Excellent Lovecraftian writing and lore
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“if you're a fan of the King in Yellow stories, I'd say this is a must-buy. It's some of the best KiY fiction I've read in ages.”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Cult of the Yellow King
Worth buying? What 202 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 202 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%Metaphor Games, Newmind Interactive2026Incremental · Idler · Casual
$3.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 53 min ago
The verdict
A cheap, atmospheric Lovecraftian idler with standout writing, art and black metal music, but thin, slow, unbalanced gameplay. Skip it if you want deep incremental systems.
Great for
King in Yellow/Lovecraft fans and metal fans wanting a cheap background idler with great lore
Main risk
Shallow, slow, poorly balanced gameplay with long waits and little to do
What changed in the last 30 days
102 recent reviews
Recent negatives focus on slow pacing, balance, and a broken Prestige V upgrade, despite the 1.0 launch and QOL patches. Positive reviews say patches helped. Moderately confident.
102 recent reviews
What players love
Striking art and eerie atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“Great atmosphere, art, sound, and story.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Black metal soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You wanna listen to some epic Black Metal while playing what Cookie Clicker could be if it was actually good and deep?”
Steam review · 53.7 h played ↗
Cheap and good value
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Definitely worth the $4 I paid on sale.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Responsive developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the devs are listening to criticism, handling it very professionally and already making changes fixing the issues.”
Steam review · 30.3 h played ↗
Relaxing background idler
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“it is more like a background thing to do while doing other things”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boring, shallow gameplay with no real choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“there is not any kind of "build", everyone's run will feel similar.”
Steam review · 17.6 h played ↗
Too slow, mostly waiting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Even for an idler this is unbearably slow.”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
Poor balance and pointless upgrades
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the game lacks basic balancing between the choices you can make, a lot of choices essentially do nothing or don't scale enough to be meaningful as you progress.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
Clunky, unclear UI
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The X to close a window changes location with every menu.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Bugs and unfinished late prestiges
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It's a buggy mess with bad pacing, this never should have been released from beta.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Autoclicker feels mandatory
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Auto clicker is mandatory.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6100 or AMD FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 530, GeForce GTX 750, or Radeon R7 260X
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit) or Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050, Radeon RX 460, or Intel Iris Xe
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-6100 or AMD FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel HD 530, GeForce GTX 750, or Radeon R7 260X
Storage1 GB available space
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