Cult of the Lamb

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 183 Ratings

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  1. teatom
    Jul 31, 2023
    4
    After the updates, which fixed the technical problems, they unfortunately added some new enemies, which are basically impossible to beat, unless you have certain weapons equipped.
    Weapons, being randomly generated, can't be chosen, so adding in enemies that require you to just quit a dungeon until you get the right one, so that it doesn't take ten minues to kill a minor enemy, just feels    After the updates, which fixed the technical problems, they unfortunately added some new enemies, which are basically impossible to beat, unless you have certain weapons equipped.
    Weapons, being randomly generated, can't be chosen, so adding in enemies that require you to just quit a dungeon until you get the right one, so that it doesn't take ten minues to kill a minor enemy, just feels like an obnoxious game design decision.

    A huge shame, really because it was a great game that I was looking forward to playing through after the technical patches fixed the old issues. They did... And added all new gameplay design issues in their place.    … Expand
  2. zazziik
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Cult of the Lamb is honestly, one of my favourite games of all time. The artstyle is simply amazing, along with the story (which sadly isn't too expanded yet).

    all the different characters, and interactions with your followers made me love it, the moment i first opened it. i love how you can choose, how you wish to treat your servants. you can either (try) to be a merciful god, or    Cult of the Lamb is honestly, one of my favourite games of all time. The artstyle is simply amazing, along with the story (which sadly isn't too expanded yet).

    all the different characters, and interactions with your followers made me love it, the moment i first opened it.

    i love how you can choose, how you wish to treat your servants. you can either (try) to be a merciful god, or you can imprison and sacrifice anyone who looked weirdly at you.

    and the fact tgat you can marry your enemies, after you rob them out of their godhood and enslave them is just 10/10 pls buy it its a good game trust me    … Expand
  3. Mister04
    Jul 16, 2023
    8
    Good game
  4. Hishinowski
    Jun 28, 2023
    9
    Un bue juego y entretenido. Con un diseño de arte excepcional y un humor muy acido. De lo mejor del 2022, No apto mara menores.
  5. Lizarino
    Jun 18, 2023
    8
    amazing art style, music and theme
    settlement building is fun but very shallow
    the rest of the game including upgrades and combat is really shallow and basic
  6. ignoble
    Jun 13, 2023
    8
    Fantastic game, I really enjoyed it. Quite addicting! Kudos to the sound design team - amazing job, I never digged indie soundtracks too much, but this one is special.

    One thing I'd mention - I'm a casual player and even after switching to easy mode the combat quickly got just too hard all the while the hub builder/managment part go too easy and so my progress in game died.
  7. Ameer-x
    May 27, 2023
    7
    لعبة ممتازة من افضل العاب ٢٠٢٢ مقتبسة أفكار من ستارد فالي و هارفست مون و العاب الروجلاك و المتهات مثل باندي أوف أيزك و لاكن بنكه اللعبة و أفكارها الجديدة لعبة ممتازء جدا
  8. Koroshiro
    Apr 3, 2023
    10
    Cult of the Lamb realmente é um dos meus jogos preferidos. A forma de você criar a sua seita, o cenário, os seus seguidores, é tudo incrível. Quando alguém da minha seita morria, eu ficava muito triste. Principalmente o meu primeiro seguidor, quando ele morreu eu fiquei bem mal hahahahaha.
    A música desse jogo é impecável, calma, e combina com o jogo.
    MUITO BÃO!
  9. SrKano
    Mar 29, 2023
    8
    Eres un cordero que lidera una secta satánica. ¿Qué más necesitas para probar esta maravilla?

    Narrative 8/10 Characters 8/10 Graphics 10/10 World 9/10 Gameplay 10/10 - La historia es básica pero funciona para el juego que es. La forma en que te relacionas con los de la secta es lo mejor. Puedes pedirles dinero, asustarles, ver como están, qué necesitan, etc. - Los bosses son    Eres un cordero que lidera una secta satánica. ¿Qué más necesitas para probar esta maravilla?

    Narrative 8/10
    Characters 8/10
    Graphics 10/10
    World 9/10
    Gameplay 10/10

    - La historia es básica pero funciona para el juego que es. La forma en que te relacionas con los de la secta es lo mejor. Puedes pedirles dinero, asustarles, ver como están, qué necesitan, etc.

    - Los bosses son solo eso, bosses. Sin embargo, los adeptos los puedes personalizar, hacer regarlos, tienen edad y se harán viejos y acabarán muriendo. Les coges cariño.

    - Los gráficos están hechos con cariño, las animaciones son brutales y todo en general se ve coherente.

    - Las mazmorras son "repetitivas" ya que hay que completaralas varias veces. Pero cada vez que entras deberás afrontarlo de forma diferente gracias a la generación procedural y la aleatoriedad de las armas y habilidades activas/pasivas que te tocarán.

    - El mundo en el que hábitas es pequeño, lo recorreras muchas veces de lado a lado para ver tu secta, o visitar a ciertos amiguetes. No quiero admitir el tiempo que he dedicado a poner bonito mi asentamiento (tienes que ver como me quedó el cementerio).

    - La jugabilidad es su punto fuerte diría. Las animaciónes son perfectas, la fluidez de los controles es genial y las diferentes armas y habilidades te hacen tener que afrontar el combate de forma diferente cada vez que entras en una mazmorra. Sin embargo las mejoras del personaje me han parecido escasas y poco útiles (así como los atuendos). Cuando tenía algun punto que gastar no sabía donde ponerlo, no porque me interesen varias opciones, sino porque no me interesaba ninguna.    … Expand
  10. Sepherim
    Mar 22, 2023
    4
    No puedo decir que Cult of the Lamb sea un juego malo, no lo es, pero tampoco es bueno. A priori, durante el primer rato de juego, pinta muy bien con su combinación de dos estilos de juego distintos y complementarios, pero ambos quedan cortos rápidamente. Por un lado está la gestión del culto, que tiene buenas ideas como los ritos y la personalización que aportan, pero rápidamente llega unNo puedo decir que Cult of the Lamb sea un juego malo, no lo es, pero tampoco es bueno. A priori, durante el primer rato de juego, pinta muy bien con su combinación de dos estilos de juego distintos y complementarios, pero ambos quedan cortos rápidamente. Por un lado está la gestión del culto, que tiene buenas ideas como los ritos y la personalización que aportan, pero rápidamente llega un punto en que tenemos todo desbloqueado y estamos aún fácilmente a mitad de juego; además, la gestión y construcción de edificios y control de los sectarios rápidamente se vuelve trivial a un mínimo que hagamos las cosas con algo de cabeza. La otra parte son las cruzadas (dungeons) roguelike, que al principio están muy interesantes y divertidas pero de nuevo, a medida que se avanza, se quedan cortas. Las salas son poco variadas igual que los enemigos, no hay demasiadas armas y son todas de melee y se diferencian principalmente en el equilibrio entre velocidad de ataque y cantidad de daño. Por lo tanto, una vez has hecho unas cuantas, acabas con la sensación rápidamente creciente de que estás repitiendo caminos y cosas que ya has hecho antes. Y no se puede decir que lo que tiene como historia aporte nada de demasiado interés ni personajes memorables ni nada por el estilo.

    Gráficamente el juego tiene un estilo muy propio pero se acaba quedando escaso a medida que pasan las horas. El sonido es bastante pobre, especialmente en el apartado musical. Pero hay que reconocer que, al menos en mi tiempo jugándolo, no he encontrado ningún bug.

    Por todo ello no puedo recomendar Cult of the Lamb. Un 4,5.    … Expand
  11. kalambaha
    Mar 22, 2023
    7
    +7 to save the game in my favorites list :) and just like for a great game!
  12. TypInSomething
    Mar 21, 2023
    1
    I bet this game was made by pure satanists or atheists. No thanks. Not a fun game.
  13. MrGoofy
    Mar 18, 2023
    10
    A really great polished game that I thoroughly enjoyed. Definitely a great game to kick back and hang out with for a little while.
  14. ErayTellezi
    Mar 17, 2023
    8
    Koyun bir peygamber olarak koyunlardan oluşan bir tarikatı yönettiğiniz indie oyun. Yeni müritler bulmaya, müritlerinizden oluşan köyü ekonomik olarak geliştirmeye, müritlerinizi sömürmeye ancak bu esnada size sadık kalmalarını sağlamaya çalışıyorsunuz.

    Yönetim kısımları ne çok basit ne de çok karmaşık. İlginç şeyler var. Normal ot yediğinde rahatsız olan koyunları, vejetaryenlik ilan    Koyun bir peygamber olarak koyunlardan oluşan bir tarikatı yönettiğiniz indie oyun. Yeni müritler bulmaya, müritlerinizden oluşan köyü ekonomik olarak geliştirmeye, müritlerinizi sömürmeye ancak bu esnada size sadık kalmalarını sağlamaya çalışıyorsunuz.

    Yönetim kısımları ne çok basit ne de çok karmaşık. İlginç şeyler var. Normal ot yediğinde rahatsız olan koyunları, vejetaryenlik ilan ederek ot yemenin olumsuz etkilerini gideriyorsunuz. Ya da yemek azaldı diyelim, hop üç gün oruç ilan ediyorsunuz ama size olan imanları düşüyor. Arasından biriyle (veya bir kaçıyla) evleniyorsunuz falan.

    Oyunun dövüş mekanikleri Hades'e benziyor. Yolda silahlar her macerada değişiyor, tarot kartlarıyla sürekli değişik bonuslar geliyor. Ama Hades kadar keskin, çeşitli ve eğlenceli bir dövüş mekaniği yok. Vasat düzeyde, iş görüyor sadece. Türü roguelike ama çok soft. Cezalandırması düşük. Kolay kolay ölmüyorsunuz zaten.

    Netice eğlenceli, sonları biraz tekrara binse de oynaması keyifli bir oyun olmuş.    … Expand
  15. beastickjoe
    Mar 16, 2023
    7
    A super amazing idea that I feel like could have been executed a tiny bit better. The game still rocks and the vibe is on point but the game can feel repetitive at times and the game is a tiny bit overpriced too. I still really enjoyed it but there are better options for roguelikes
  16. netbattler15
    Mar 6, 2023
    6
    I did not stick with this game very long. I managed to play the relatively simple dungeon segment and enjoy it, but then I was dumped into the cult management simulator segment. While I thought I would like it, I really just wanted to go back into the dungeons. It felt like the game was withholding itself from me. I'm sure there are people that prefer the sim element and felt similarlyI did not stick with this game very long. I managed to play the relatively simple dungeon segment and enjoy it, but then I was dumped into the cult management simulator segment. While I thought I would like it, I really just wanted to go back into the dungeons. It felt like the game was withholding itself from me. I'm sure there are people that prefer the sim element and felt similarly about the dungeons.

    I feel the potential here, but I wish that it had picked a lane instead of splitting it's effort.    … Expand
  17. Gabap
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    With some support from the developers this game will overcome its weakness. .
  18. kemiz
    Feb 7, 2023
    0
    Expect to soft lock the game any time you talk to NPCs. Or interact with objects. Or attempt to do the tutorial... This hasn't been fixed in 6 months. Don't waste your money on this buggy mess.
  19. Supertatticknik
    Feb 3, 2023
    7
    the basic idea Is very innovative bit the gameplay Is not Up to expectations
  20. akaReality
    Feb 1, 2023
    9
    Cult of the Lamb surprised me. I only heard about it briefly before it was released and didn't bother to look at it until it was on sale. I took the chance to play it mainly because of the graphical style which I thought was unique. I've always enjoyed games like Binding of Isaac and Do Not Starve, and with this entry we see a combination of the two in a way. Not only a combination, but anCult of the Lamb surprised me. I only heard about it briefly before it was released and didn't bother to look at it until it was on sale. I took the chance to play it mainly because of the graphical style which I thought was unique. I've always enjoyed games like Binding of Isaac and Do Not Starve, and with this entry we see a combination of the two in a way. Not only a combination, but an interesting direction with it as you control a cult with seemingly cute characters. As you play through the game, you'll find yourself impressed with its simplistic but beautiful graphical direction and interested in the world that it tries to build. I do admit that once you are deep into the game, there is a lack of innovation in the gameplay, but overall I genuinely enjoyed the game even with my lack of interest in games as of late.… Expand
  21. Xenshin1231
    Jan 30, 2023
    6
    Cult of the Lamb was a game I was really looking forward to after all the great recommendations of the game, but the game ended up falling flat for me. The first two hours of the game just felt like a massive tutorial and then was just on this grind of cycle of beat level do stuff with followers. The combat in the dungeon areas was not super great but not terrible. I never came back to myCult of the Lamb was a game I was really looking forward to after all the great recommendations of the game, but the game ended up falling flat for me. The first two hours of the game just felt like a massive tutorial and then was just on this grind of cycle of beat level do stuff with followers. The combat in the dungeon areas was not super great but not terrible. I never came back to my cult and would think about how I really want to go back to the dungeon. The rest of the stuff felt tedious of collecting points, doing sermons, talking to followers, and doing their quests. The game just never resonated with me and I really wanted to enjoy it more.… Expand
  22. klaaz
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    A limited gameplay that becomes repetitive in the final stretch of the game. However, it presents an artistic design and a management of the cult that makes the game experience very entertaining.
  23. Reaper0
    Jan 22, 2023
    9
    This is a very nice game and i really liked it and i played it a loot dasdasd
  24. KRkenshin
    Jan 17, 2023
    9
    Este jogo nada mais é que charmoso. Tem um charme em toda sua mecânica (nada inovadora, mas bem montada e que prende). As dungeons e outras missões não deixa a parte de "fazendinha" enjoativa como alguns jogos.
    Seu charme maior está na sua mistura artística.
    É muito gostoso de jogar e lembra bastante Binding of Isaac e Dead Cells.
  25. joaopoc1998
    Dec 15, 2022
    8
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  26. aditya1101
    Nov 29, 2022
    7
    Very solid game, it combines the village management and roguelite parts of the game really well and I definitely enjoyed the gameplay loop. My main gripe is that the combat started to feel a bit stale after a while, both because of the lack of variety in enemy patterns as well as because the combat itself isn't as tight or satisfying as some similar roguelites e.g. binding of isaac
  27. CodaHensley
    Nov 27, 2022
    8
    This is an incredibly cute game, and one doesn't overstay its welcome, either. As much fun as I would say I had playing this, I no longer have the time to dump dozens of hours into everything I play, and this game is perfect for that.
  28. Caniandi
    Nov 24, 2022
    10
    Muy bueno, el tiempo pasa muy rápido con este juego, aunque solo en la dificultad mas alta presenta un buen reto.
  29. epic_nasty
    Nov 24, 2022
    2
    tl;dr:

    An ambitious game that tries to fuse rogue-likes with city building. Its failure at making either of these components truly good left me frustrated by the waste of potential instead of enchanted by the beautiful artwork and excellent final boss fight. The epitome of all style and no substance Pros: - The art direction is phenomenal, straddling the lines between adorable and    tl;dr:

    An ambitious game that tries to fuse rogue-likes with city building. Its failure at making either of these components truly good left me frustrated by the waste of potential instead of enchanted by the beautiful artwork and excellent final boss fight. The epitome of all style and no substance

    Pros:

    - The art direction is phenomenal, straddling the lines between adorable and nightmarish perfectly
    - The creative use of the cult theme with resource management mechanics is brilliant. You'll drug your cult up on magic mushrooms to keep their loyalty locked in for a few days, ascend them to another plane when your followers start to get out of hand, put followers in prison for re-education when the start to question your leadership, and so much more.
    - When the game gets into maximum rogue-like chaos mode it succeeds in making the gameplay feel exciting and special. Its unfortunate though that it only feels this good by playing extended runs after beating bosses, which is not only totally optional but doesn't give the player any special rewards for completing (if anything it may punish the player for doing runs like this)

    Cons:

    This section is best broken up into the cons surrounding its two separate components - the rogue-like and the city building.

    Rogue-like Cons:

    - Runs offer little in the way of upgrades as you make your way through the dungeons. The game uses Tarot Cards as its means of giving the player upgrades, and the average run nets the player about 3 to 5 of these cards. Because of this the dungeon crawling aspect never feels all that unique or powerful, the player feels about as strong at the beginning of the run as they do by the end.
    - Upgrades have little to no synergy with each other, meaning that different runs tend to feel about the same as all other runs.
    - Choices in paths made in the dungeons don't feel impactful.
    - Surprises & chance encounters the dungeons don't affect gameplay enough.

    All this combined makes the rogue-like portion of the game feel like a uniform slog which is the exact opposite of what i want from a rogue-like. Important choices and builds that result in rare playing experiences are the keys to making each run in a rogue-like dungeon crawler feel special. Cult of the Lamb fails in creating that feeling in its dungeon runs.

    City Building Cons:

    - Most choices when deciding the operations of your cult don't seem to matter. Whether choosing between two different ways to get the same perk or whether to unlock this building before the other, by the end you don't feel like you've lost or gained anything due to opportunity cost.
    - The economy seems way off in terms of timing. By the time i unlocked every building and every dungeon upgrade, I still had half of the story left in the game, so the rest of the game becomes kind of keeping your cult maintained for no reason.
    - The game got backwards what it ought to be automating. Strategic allocation of your cult members is more or less handled by itself, meaning all that's left for you to do is the busy work of running around and collecting resources. Automating the strategy and leaving the coin collecting to the user results in this part of the game at times feeling like high quality freemium game - something to run through while your eyes glaze over

    Because of all of this, the game doesn't have any replay ability because by the end of your run, you've done everything and to play it again would just mean a more or less urgency & strategy free run through doing the exact same thing over again.

    Verdict:

    The game is undeniably beautiful and clever. What it's not unfortunately is a very good game, which is a shame because it had the potential to be great and could have been fixed with several quality of life fixes. Better economy scaling, more synergy between power ups, more power ups, and more interesting decisions all seem like very fixable issues for a game, but are ultimately what makes this game a bore instead of the masterpiece i feel it had the potential to be. It's a total shame.    … Expand
  30. gaiirlol
    Nov 16, 2022
    8
    BUY THIS GAME!is one of the best games i've played in my life
    animation and characters are cute and have fun styles!
    but it as bugs and the difficulty is low

    8/10
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Metascore
82

Generally favorable reviews - based on 88 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 78 out of 88
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 88
  3. Negative: 1 out of 88
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 25, 2024
    100
    Even the basic balanced alternation between boss slaying expeditions and tending your sheep will provide hours of fun, maybe even dozens of hours. And there are even more things to do in the game, including mini-games like fishing or playing backgammon. [Issue#321]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Oct 22, 2022
    60
    Stylish, unusual, funny… and incoherent. While the idea of a cute Satanic cult seems alluring, don’t rush to sign the contract in blood.
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  3. GameCritics
    Sep 28, 2022
    80
    While it lasted, Cult of the Lamb was a darkly enlightening experience that wholly delivers on the premise of its cutesy horror genre-mash-up. For the many who have been eagerly anticipating its release, that faith has been rewarded.
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