Retro Horror Shooter CULTIC Receives Chapter Two Expansion with 2.0 Update

Developer Jasozz Games and publisher Saber Interactive’s 3D Realms label have announced the launch of Chapter Two expansion and 2.0 Update for CULTIC. CULTIC is a retro-horror shooter game that is currently rated overwhelmingly positive on Steam. The new expansion, Chapter Two, arrives with the much-anticipated 2.0 Update for the game, which brings numerous improvements, fixes, and optimizations for all players.

Check out the CULTIC Chapter Two Launch Trailer to see what you can expect in the new update:

Chapter Two is not an update for CULTIC but rather a full, separate expansion that requires the base game to play. It takes place in New Grandewel, which is under the control of a mysterious cult. You wake up in a cold, dark morgue beneath the besieged police station, and you find yourself in an abandoned city with corpses littering the streets, flames billowing from windows of torched buildings, and cultists infesting every corner of the city. Chapter Two offers brand-new maps through which you will fight the cultists and restore the city that you once protected.

CULTIC: Chapter Two features a full expansion campaign with larger and more detailed maps, new weapons, enemies, and more secrets and surprises to discover. It picks up the story where Chapter One ended and continues it further. You can expect more of CULTIC’s intense, gritty, open-ended combat, coupled this time around with enhanced mechanics and refinements. The game’s signature weapon arsenal returns in Chapter Two with brand-new weapons such as the Interlude’s Revolver and SASG, which allows you to freely alternate between the lever-action and sawed-off.

If you prefer a more close-quarters combat, you have new abilities like a revamped Dodge system and the new Tackle mechanic, which promotes an aggressive playstyle. With these new moves, you can quickly zip out of harm’s way or use a burst of speed to slam into enemies, stunning them and interrupting their attacks, for a breathing room before striking back. New ‘temporary weapons’ like mounted machine guns or bazookas are also part of the update, which allows you to dish out massive damage while staying protected.

The update has also overhauled the Tower Shields, and they can now be carried around the map much more easily, planted in the ground for temporary cover, or used to run-and-gun with a one-handed weapon, or if you prefer, slamming them into an enemy’s face to turn them into a pancake. You can use these new gameplay mechanics in the three new Survival maps added in the new update. Apart from the new maps, you will also find new arenas from the new chapter to test your skills and fight against never-ending enemy waves.

Update 2.0 also comes packed with a large number of optimizations. The maps are now more densely populated and will have more detailed lighting. You will also see improved performance for existing maps. If you dive back into Chapter One, you will find all of the improvements and updates there as well. Even if you do not own the DLC, you will find an overhaul of some of the visuals and décor on the maps, along with other optimizations.

CULTIC is currently available on PC via Steam, and the Chapter TWO DLC is also now live for $9.99. The game has a free demo as well, so if you want to try it out before committing fully, the demo gives you a good idea of what you can expect from it.