I finally got around to playing it, and I was not disappointed!

The rating comes from the fact that this "level" was inspired by Balatro, where you have to play smart with the cards you have on your deck in order to reach a specific quota (for DGC, Influence is this "level's" term for quota). The more you succeed, the higher the quota gets, and failure to meet that quota within 3 turns, you'll need to start from scratch again. The objective is to expand the cult of a Dead God to fulfill it's wish of bringing it back to life. Continue doing exhibitions, you'll gain followers. Gain 1000 followers total, you've succeeded, and thus your contract with hell can be terminated.

Now because I actually play Balatro, I had a good idea of how the mechanics work. But the core gameplay was all original. Like I said, you have to play smart with the cards you have on your deck in order to reach a specific quota, but you'll also need to consider about your Faith (this "level's" equivalent to mana) as the cards in your deck will cost a certain amount of that, and it doesn't replenish unless you play a card that does refill your Faith or until the turn ends. Sticking with what you have will not help you out for long as well, as the quota will grow higher the more you succeed, not to mention, you only have 3 turns in order to meet that quota, so you'll need to do a lot of upgrading (Reforging your cards, Increasing your chances, the amount of cards you pull, the amount of faith you'll have at the start) to keep yourself going. It's hard to get used to it at first, but once you have a good idea as to how things work, that's where the real fun can begin.

Anyhow, I think it goes without saying that Dead God Cult is really solid. Has a lot of original ideas with some bits of inspiration and will definitely keep you hooked wanting to think about the next best move. I've started to realize that I'm finding myself really liking games where I have to consider the next possible move with the cards available at my hand, and this "level" (and Balatro to an extent) has very much solidified that. Also the visuals, for level under 60k objects, looks really good.