
Upon dying, The Lamb is brought before "The One Who Waits,” a strange deity who is imprisoned in chains. In a land of false prophets, a Lamb (nicknamed Lambert), supposedly the last of their kind, is brought before The Four Bishops of the Old Faith, and is sacrificed before them. Other features include the "Twitch Totem Bar" which lets viewers contribute channel points, resulting in a random reward for the player, and a "Help or Hinder" event where they can vote to either help or hinder the player's progress. Viewers can customize their follower by entering via a "Follower Raffle", which (when chosen at random) will have their username displayed above their character at all times. The game has Twitch integration via the "Companion of the Lamb" Twitch extension. Otherwise, the followers can turn against the player, spread dissent, and eventually leave the cult with other followers to prevent this, the player can provide for them, give them gifts, reeducate them, or detain them in a pillory until they stop dissenting. The player must ensure their followers' needs are met by performing sermons and rituals to reinforce their faith, cooking food for them to survive, providing them with shelter, and ensuring the village is clean and sanitary. Followers can be assigned tasks at the base such as gathering resources, building structures, worshipping, performing rituals, sending them to assist the player in battle, or sacrificing them, which can affect the player's abilities and the cult itself. The player can manage their followers in their cult's village. They have appearances that can be changed and both positive and negative traits, which can affect how they act in the cult or how they react to the player's actions regarding the cult. The world, which is randomly generated and contains roguelike elements, contains resources to gather, perks and weapons to collect, enemies in the form of rival cultists and non-believers to fight, and other animals to rescue these animals can be indoctrinated into the player's cult. The player must launch roguelike-style crusades and venture out into the game's five regions to defeat enemies and grow their following. It received three nominations at the 19th British Academy Games Awards, including Best Game.Ĭult of the Lamb is centered around a lamb who is tasked with forming a cult to appease the ominous deity who saved the player character's life.


The game follows a lamb who is saved from death by a god-like stranger named "The One Who Waits", and must repay their debt by creating a loyal following in its name.Ĭult of the Lamb received generally positive reviews from critics upon release, with praise directed towards its gameplay and replay value.
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The game was released on 11 August 2022 for macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. Roguelike, action-adventure, construction and management simulationĬult of the Lamb is a roguelike video game developed by indie developer Massive Monster and published by Devolver Digital.
