Cult of the Lamb

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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 90 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 14 out of 90
  3. Negative: 34 out of 90

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  1. DeltaDeo
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    Great game! Some followers keep asking to make others eat poop as pranks but after sacrificing the prankster the others haven't step out of line!!!! 10/10
  2. C0QUINH0
    Aug 23, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is awesome, with a very creative history and with spectacular mechanics… I love this game! Perfect!… Expand
  3. SoldierOfShadow
    Nov 2, 2022
    10
    This game is incredible. It’s one of my favorite switch games and I’ve recommended it to many friends. Yes it has some bugs and performance issues but they’ve improved it a lot since launch and there’s nothing game breaking.
  4. Nexu_Ultimate
    Sep 9, 2022
    10
    animal crossing if they have a polyamorous relationship with doom and binding with issac
  5. SLaher9987
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Guys listen, Im here to drop in and give my 2 cents. this game is a cult classic yes that is a pun but the majority of you are too busy game raging over a lamb.

    Lets go over you're *points* 1. Lag, ITS A GAME ON SWITCH "WOW ITS LAGGY WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT" 2. (anti god)Im not christain but like its a funny game where a lamb starts a cult not talking about god/the devil I don't    Guys listen, Im here to drop in and give my 2 cents. this game is a cult classic yes that is a pun but the majority of you are too busy game raging over a lamb.

    Lets go over you're *points*

    1. Lag, ITS A GAME ON SWITCH "WOW ITS LAGGY WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT"

    2. (anti god)Im not christain but like its a funny game where a lamb starts a cult not talking about god/the devil I don't understand how you jump to this conclusion

    3. (not safe for kids) ITS NOT MADE FOR KIDS LMAO    … Expand
  6. Nintenderek
    Oct 26, 2022
    9
    This is simply a fun game that's easy to put a bunch of hours into. If you are into rogue like games or animal crossing like games, this game has elements of both and does both quite well. Its a ten to fifteen hour game that I personally put nearly fifty hours into and I don't regret a single one. This could even be my game of the year. I've heard a few other people complain aboutThis is simply a fun game that's easy to put a bunch of hours into. If you are into rogue like games or animal crossing like games, this game has elements of both and does both quite well. Its a ten to fifteen hour game that I personally put nearly fifty hours into and I don't regret a single one. This could even be my game of the year. I've heard a few other people complain about performance on the Switch and I had no such issues. This game is fantastic and I'd recommend it to anyone.… Expand
  7. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2023
    9
    I love this game!
    Its like Animal Crossing meets Binding of Isaac, but Satanic!
  8. CharoNs
    Aug 18, 2022
    9
    In my experience, the game is really fun to play. During my adventure, I did not find any bugs (version 1.0.8-1.0.9 PC). Building your own cult is a very interesting and rare procedure. t was done in a very good and transparent manner. The plot was quite interesting but a bit short.
  9. DucksQuack
    Aug 29, 2022
    9
    What an incredible game! More! Few minor bugs but nothing game braking. Cult building and dungeon crawling is top notch!
  10. KathyPod
    Apr 21, 2023
    9
    I really loved this game. I travel a lot and I really enjoyed being able to play something on the go (and weirding out nearby passengers who saw my screen). I got strangely enthralled by my morbid little cult. I have yet to play a "sacrifice them all" run, as I came to like my little underlings too much. I was sad to see their mortal life come to an end.

    Plus: - Art and music -    I really loved this game. I travel a lot and I really enjoyed being able to play something on the go (and weirding out nearby passengers who saw my screen). I got strangely enthralled by my morbid little cult. I have yet to play a "sacrifice them all" run, as I came to like my little underlings too much. I was sad to see their mortal life come to an end.

    Plus:
    - Art and music
    - Delightful animations, and small details in cutscenes
    - Hard but rewarding combat
    - Pleasantly morbid

    Cons:
    - Struggled with performance late game on the switch, framerate dropped.
    -Wish the skill/development tree was longer and had more clear branches. Now it really felt like you'll just unlock everything in due time, and when you've done that there's nothing else to do. I would have loved a bit more tactical re-playability.    … Expand
  11. Gen_justin
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    Very enjoyable. Some bugs but much better as of late Aug 2022. A few more features would be nice. Hopefully there will be a sequel.
  12. umaumai
    Aug 15, 2022
    8
    This is a hard game to put down. The art is beautiful and it has a very addictive game play loop. It's a little top heavy with all of the game mechanics you have to remember while juggling a somewhat lackluster combat system, team management system, massive upgrade system all while keeping up with a survival system. Some of the things I was supposed to be doing got lost in the many foldsThis is a hard game to put down. The art is beautiful and it has a very addictive game play loop. It's a little top heavy with all of the game mechanics you have to remember while juggling a somewhat lackluster combat system, team management system, massive upgrade system all while keeping up with a survival system. Some of the things I was supposed to be doing got lost in the many folds of this game, but I really enjoyed my time playing it. I honestly don't know what the reviews are talking about with the frame rate issue on Switch. I bought it there so that I could have it on the go. The frame rate has yet to make the game "unplayable" or even unenjoyable for me. If that is something that you are worried about I'd look for it on a different system as it's available everywhere. The last thing I'll say is that the cute art that it is wrapped in makes the cult setting really unnerving. Very unnerving.… Expand
  13. Grevproduction
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    Cute, fun, very curse and animal crossing from hell it is an interesting experience to become a leader but performance is a bit let down for the switch console.
  14. cfc1998
    Feb 4, 2023
    8
    Amazing concept, beautiful animations, combat is a bit meh for a 2D game. Liked this game a lot, tho i did experience some crashes in my playthrough
  15. DaileyBeating
    Sep 28, 2022
    8
    At the end of the day, I think Cult of the Lamb’s strengths outweigh its weaknesses. The game is far from breaking the wheel on the dungeon running side of things, but the opportunities for funny interactions and ability to make your own metagame on the village side of the game really makes cult of the lamb feel unique. After putting my time into it and rolling credits, I don’t see theAt the end of the day, I think Cult of the Lamb’s strengths outweigh its weaknesses. The game is far from breaking the wheel on the dungeon running side of things, but the opportunities for funny interactions and ability to make your own metagame on the village side of the game really makes cult of the lamb feel unique. After putting my time into it and rolling credits, I don’t see the need to go back and felt satisfied with where it left off.

    One of the biggest complaints for me is by the end game, my favorite part of the game, the cult village section becomes much less enjoyable due to lag, dropped and skipped frames, frozen movement etc. This may be a problem with the Switch hardware (or just the need for a few updates) but either way it was upsetting for things to fall apart once my village starts to come together in the way I worked towards the entire game.

    Many roguelites dig their claws into you with the gameplay and give you that feeling like you have to keep playing and keep playing, but my main pull in cult of the lamb was to get my ideal village built and once that happened right around rolling the credits, I did not feel the need to pick the controller back up, and that’s ok, it respected my time and I had a lot of fun getting to the end.

    I’ll keep my eyes peeled for any future updates or DLC Massive Monster has planned and who knows, maybe I’ll jump back in, but for now I can be happy that my Cult is absolutely flourishing    … Expand
  16. dogking123
    Oct 24, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is super fun but once you beat the one who waits there's not much to do… Expand
  17. TTTE
    Aug 29, 2023
    8
    I love the crossing this game brings between the rogue-lite chaos and the colony management however the frame rate and bugs were not appreciated.
  18. ThoughtfulScore
    Aug 24, 2022
    7
    August 24th, 2022 Cult of the Lamb was patched & I was able to finish the Switch version. Prior to the update today, I wasn't able to make it through the 4th dungeon without the game freezing. Even some of the cult management stuff would break the game, but the 1.0.3 patch seems to have stabilized everything substantially.

    The story, combat & resource management in Cult of the Lamb    August 24th, 2022 Cult of the Lamb was patched & I was able to finish the Switch version. Prior to the update today, I wasn't able to make it through the 4th dungeon without the game freezing. Even some of the cult management stuff would break the game, but the 1.0.3 patch seems to have stabilized everything substantially.

    The story, combat & resource management in Cult of the Lamb are all adequate. The standout elements here are the charm & weirdness, of which the game has plenty. I'd say it's worth $25, but the replay value is pretty low. Once you've had your fun, you can move on with your life!    … Expand
  19. ophone
    May 15, 2023
    7
    This game could've been an instant classic, because the idea to play as a lamb leading a cult and leaving for crusades to gather resources, recruit new members and slay enemies is ingenious.
    Unfortunately up to this day it's plastered with bugs and even worse with performance issues. All these little freezes made me rage, especially at the final boss of the main story.
    Instead of being a    This game could've been an instant classic, because the idea to play as a lamb leading a cult and leaving for crusades to gather resources, recruit new members and slay enemies is ingenious.
    Unfortunately up to this day it's plastered with bugs and even worse with performance issues. All these little freezes made me rage, especially at the final boss of the main story.
    Instead of being a stellar game, it's only good.    … Expand
  20. gaviel89
    Aug 17, 2022
    7
    The early and mid game are pretty good. After you unlock most things there isn't a point to keep up with the cult building. Also the switch version is rife with bugs. I had to restart from a frozen game multiple times which added on to the frustration andlowered my overall rating
  21. Tortor
    Jul 27, 2023
    6
    So-so combat and so-so town management systems combine to create a so-so-so game.

    I wish either category of this games mechanics had more depth, like either go all the way with the. Combat fleshing it out more and flesh out the town management systems more. The combat just didn't feel tight enough for me or experimental enough so it overstayed it's welcome. Same with the town management,    So-so combat and so-so town management systems combine to create a so-so-so game.

    I wish either category of this games mechanics had more depth, like either go all the way with the. Combat fleshing it out more and flesh out the town management systems more.

    The combat just didn't feel tight enough for me or experimental enough so it overstayed it's welcome. Same with the town management, it was a bit chaotic figuring out at first that led to some frustration. After figuring it out the depth with the followers felt so throw away that it was really difficult to care about any of them. I really wasn't drawn into the end goal or big picture, wishing a little more was done to make the player more connected with the followers to make the town system more engaging.

    It was overall and alright game, maybe a good time sink for some if you have nothing else better to play. There's so many games out there though that do either of the main 2 things this game does better.

    I think the cutsey artstyle and camp idea of a innocent little lamb and cult cutsey followers try to hide the illusion of this being a so-so game by distracting with the humor with the premise. Take that away and it's a very basic game.    … Expand
  22. Finnept
    Oct 22, 2022
    5
    Fun early on but a lot of it is quite flimsy and seems like it wasn't play-tested. Even without the increasingly frequent bugs and the alarming frame drops, it's a 7/10 at best - the progression is rote, the combat is so-so and the village management gets repetitive fairly quickly.
  23. ebellumat
    Jan 4, 2023
    5
    The game itself it's 9/10! It's an awesome game, i spend about 10-15 hours to beat them. The Switch versions have a lack of shadows and cropped map compared to PC or Playstation 5, everything is zoomed in! If you have more than 25 followers, it's impossible to walk inside your cult. The game have frame drops, freezes, soft locks, is a mess! A lot of fun, but a mess.
  24. Feiozinho
    Aug 18, 2022
    4
    If you want this game, don't buy it on Switch, the game is very funny but have a lot of fps drops, crashes and big loadings when you hit a certain point on your adventure.
  25. Navolf
    Aug 18, 2022
    4
    The game itself 8/10 :
    The mix of base management and Rogue-like works perfectly, the universe and the visual style are very good too!

    The Switch version 0/10:
    Lags even when preparing dishes, slowdowns during fights, softlocks three times in a row on the 4th map ... I gave up on finishing the game on Switch in its current state (1.0.2)
  26. Marm074
    Sep 3, 2022
    4
    The game is ok.

    But, the performance in general is bad.... unplayable in some bosses
    Fps drops, buggy menu, loading screen every mini stage, etc
  27. Akira0577
    Sep 7, 2022
    4
    My husband played the game on PC and really stood by it. I thought it seemed pretty cool so for my birthday he got it for me on the switch. Well, now he wishes he hadn’t. The performance issues and bugs are just abysmal. I can’t tell you how many times I went into a dungeon, progressed so far into it, only for enemies to be unkillable, enemies disappearing, or rooms blocked bc the gameMy husband played the game on PC and really stood by it. I thought it seemed pretty cool so for my birthday he got it for me on the switch. Well, now he wishes he hadn’t. The performance issues and bugs are just abysmal. I can’t tell you how many times I went into a dungeon, progressed so far into it, only for enemies to be unkillable, enemies disappearing, or rooms blocked bc the game didn’t register that all enemies WERE killed. I really want to like this game since it has an amazing concept and is pretty chill when not doing dungeon stuff. But the game is unrefined for the switch. Dont bother playing it on this platform, stick to the others.… Expand
  28. gamer5555
    Aug 14, 2022
    3
    The game is fun enough, but it doesn't run on Switch. Buy on another system if you want to play this game.

    The framerates are atrocious. They go from 30 to 5 in almost every night/day transition, when anything happens thats a "cutscene" and any other time there are more than 5 things moving on the screen. I've had an issue that has happend 9 times now that you will initiate an action    The game is fun enough, but it doesn't run on Switch. Buy on another system if you want to play this game.

    The framerates are atrocious. They go from 30 to 5 in almost every night/day transition, when anything happens thats a "cutscene" and any other time there are more than 5 things moving on the screen.
    I've had an issue that has happend 9 times now that you will initiate an action and the game will just sit there and lock up. The only way to continue playing is restart the game.

    Ive had 2 issues which have made me reset the entire save file over.

    Ive had to reinstall the game twice because of "corrupt data".

    The game is simply not ready to be released on switch.    … Expand
  29. conigliocattivo
    Aug 14, 2022
    3
    The game would be a fun one, unfortunately the Switch version's frame rate is extremely bad. Most of the game is laggy but barely playable, during the bosses things got worst and it's very frustrating. I hope they will hire some porting expert to make a proper release since it would be really the perfect Switch game but is really hard to suggest the current version. Wait or buy on other console.
  30. Akureco
    Aug 15, 2022
    3
    Cool game, with a cool "cult management" aspect.
    Yet unplayable on switch, after mid game, you can't fight (freezes, low fps, even crash at some point)

    If you want to play, go with an Xbox of smthing else
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Oct 15, 2022
    85
    Cult of the Lamb is a beautiful marriage of cuteness and macabre, in an adventure with experiences that change every time we play.
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  2. KeenGamer
    Sep 6, 2022
    85
    Cult of The Lamb works so well because of how quickly the game feels. The roguelike elements never feel dragged out and too repetitive. The cult management elements never makes you feel as though you have to grind for that next upgrade. Players start the game running and never let up. There is always something in Cult of The Lamb making it an addictive title.
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  3. 4P.de
    Sep 2, 2022
    80
    The captivating cultist simulator completely manages the gripping genre balancing act despite technical problems.
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