Stygian - A Lovecraftian Computer RPG

A project in Istanbul, Turkey by Cultic Games
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"Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones" is a Lovecraftian computer roleplaying game of horror, loss and madness.
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Funded: €73,742 of €55,000
Dates: Jun 1st -> Jul 1st (30 days)
Project By: Cultic Games
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Latest News

Fury in Madness: Combat Effects of Mental Conditions

June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Denizens of the Doomed Earth! In this update we'd like to share more information on the advantages and side effects of Mental Conditions in Stygian's challenging combat scenarios. As we emphasized before, sometimes it helps to be mad in a... (Read More)

Shattered Visages: The Portrait Art of Stygian

June 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow heretics! It seems we have reached our funding goal! We'll see what the last week will bring but you should know one thing: We've achieved this together! Your support and enthusiasm always motivates us to do the best. Thank you! Now,... (Read More)

Beauty in Madness: Environment Art of Stygian

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow admirers of the macabre! In this update we'd like to give you more information on the creation process of our environment art along with sharing some images from different stages of production. Our environment artist Elwira... (Read More)

Skills and Perks of Stygian

June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow practitioners of the dark arts! Don't we all love skills in RPGs? Skills reflect your choices, aspirations and experiences in Stygian. Different combinations will open different paths to reach your goals. With twelve skills and... (Read More)

Tunes from the End: The Music of Stygian

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings dear listeners of  Radio New England, In this update we'd like to give you more information about the composing process of Stygian along with sharing some of our haunted melodies with you. Our composer and long time collaborator Asli... (Read More)

A Closer Look at Our Gifts of Madness

June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow Arkham residents! In this update we'd like to give you additional details about some of our gifts and their connection to the game's lore. Merry Folk from the Stars Written by the mysterious Edmund Whateley and published by the... (Read More)

The decision has been made! Let's have a look at our Stretch Goals

June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Acolytes! Thanks for your participation! It's wonderful to see such excitement and curiosity towards what comes next for Stygian :) The order of our stretch goals is as follows: You can click on our Stretch Goals to learn more about them.... (Read More)

A Poll: What Else Do You Want to See in Stygian?

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Fellow Occultists! In this update, we'd like to ask your opinion about some of the stretch goals we have in mind. Before announcing our ruinous plans, we wish to explain a decision we took about the hierarchy of our stretch goals. Since... (Read More)

Mr. Lovecraft As Your Game Master

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings Acolytes! We've always loved written descriptions in CRPGs. Think of the gore descriptions of Fallout or Planescape: Torment's surreal written depictions of its landscape.  There is always something interesting in that text box that adds... (Read More)

A Social and Narrative Experiment with Cultic Games!

June 12th - via: kickstarter.com
You have the chance to play the tabletop RPG version of Stygian with us and shape a complete quest in the computer game with your characters' experiences and decisions on the tabletop sessions! Late Night Tabletop Sessions with Team Cultic +... (Read More)

Animating the Horrors from Beyond

June 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings readers of the Arkham Gazette! In this update we wanted to share some of our creature animations with you. We use a 2.5D (pseudo 3D) approach to breathe them life.  When a creature's design is complete, we dissect it to its separate,... (Read More)

A Detailed Interview with Cultic Games and More!

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow Arkham Residents!  Let's begin our update with a pretty lengthy interview we gave to our friend Jérémy "Caparzo" Romand over RPG France. You'll learn more about Stygian's story, factions, magick, mental conditions and much more in... (Read More)

Cthulhu Needs You to Spread the Word!

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow Arkham Residents!  It seems we need to spread the word for Stygian a little more. The world needs more hysteria and strange dreams as we all know :) We need your help on this matter. We'll unlock the digital copy of "Merry Folk from... (Read More)

Introducing ANGST

June 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings fellow Arkham Residents! We're proud to introduce a game system unique to our game and it is called ANGST. In Stygian, choosing the moral or the mutually beneficial path is sometimes the toughest. You may want to rescue a friend from the... (Read More)

Such a Good Start to Bring Doom to This Expired Planet! Thank You!

June 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Stygian has made a solid start in its first day! Thank you all! You may want to check our newly added FAQ section at the bottom of the project page as it sheds light to most of your questions. Let's watch it grow together!  (Read More)

Lovecraftian Inspired RPG 'Stygian' is Now on Kickstarter

June 3rd - via: onlysp.com
Stygian is a CRPG that has been released onto Kickstarter, where upon the world being destroyed except Arkham you must investigate why. (Read More)

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