Cults and Daggers
Cults and Daggers is a strategy game set in the time between the death of the Buddha and the birth of Christ. You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. The game includes, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces, martyrs, prophets and blasphemers.
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February 12, 2015
11 years and 174 days ago
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Mixed54 reviews63.0%
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Cults and Daggers is a strategy game set in the Hellenistic era between the death of the Buddha and the birth of Christ.
You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. With your disciples you spread your faith throughout the Mediterranean world by preaching to the people and converting noble families. You and the other cults are the hidden powers behind history, you secretly manipulate the rise and fall of great city states to further your ambitions.
But the Old Gods are also stirring, taking advantage of the time between Buddha and Christ to try and destroy the world they can no longer rule. You must stop them by sending your disciples to their places of power and defeating their evil.
A sprawling, deep and complex game which covers over 400 years of history, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces , martyrs , prophets and blasphemers.
Write your own myths. Single player against the AI or upto 4 player Multiplayer.
You create your own religion and fight a secret war for the soul of the world. With your disciples you spread your faith throughout the Mediterranean world by preaching to the people and converting noble families. You and the other cults are the hidden powers behind history, you secretly manipulate the rise and fall of great city states to further your ambitions.
But the Old Gods are also stirring, taking advantage of the time between Buddha and Christ to try and destroy the world they can no longer rule. You must stop them by sending your disciples to their places of power and defeating their evil.
A sprawling, deep and complex game which covers over 400 years of history, spies, assassinations, double dealing, occult forces , martyrs , prophets and blasphemers.
Write your own myths. Single player against the AI or upto 4 player Multiplayer.
Cults and Daggers. Faith, Hope and Conspiracy.
- Turn based Strategy over 400 years of history.
- Create and customise your own Faith
- Procedurally generated technology tree and adventure system
- In depth modelled spying system allows for deep subterfuge
- Complete ambient music Album "Cults and Daggers" included
- Single player. Hotseat multiplayer
