Come, Gifted One. The Eldest await.

The Cult in the House in the Village by the Sea is a horror-themed management game made for the Brackeys 2024 Game Jam, with the theme "Calm Before the Storm".

Each day, you can take three actions with which to manage your Ritual progress, Dissent among the villagers, and Suspicion from the authorities.

• Ritual progress increases in each zone of the village as a result of your actions and event choices. Your Ritual bar is the sum of your progress in both zones. When you reach 40 Ritual progress, you win!
• Dissent increases in each zone of the village as a result of your actions and event choices, in addition to increasing passively at the end of each day. Your Dissent bar is the sum of the value in both zones. If it hits 40 Dissent, you lose!
• Suspicion increases overall when you take Attack actions, and can be decreased with other actions and event choices. If it hits 10 Suspicion, you lose!

Maxing out either zone's Ritual or Dissent will have adverse spillover effects on the other zone. You can't take the same actions every day, so vary your strategy and combine bonuses to minimize Dissent and Suspicion and maximize your Ritual progress in order to serve your dark patron. Good luck, Gifted One — prepare to bring the storm!