Cthulhu Realms is a strategic card game that serves as a zany spin-off of the popular Star Realms, designed by Darwin Kastle. In this fast-paced and addictive deckbuilding game, players aim to either drive their opponents insane or maintain more sanity than their rivals when the deck is depleted. Each player begins with a personal deck comprising initiates, goons, and followers. Players take turns playing five cards to deploy locations, enhance their own sanity, undermine opponents’ sanity, gather conjuring power to acquire new cards, and remove cards from the game. Losing all sanity results in elimination; however, the game can also conclude when the deck runs out, with the remaining player possessing the most sanity declared the winner.
Cthulhu Realms is designed for quick gameplay and supports multiple gaming modes, including single-player against AI, a tutorial, and various campaign missions. A free version is available, allowing players to compete across devices with a vibrant, comedic aesthetic. For more challenges, the full version offers additional features such as increased difficulty settings for AI opponents, extra campaign missions, a pass-and-play option for local multiplayer, and online player versus player combat. Additionally, Cthulhu Realms can be purchased as a physical card game at local game stores through Tasty Minstrel Games, providing varied ways to enjoy this chaotic and engaging experience.
