Cultistorm

About this board game

Cultistorm is a cooperative weird fiction and cosmic horror board game for 2–5 players, with sessions lasting about 120 minutes. Set in the universe of H. P. Lovecraft, it combines strategic gameplay with a literary and musical dimension.

Each round unfolds across six phases. Players work together to combat cultists and attempt to close five portals before the growing supernatural threat overwhelms them. Cooperation is essential, as the investigators must manage multiple dangers while pursuing their shared objective.

The game is lost if any investigator goes insane, if any Great Old One reaches a location card, or if the number of cultists exceeds the cultist threshold. The investigators must also seal all locations before defeating every Great Old One after the Final Act card is activated.

• Narrative Expansion and Script Book: a story-driven mode supported by a hardcover book containing more than 500 pieces of weird fiction and illustrated full-page artwork.
• Solo Expansion: supports solitary investigators.
• Campaign Expansion: seven connected scenarios with increasing challenges and new game mechanics.
• Overlord Expansion: adds a sixth player who takes the role of Lovecraft and controls the cultists.
• Minor expansion modules: nine modules that add mechanics, replayability, and difficulty.

Cultistorm also offers a Game Night Expansion, designed for clubs and gaming events. It can combine up to six separate games into one epic story, allowing different teams’ choices to affect the shared fight.