the esoteric knowledge of that humble guide.