Underhand

Spoopy Squad

About this game

Ever wanted to start your own cult? Or wished you could summon eldritch horror-terrors from the abyssal depths from whence we all came? Well here's your chance!

Underhand is a CCG (Cultist Card Game) that puts you into the role of a cult leader. Your job is to manage your cult's resources effectively as you respond to different event cards drawn from the deck. How you respond to these events will determine how far you'll go-- will you succeed in summoning one, or maybe even all of the Ancient Ones? Or will you be just another would-be upstart falling prey to the trials and tribulations of time? Only you can decide!

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THRILLING

Whether you're facing a treacherous obstacle or encountering an unexpected boon, every decision you make has tangible consequences manifesting as the current state of your hand. Underhand will have you on the edge of your seat as you walk the tightrope between having too many resources and not enough.

IMMERSIVE

With stunning, almost eerie visuals and sound, the stage is set for the perfect atmospheric experience. Every now and then, the in-game radio will react to your choices and broadcast the game-world's current state of affairs as affected by you, mastermind cult leader supreme-- all so you can keep up with the latest happenings and make more happenings... well, happen.

UNPARALLELED

Do you know any other games that let you run a cult? How about ones that also let you summon unfathomably monstrous deities? Or ones that let you do both of those packaged into one wholesome, sleek, mobile card game experience? Whatever else you want to say about Underhand, it's irrefutably the first of its kind. Play now, so you can proudly proclaim that you were into it well before it amassed a cult following!

Ratings and reviews

An above average casual game that you can pick up and play, with good art and a simple but engaging card gameplay loop. Higher than expected quality for a free app. It does have rough edges- The game is lacking in content, with only 7 gods and a limited selection of event cards. It is also easy for the game to just decide to kill you: doubling up on lethal negative events is not rare. It lacks the control over fate players had in similar games like cultist sim and that could be expanded on.

Unpolished but great premise. The strategy of resource management is fun but the gameplay loop becomes unfun because your gains during a level are going to be cancelled out by the negative events, and vice versa, on top of the fact that you will get the same events per playthrough. I lose because I get bored rather than actually running out of resources. If you could at least have different "get" or "lose" resources events each match, it would be slightly more bearable. RNG would be more fun

Let's get the negatives out of the way: as with any card game it is somewhat repetitive, and once I beat it I uninstalled it because I knew it's not replayable. There is also a bug with the foresight ability when the deck is running low. Regardless, it was fun, strategic and suits its theme. It remained engaging for as long as it took to complete and I would recommend it to just about anyone.