Cult of the Lamb

 PlayStation 5
User Score
6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 80 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 50 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 80
  3. Negative: 17 out of 80

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  1. Stimpflow
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    It's a fun game with a playtime of ~25h if you're going for the plat trophy.
    While playing I encountered only one bug (followers were not loading in the chapel/temple) and I had to restart but aside from that no game breaking bugs popped up.
    The game itself is a mixture of a very light base building and survival (if you play on hard) and a dungeon crawler. I enjoyed it a lot.
  2. Infinity_Gauntl
    Aug 19, 2023
    8
    Awesome game!! Very different from other games. Wouldn't let my kids play it but I love t g e style and premise of this game.
  3. AmazeHobbes
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    Overall the cult management systems that are tied into the roguelike elements of the game allow for players to have a varied style of gameplay that lets them take a break from the action every once and a while. The roguelike part of the game is definitely addicting, the successes feel great but the failures make you want to come back and try again. Even when you do fail the punishmentOverall the cult management systems that are tied into the roguelike elements of the game allow for players to have a varied style of gameplay that lets them take a break from the action every once and a while. The roguelike part of the game is definitely addicting, the successes feel great but the failures make you want to come back and try again. Even when you do fail the punishment feels temporary and isn’t a huge setback. Cult of the Lamb is a fantastic experience that combines two genres and aesthetics but makes them work together seamlessly. Outside of minor bugs, this is a must-play if you’re looking for a different spin on the roguelike genre.… Expand
  4. HippiHemuli
    Aug 1, 2023
    8
    It was funny game, maybe its should be more action than building base and etc. Didnt noticed any bugs and gameplay was smooth. I can recommend this its good time waste game.
  5. H4ppY8aNNa
    May 16, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game! That combination of the binding of Issac with micro economy game is awesome!
    Poop is our leader!
    Meeeeeee    … Expand
  6. Ulriken
    Apr 15, 2023
    9
    You're a lamb and you need to build a cult following around you. All this starts on a very creepy note. You yourself were chosen to undergo this task, but at what cost? Your cult involves some work, but you'll be nicely rewarded if you manage to make your followers give you blind dedication. In order to do that you need to gather resources, go on expeditions and do some side quests forYou're a lamb and you need to build a cult following around you. All this starts on a very creepy note. You yourself were chosen to undergo this task, but at what cost? Your cult involves some work, but you'll be nicely rewarded if you manage to make your followers give you blind dedication. In order to do that you need to gather resources, go on expeditions and do some side quests for your followers. You'll also be visited by some questionable types with an agenda of their own. All this while you clean up poop from the cult grounds to prevent your flock getting sick. An adorable and extremely addictive game. Recommended!… Expand
  7. TheHungryMingo
    Apr 8, 2023
    8
    A great game all round. It's fun, it's cute, the gameplay is so smooth and it was super polished at launch (with a few exceptions). This was another game I didn't want to put down whatsoever, and even bought again on the Switch. The campaign doesn't outstay it's welcome and I would say the pacing and difficulty is perfect. Will happily play this again some day.
  8. Nmaa18
    Mar 27, 2023
    8
    Shorter, less representative version of my review because this website is a mess:

    Intro: I've seen emotional reviews, but only experienced one bug where I got stuck in a dungeon and was not able to progress. Pros: Great soundtrack, addictive gameplay, perfect difficulty with challenging bosses. A lot of actions to perform and things to build, amazing graphics. Cons: Old cult    Shorter, less representative version of my review because this website is a mess:

    Intro: I've seen emotional reviews, but only experienced one bug where I got stuck in a dungeon and was not able to progress.

    Pros: Great soundtrack, addictive gameplay, perfect difficulty with challenging bosses. A lot of actions to perform and things to build, amazing graphics.

    Cons: Old cult members have no use and age too fast. Also, more features could have been added. There is little to no story.

    Conclusion: Cult of the Lamb is cute, scary and addictive. The dichotomy of the themes and gameplay is what makes this game charming and fresh. While more features could have been added, the game is still fun with good combat and a lot to do. I give it an 85/100.    … Expand
  9. Cidiust
    Dec 25, 2022
    8
    On release, it was broken cuz of the amount of bugs. But now it's finally an awesome Rougelike / Animal-crossing like game. Loved the humour, gameplay and music.
  10. Sacapof
    Sep 14, 2022
    9
    L'ambiance et la musique sont top, une bonne dose d'humour noir, la gestion du culte est très plaisante, entre un Animal Crossing et un Don't Starve. La partie Rogue-Lite est plutôt classique, mais très bien réalisée. Le tout se marrie particulièrement bien, et rends le jeu addictif.

    Gros point noir sur PS5 : des ralentissements, des salles qui ne se déverrouillent pas quand tous les    L'ambiance et la musique sont top, une bonne dose d'humour noir, la gestion du culte est très plaisante, entre un Animal Crossing et un Don't Starve. La partie Rogue-Lite est plutôt classique, mais très bien réalisée. Le tout se marrie particulièrement bien, et rends le jeu addictif.

    Gros point noir sur PS5 : des ralentissements, des salles qui ne se déverrouillent pas quand tous les ennemis sont morts, et des bugs gênants lors de l'exécution des rituels (freeze) qui arrivent parfois et nécessitent de relancer le jeu. Les modifications du sol ne sont pas prises en compte, à chaque sortie de la base, tout est réinitialisé à la texture choisie précédemment.
    Pour tous ces soucis, j'ai enlevé 2 points, j'espère qu'ils seront vite résolus, car très frustrants.

    EDIT : les bugs bloquants ont été corrigés, plus de raison d'enlever des points là dessus.    … Expand
  11. humanbird
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    I’m enjoying this game so much that I finally made an account so I could make a review. I’m seeing a lot of other reviews mention game breaking bugs. I’m about 8 hours in and haven’t experienced any. The combat is fun and the day night cycle really keeps you engaged. I just wish the cycle lasted a bit longer. Frame rate is mostly steady. Every time I pick up certain items (fervor is what II’m enjoying this game so much that I finally made an account so I could make a review. I’m seeing a lot of other reviews mention game breaking bugs. I’m about 8 hours in and haven’t experienced any. The combat is fun and the day night cycle really keeps you engaged. I just wish the cycle lasted a bit longer. Frame rate is mostly steady. Every time I pick up certain items (fervor is what I think it’s called) while on a “crusade” it does drops but like 20. It was only an issue once during a boss fight. It also drops every new day for some reason.

    Load times are good. Your never waiting for anything for more than a couple seconds. The graphics also look amazing and I love the sound design. Sermons do start to feel old fast but that doesn’t take away too much from my experience. Maybe I will feel different when I’m further in. Occasionally there are bugs. Nothing game breaking for me yet but I also have a high tolerance to bugs thanks to Bethesda. This game is totally worth the $26. I’m really surprised by how low the ps5 users score is.

    Edit: I am about 20 hours in now and late game is a buggy mess which is really sad because I love everything about this game. I’ll be lowering my score from a 9 to a 7. Hopefully I remember to play it once everything is fixed. I still think this game is worth getting but in late game I sometimes have to reload the game like 3 times every hour because it crashes. Yes, this game crashes more on ps5 than the launch cyberpunk. Still love it but there are a lot of crashes. Nothing gamebreaking but very frustrating. Load times are good. Your never waiting for anything for more than a couple seconds. The graphics also look amazing and I love the sound design. Sermons do start to feel old fast but that doesn’t take away too much from my experience. Maybe I will feel different when I’m further in. Occasionally there are bugs. Nothing game breaking for me yet but I also have a high tolerance to bugs thanks to Bethesda. This game is totally worth the $26. I’m really surprised by how low the ps5 users score is.


    Final edit: bugs are mostly fixed. Love this game. Will be going for the plat now.    … Expand
  12. Kaoz_Clown
    Aug 25, 2022
    10
    Im seeing a lot of reviews of people complaining of a fog bug and other things. I myself have put hours into this game and luckily have not experienced any of these. I have found the game visually great with a fun art style and music I am personally enjoying. The rouge like elements are fun but a larger weapon verity wouldn't hurt but I don't feel it holds it back either. But for me theIm seeing a lot of reviews of people complaining of a fog bug and other things. I myself have put hours into this game and luckily have not experienced any of these. I have found the game visually great with a fun art style and music I am personally enjoying. The rouge like elements are fun but a larger weapon verity wouldn't hurt but I don't feel it holds it back either. But for me the best part and most fun to be had is interacting and building your cut, there is a lot of laughs and fun to be had in that part of the game.… Expand
  13. resh_aykut
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    Cult of the lamb orjinal konsepti ile keyifli bir rouge like deneyimi yaşatıyor. Oynanışı oldukça çeşitli olan bu oyunun amacı kendi tarikatınızı oluşturup onların inanç seviyelerini yüksek tutarak, ihtiyaçlarını karşılayarak köyünüzü geliştirmek ve tanrılara baş kaldırmak. Aynı zamanda keşiflere çıkmalı ve materyaller toplamanız gerekiyor. Bu kısım zaten oyunun kombat ve rougelike kısmınıCult of the lamb orjinal konsepti ile keyifli bir rouge like deneyimi yaşatıyor. Oynanışı oldukça çeşitli olan bu oyunun amacı kendi tarikatınızı oluşturup onların inanç seviyelerini yüksek tutarak, ihtiyaçlarını karşılayarak köyünüzü geliştirmek ve tanrılara baş kaldırmak. Aynı zamanda keşiflere çıkmalı ve materyaller toplamanız gerekiyor. Bu kısım zaten oyunun kombat ve rougelike kısmını oluşturuyor. Köy geliştirme sekansında birazcık Stardew Valley havası var. Herhangi birine karşı savunma yapmanız gerekmediği için aşırı yormuyor oyun. Kimilerinin ihtiyaçlarını karşılamakla, aykırılık yapanları yola getirmekle, ekinlerlerle odaklanmakla, ritüel öğrenip yapmakla geçiyor zamanınız fakat bunları geliştirdikçe oyun çok daha keyifli bir hale geliyor. Son zamanlarda aşırı keyif alarak oynadığım bir indie yapım oldu Cult of the Lamb. Müzikleri, ritüellerin çeşitliliği, tarikat üyelerin ihtiyaçlarını karşıladıkça elde ettiğiniz upgrade'ler, doktorinler ( tarikat üyeleriniz için öğrenebileceğiniz ritüeller ya da pasif özellikler), taç yetenekleri ( karakter özellikleri ), köy geliştirmeleri oldukça çeşitli. Bu da oynanabilirliği yeteri sürede arttırıyor. Arkadaşlarınız ile birlikte ilerleyebildiğimiz bir Multiplayer modu getirselerdi çok daha keyifli olabilirdi. Belki ilerleyen zamanlarda gelir. Yalnızca şimdilik çok fazla ilerleyişi engelleyen buglar bulunuyor. Oyunu ne kadar PS5 de oynasam da bu glitchler yüzünden quit / reload yapmam gereken anlar çok oldu. Düzeltilecek patch üzerinde çalışıyorlarmış tasarımcı ekip. Sayıları oldukça az olmasına rağmen çok güzel bir oyun ortaya çıkarmışlar. Tavsiye ediyorum.… Expand
  14. EduardoMoya
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    Gameplay (The two sides of the game), graphic and music, all addictive. Sadly some bugs, I got no big problems so far but I got them, so if they fix them this game is a 15. You can feel the love, I'm rating this game in that respect, just fix the bugs. All the red stuff laying on the ground lags so bad hahaha. The music is so good ~
  15. offerni
    Aug 14, 2022
    9
    Great game, super cool theme and very well drawn, awesome soundtrack too. It was an unexpected surprise
  16. PanteraHouse
    Aug 14, 2022
    10
    Fantastic game. Esthetic/ Visuals/sound all top tier. Both the town management / dungeon combat are well done and compliment eachother well. Very satisfying loop and hard to put down
  17. Sabrewulf1
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    It's absolutely right up there with binding of isaac and enter the gungeon. Got a couple of bugs that need ironing, but I switched this on to 'have a look' and since then spent 32 hours of the 48 hour weekend absolutely addicted to it.

    The genius is the messages that 'everything is going wrong' with your 'flock' whilst out in the woods trying to destroy an epic boss. It adds a real    It's absolutely right up there with binding of isaac and enter the gungeon. Got a couple of bugs that need ironing, but I switched this on to 'have a look' and since then spent 32 hours of the 48 hour weekend absolutely addicted to it.

    The genius is the messages that 'everything is going wrong' with your 'flock' whilst out in the woods trying to destroy an epic boss. It adds a real frantic dynamic and pressure to get the area smashed so you can get back and sort out your cult before everyone is dead. Both mechanics of fighting and crafting rarely work in these games, but this does is excellently. It's so addictive.

    You cannot put it down. Just do yourself a favour, don't play on easy as it's not a balanced tight rope act if you do. You will walk away wondering what all the fuss is about and ruin it for yourself.

    That's the only issue for me, the devs should have got rid of easy mode. Medium is perfect for most to get the satisfaction of hard work paying off. Hard and hardest modes are tough but fair.They run the risk of it not hitting home on easy, and I'm assuming the lower critic scores were from reviewers playing out on easy as they have a hundred other games to review. Shame, because this is a total classic like isaac, meatboy, gungeon, n++ etc. before it.    … Expand

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#13 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#53 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. PLAY
    Oct 15, 2022
    90
    Masterfully blends two disparate genres without making many sacrifices. This quirky management-roguelike hybrid has the makings of a cult classic. [Issue#19, p.96]
  2. Hey Poor Player
    Aug 29, 2022
    90
    Unless you’re a well-meaning-yet-misguided parent from the 80s who magically found themselves transported to the year 2022 (in which case there are other things I would be worrying about), you really have zero reason not to play this game. Cult of the Lamb is the evil-worshipping, cult-building, god-slaying video game with a perfect creepy-cute aesthetic that I never knew that I wanted—and I’m so incredibly glad that it exists.
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  3. Games.cz
    Aug 23, 2022
    80
    You will never look at sheep the same way again after playing Cult of the Lamb. It’s a fun, cute roguelite mixed with taking care of your own twisted animal community. And it’s very well done.
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