Cult of the Lamb

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 163 Ratings

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  1. AsrielDreemur
    Aug 15, 2022
    8
    Cult of the lamb is a unique rouge-like sim game that have elements of base management that compliment each other very well. The rougue-like dungeon crawling part of the game is quite standard such as limited HP, weapons are RNG based, with a mixed of "cards for talents" which are cards that provide you bonus perks and stats which are also RNG. The rouge-lime aspect of the game kindaCult of the lamb is a unique rouge-like sim game that have elements of base management that compliment each other very well. The rougue-like dungeon crawling part of the game is quite standard such as limited HP, weapons are RNG based, with a mixed of "cards for talents" which are cards that provide you bonus perks and stats which are also RNG. The rouge-lime aspect of the game kinda remind me a little of binding of isaac in a good way which is a plus.

    The base management in the game is really fun as well with the focus of building and growing your cult. This includes building new structures, farms, and other bizzares structures that help grow your cult following and also the quality of life for your followers and your settlement.

    I love the visual of the game with its cute artstyle but yet somehow able to blend with the dark theme of the game, they have some really good soundtrack and the UI in the game is also really easy to navigate that makes me appreciate the little things. As much as I love the game, there are some minor issue that I had encounter during my 30 hours gameplay. There are quite a number of bugs such as enemy not spawning thus I'm not able to proceed to the next section of the game which require me to restart, your followers at time would not pop up a speech bubble when you interract with them. Hopefully future patches are able to fix these bugs which otherwise a really great game.

    Overall Cult of the Lamb is by far one of the more unique and visually pleasing game I played this year. If you're into rouge-like games or base management games or just a game you want to jump in and out anytime you want, you definitely should not miss out on this.    … Expand
  2. Gohax
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    cult of the lamb at least in my opinion is the best indie game that released this year and i think the most fun i had with a western game in a while. I didn't think a lot about it a first then saw some gameplay and decided yeah why not ill try it and i gotta say i was hooked this game is addicting as hell if i were to summarize it i would say that this is is a combination of animalcult of the lamb at least in my opinion is the best indie game that released this year and i think the most fun i had with a western game in a while. I didn't think a lot about it a first then saw some gameplay and decided yeah why not ill try it and i gotta say i was hooked this game is addicting as hell if i were to summarize it i would say that this is is a combination of animal crossing don't starve and Isaac and the art style is totally inspired by the gravity falls show
    the dungeons are cool the end game is fun and everything about this game is really good there were here and there's but are totally small nitpicks of mine

    in conclusion one of the easiest 1010 i gave to a game i really have nothing bad to say about the game    … Expand
  3. finnmertens
    Aug 17, 2022
    10
    base builder / cult simulator / rogue-like dungeon crawler

    you play as a lamb who’s a demonic cult leader. the gameplay loop is all about making your cult bigger and more powerful, followed by taking on randomly generated dungeons and defeating bosses. just note that dungeon crawling is not what you’ll be doing most of the time. base building and managing is the meat of this game.    base builder / cult simulator / rogue-like dungeon crawler

    you play as a lamb who’s a demonic cult leader. the gameplay loop is all about making your cult bigger and more powerful, followed by taking on randomly generated dungeons and defeating bosses. just note that dungeon crawling is not what you’ll be doing most of the time.

    base building and managing is the meat of this game. spending time with your followers doing cultish activities like holding sermons, rituals, sacrifices, confessions, asking your followers to fight to the death, etc., is extremely addicting. you’ll assign jobs to each follower and become a self sufficient community. it’s a fat grind and can be repetitive, but it never bored me once.

    the rogue-like action of this game is satisfying and very similar to isaac with random weapons and buffs for each run. it’s not too challenging, but it’s a nice balance of rng and skill. the runs only last on average 10 mins, which makes sense bc the in-game time still ticks when you’re dungeon crawling, meaning your followers will still be active, and you sure don’t want to leave your flock starving!

    it’s a mix between the action of isaac and hades, with similar base building from don’t starve, and with a small hint of animal crossing mixed in. all that blender together with the satisfaction of being a cult leader who leads the flock however you so choose makes for a damn good game. the music and atmosphere is also great.

    it’s not a super long game, if you take your time with side quests and mini games it can definitely last 15-20 hours.

    if you like base builders or rogue-likes do yourself the favor and try this game out. i haven’t been addicted to a game like this in a while    … Expand
  4. max1c
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    This game has it all and is near perfect. It has a few annoying bugs here and there but I'm sure these will be fixed in time. It has great sound and music, great art style and design, fantastic characters and gameplay.
  5. nxr
    Aug 14, 2022
    9
    It is a 10, but the gameplay is Limited....................................
  6. iLenser
    Aug 14, 2022
    6
    Can only be said to be an awkward work. It was too boring to meet the operation and combat, despite its excellent artistic performance.
  7. Pachulin77
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Muy cierto , es una combinación entre Hades y Animal Crossing , vale mucho la pena , mucha contenido que le da vida al juego.
  8. foxprolite
    Aug 13, 2022
    9
    Самая привлекательная игра. Цена идиальная, геймплей на 7, визуал на 10. Но звук... одни из самых лучших саундтреков которые делают атмосферу игры ещё лучше.
    Каждый звук почти идеально воспринимаешь . В чащи ты понимаешь что ты в чаще, в поселении культа ты понимаешь не каких драк, братик успокойся повыполняй квесты от Последователей ,построй грядку, и это идиально    Самая привлекательная игра. Цена идиальная, геймплей на 7, визуал на 10. Но звук... одни из самых лучших саундтреков которые делают атмосферу игры ещё лучше.
    Каждый звук почти идеально воспринимаешь . В чащи ты понимаешь что ты в чаще, в поселении культа ты понимаешь не каких драк, братик успокойся повыполняй квесты от Последователей ,построй грядку, и это идиально
  9. zen17h89
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    Rouge-like/sim-management blended together into a dark and whimsical work of art. It pretty much nails everything it set out to do.
  10. lordawsome
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    animal crossing but you run a cult and you're a lamb.it's good. really damn good.
  11. Misant
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    Such a cool and fun game with so much potential for future updates. It’s really a gem.
  12. revs077
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    El mejor juego del año hasta ahora. Y si, he jugado todos los demás e incluso más de los que se imaginan. Las críticas que veo sobre Cult of the Lamb son:

    1. Se parece mucho a otros juegos que ya vimos. No me digas, es un Roguelike con gestión, que esperabas?. Es como decir que un Metroidvania pierde puntos por ser una copia de Metroid o Castlevania. COTL se influencia de TBOI, ETG,    El mejor juego del año hasta ahora. Y si, he jugado todos los demás e incluso más de los que se imaginan. Las críticas que veo sobre Cult of the Lamb son:

    1. Se parece mucho a otros juegos que ya vimos.
    No me digas, es un Roguelike con gestión, que esperabas?. Es como decir que un Metroidvania pierde puntos por ser una copia de Metroid o Castlevania. COTL se influencia de TBOI, ETG, hasta de la gestión o el sistema de pesca de juegos como Stardew Valley. Está mal esto? NO, de hecho mejora en muchos aspectos a algunas de sus influencias. Trabaja sobre sus errores y los mejora. Imaginate seguir jugando TBOI en 2022.

    2. No dura 500hs.
    Si, vivimos en una sociedad. En una sociedad basura que pide que cada título dure 500hs porque sino no es worth comprarlo. Jamejodé, le metí 16hs, lo hice al 100% y me quedé satisfecho esperando más contenido. Ahora a jugar los otros 50 títulos que tengo en la espera. No es culpa de nadie que sean unos secos que quieren hacer durar 500hs cada juego en lugar de ir jugando diferentes títulos. Si hubieran sobreextendido este juego, sería aburrido y repetitivo, ahí si. Igual no niego que le falta contenido endgame, pero no es para matarlo.

    3. La crítica, muchas veces tácita que vi en varias reviews de pren$a es que les moja la oreja. Si, se sienten zarpados. Porque saben que esta "secta" se parece mucho al partido político para el cuál trabajan estos mercenarios. Les molesta y les da incomodidad ver los paralelismos que hay con sus vidas. Como sirven sin cuestionarse nada siguiendo el billete y persiguiendo falsos ídolos.

    Mi reseña no entraría en este pequeño texto, tengo mi pág, hago mis propias reseñas sin fines de lucro. En mi caso el juego recibió un 86/100 y hasta el momento es el puntaje más alto de este año. Todavía queda mucho, pero por el momento es un juego sublime, cuidado al detalle, muy bien logrado y sobretodo, que no está acá por la moda de los Roguelike, los Soulslike ni nada de eso como muchos otros que se notan, solo están por los billetes. Y también vi en algunas reseñas de pren$a que lo comparaban con Hades, diciendo que COTL es inferior. Jugabiemente claro que si, es mucho más simple, aunque a veces la simpleza es orden. Pero no olvidemos que Hades es solo un Roguelike de combates, COTL usa los combates de dungeon crawler como complemento para la gestión, el progreso y la narrativa. No vi casi ningún juego en estos últimos años, intentar todo esto a la vez y hacerlo más que bien.    … Expand
  13. royalguy07
    Aug 14, 2022
    7
    Enjoyed this roguelike, the flavor and sim aspects were really fun. Compared to other roguelikes ti falters heavily with its combat, the play pattern and builds are not diverse enough. Beat this in 11 hours playing on PC
  14. Super_ryn_
    Aug 16, 2022
    9
    Playing this game on steam was a great experience. i had no issues with glitches or bugs throughout the story. this is a fun dynamic game that offers a lot of content for what seems like a pretty small game. for me what really separates this out from other similar titles is how it balances its dark and heavy premise with its charming and adorable characters. if i had two words toPlaying this game on steam was a great experience. i had no issues with glitches or bugs throughout the story. this is a fun dynamic game that offers a lot of content for what seems like a pretty small game. for me what really separates this out from other similar titles is how it balances its dark and heavy premise with its charming and adorable characters. if i had two words to describe this game they would be "adorably demonic"… Expand
  15. kaowf
    Aug 15, 2022
    10
    Que buen juegardo mi alma es muy divertido y parece que le van a sacar actualizaciones gratis woof woof
  16. ehnasr
    Aug 15, 2022
    9
    it is a great game , a bit easy , has a lot of bugs & the Cult Simulation feels Lacking but you will have a lot of fun with it.
  17. Myvs
    Aug 16, 2022
    10
    After 25 hours of cute animations, I can tell that the mix of rogue like and management adds up. Mixed with good rated progress, Tho sometimes it feels a little bit to fast, cause you have to care about your members (when you do not let them fight to death or sacrifice one for fun haha). But it makes a really good impression. I had a lot of fun and enjoyed every second in it. For a solidAfter 25 hours of cute animations, I can tell that the mix of rogue like and management adds up. Mixed with good rated progress, Tho sometimes it feels a little bit to fast, cause you have to care about your members (when you do not let them fight to death or sacrifice one for fun haha). But it makes a really good impression. I had a lot of fun and enjoyed every second in it. For a solid 23 Euros, and a good 1 Euro per hour spent, the price seems also alright, at least for me. Definitive must try.… Expand
  18. Ceok17
    Aug 16, 2022
    9
    Brilliant!

    This game is way bigger than what you expect when you start playing it, you start with a few things to do, but as you play through the game, it unlocks more and more amazing stuff! The fighting feels really good and solid, it feels like you are always on control of what´s happening, I would love the cards to have more impact on the game tho, like we have with items in "the    Brilliant!

    This game is way bigger than what you expect when you start playing it, you start with a few things to do, but as you play through the game, it unlocks more and more amazing stuff!

    The fighting feels really good and solid, it feels like you are always on control of what´s happening, I would love the cards to have more impact on the game tho, like we have with items in "the binding of isaac", where choosing an item changes the run completely.

    Bosses are fun and well designed, but I wish they were a bit more challenging. The game is short timeways but I´m sure it will grow with new updates and DLC´s.    … Expand
  19. ya_popa
    Aug 25, 2022
    4
    Как рогалик - слабо, как симулятор качки поселения - слабо
    На середине игры уже стало очень скучно
    Концовка на супер-унылычах
  20. GameGugu
    Aug 13, 2022
    1
    Don't believe the hype this game is hot garbage and I beat the game in the first day of owning it because it's child-like difficulty. Way overpriced for how short and easy this game is. Gaming in 2022 is a meme sadly, we had a good run boys GG.
  21. WEREWOLF07
    Aug 12, 2022
    10
    In Cult of the Lamb, you take on the role of a lamb initially brought to the slaughter but was resurrected from death by an imprisoned deity called The One Who Waits and must repay your debt by building a loyal following in his name. Start by recruiting new followers to the flock, building a base for them to live in, going on bloody crusades against the otherworldly entities that trappedIn Cult of the Lamb, you take on the role of a lamb initially brought to the slaughter but was resurrected from death by an imprisoned deity called The One Who Waits and must repay your debt by building a loyal following in his name. Start by recruiting new followers to the flock, building a base for them to live in, going on bloody crusades against the otherworldly entities that trapped him and free your master.

    Cult of the Lamb is equal parts dungeon-crawler and religious management sim, with your tasks divided between tending to your devout flock of followers and fighting through procedurally generated dungeons. These dungeons are fairly short, consisting of several stages that players can clear to obtain valuable resources. During each stage, you will also encounter unique NPCs who can empower you with talents, offer powerful weapons, or award an assortment of stone, wood, or foodstuffs (including seeds) to cultivate your growing commune.

    The loop of gathering supplies, tending to your worshipers, upgrading both your character and your settlement and then going out to do it again is extremely satisfying, with a charming art style and expressive animations that bring joy to every moment of it. Cult of the Lamb is definitely a uniquely refreshing game that is highly recommended as one of the best indie game of 2022.    … Expand
  22. YourGuru
    Aug 13, 2022
    10
    I’m really enjoying this little adventure. Let’s start with your an Evil Lamb cult leader. Enough said review done….. ok ok I’m exaggerating! But really this game locks you in as soon as you start with the art style that’s not to serious and the story is interesting and a different spin on dungeons and base/hub creator. I love every aspect of creating followers building up your evil andI’m really enjoying this little adventure. Let’s start with your an Evil Lamb cult leader. Enough said review done….. ok ok I’m exaggerating! But really this game locks you in as soon as you start with the art style that’s not to serious and the story is interesting and a different spin on dungeons and base/hub creator. I love every aspect of creating followers building up your evil and demented settlement. It’s all the things you wish you could do to settlement followers and in general as an evil leader. This game is a must buy especially at around $30 you can not beat that for a grade A game. Oh yea and no MTX. This is what gamer heaven is made of!… Expand
  23. Red_Alert
    Aug 16, 2022
    3
    Nothing special about this game, nothing new in industry with this game, this game is nothing at all, just cool visual style like: "Haha funny cute little lamb killing everybody". The plot is so predictable but not bad at all 'cause sometimes you think what's the difference between my religion and their's. Music in game is awesome if you like something specific like in undertale or inNothing special about this game, nothing new in industry with this game, this game is nothing at all, just cool visual style like: "Haha funny cute little lamb killing everybody". The plot is so predictable but not bad at all 'cause sometimes you think what's the difference between my religion and their's. Music in game is awesome if you like something specific like in undertale or in night in the woods then you should listen to it. Gameplay - the main thing in any game, and it sucks, lol dodge-kick-dodge-kick, and i should do it for about... 6 hours? But the different difficulty should make it more interesting, no it don't it just makes your villagers **** themselves more often. So 310 is because of bugs and pathetic challenging. Hope updates make this game better.… Expand
  24. viroodiem
    Aug 16, 2022
    8
    Not a fan of the "survival" archetype present but the game presents with buckets of charm that is irresistible.
  25. f0reverr
    Aug 13, 2022
    1
    Sadly this is just another mediocre game that tries to carry poor, generic gameplay with hand drawn art. The art itself looks great and the artist is clearly very talented but this doesn't change the lack of depth in the gameplay itself. The civilization or "cult" management aspect of the game is more tedious than anything else and I found myself legitimately falling asleep while runningSadly this is just another mediocre game that tries to carry poor, generic gameplay with hand drawn art. The art itself looks great and the artist is clearly very talented but this doesn't change the lack of depth in the gameplay itself. The civilization or "cult" management aspect of the game is more tedious than anything else and I found myself legitimately falling asleep while running around to interact with yet another cult member or structure I couldn't care less about. The combat is mind-numbingly easy and each difficulty level seems meaningless as even at the highest difficulty it still feels like you're playing on journalist mode just with a little less HP. Overall, sheep (game journalists) are sheep and this game is overhyped and bland.… Expand
  26. daoa
    Aug 20, 2022
    0
    It's a 10 no counter, no debate, no kecot..................................
  27. ReubenIsAGod
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    Cult of the lamb is a really fun little game. I got about 17 hours out of it. Really feel like the game needs better economy and also cultist interactions/realtionships. Also really needs some end game content!
  28. Violett
    Oct 2, 2022
    8
    Вполне неплохая игра. Тянет на 8-9 из 10. Прошел часов за 10 на предпоследнем уровне сложности. Впечатления в основном положительные.
    Сама игра состоит из двух частей, одна часть - это отстройка поселения. Здесь ощущается сильное влияние Dont Starve - как в графике, так и в геймплее - и это хорошо. Отстраиваться интересно, интересно следить за поселением, но многовато рутины. Каждого    Вполне неплохая игра. Тянет на 8-9 из 10. Прошел часов за 10 на предпоследнем уровне сложности. Впечатления в основном положительные.
    Сама игра состоит из двух частей, одна часть - это отстройка поселения. Здесь ощущается сильное влияние Dont Starve - как в графике, так и в геймплее - и это хорошо. Отстраиваться интересно, интересно следить за поселением, но многовато рутины. Каждого благословить, к каждому домику подойти. С развитием появляются автоматические здания, самое полезное из которых - ферма, где последователи сами могут урожай убирать, но всё равно рутины много. Ещё самих зданий маловато - построил ферму, лесопилки, алтарь, домики - и по сути всё. Задания от последователей тоже все однотипные.
    Вторая часть - это roguelike наподобие Bindings of Isaac и Hades. Несмотря на высокий уровень сложности игра заметно легче, чем Хейдс и значительно легче, чем Айзек. Монстры не особо отличаются друг от друга, а боссы вообще не запоминаются. Четверо епископов тоже особой сложности не доставляют, по настоящему сложный лишь последний босс.
    Подытоживая: игра привлекает своей графикой, саундтреком, а также тем, что постоянно меняешь активности - не наскучивает, но строительно-менеджерская часть не дотягивает ни до Dont Starve ни тем более до игр типа Oxygen Not Included, также как и боевая часть не дотягивает ни до Hades ни тем более до Bindings of Isaac. На несколько вечеров - отличное приключение, но перепроходить у меня желание вряд ли возникнет.    … Expand
  29. BOWi
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    (I deleted my original super-negative review and I don't plan to re-write an exhaustive one)
    The game is great. What else to say!
  30. teatom
    Aug 19, 2022
    7
    The same basic gameplay loop as Hades, except the staging world has more gameplay influence.
    Like Hades, the gameplay is designed to stretch a handful of different types of random room generated levels to its limits, but unfortunately the combat isn't quite on the level which Hades achieves.
    The staging area, however, has an abundance of character and feels far more personal and    The same basic gameplay loop as Hades, except the staging world has more gameplay influence.
    Like Hades, the gameplay is designed to stretch a handful of different types of random room generated levels to its limits, but unfortunately the combat isn't quite on the level which Hades achieves.
    The staging area, however, has an abundance of character and feels far more personal and involved, with better writing and more humour.
    Probably a marginally better game than Hades but if you're more interested in combat than a complete experience, Hades has tighter controls, less random hits from hidden objects and overall is the less buggy experience.

    UPDATE: I'm pushing the score down to a 7 (from a 9) because the late game content makes the frame drops and skips so bad that the game effectively becomes unplayable. This is being reported across Switch and PC, so until a patch is released, player beware.    … Expand
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. CyberRobotnix
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    A cute little children's game, perfect for your kids. Maybe not if your kid practices Christianity.
  34. ChumaGG
    Sep 26, 2022
    8
    Good and interesting

    Hades + some basic village simulator

    Cthulhu best wife lmao
  35. 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
  36. Coonaros
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    What an amazing game ! i get from steam this october sales with really low price of what it is ... When i start it i didnt stop playing it for straight 10 hours . Its a simplify rogue like game like bindings of isaac and its also a city management game ! These two genge works in perfect balance. And there is also some replay value with events (right now is a halloween one)!! 10/10 must buy!
  37. hoanns
    Sep 3, 2022
    8
    Cool game, I enjoyed building my cult and grinding the dungeon. The art style is nice and the soundtrack slaps.
    It has some annoying bugs, but I could live with it. I wish there was more endgame cult content, at the end there was nothing to do in the cult section of the game. But I recommend it, I had fun with it.
  38. 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
  39. Ravza
    Sep 12, 2022
    0
    Unplayable with this technical issues and seems that devs have customers dreptam in their..
  40. petriAND
    Aug 27, 2022
    7
    nice visual style and animations, great soundtrack and the gameplay is fine
  41. samstrummer90
    Nov 4, 2022
    8
    Un juego entretenido y sencillo pero adictivo que combina elemento rogue-like y de gestión de una comunidad (secta).
    Su punto más fuerte es la ambientación y el diseño unido a una jugabilidad rápida que siempre anima a jugar "cinco minutitos más".
    Su punto más débil es que si vas a por el "malo final" del tirón, el juego se termina en un día o dos.
  42. kalambaha
    Mar 22, 2023
    7
    +7 to save the game in my favorites list :) and just like for a great game!
  43. WellEvil
    Oct 7, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game with a huge focus on story, characters, and world-building. I don't remember the last time when the story absorbed me so much. Yes, there are a few bugs here are there, but nothing game-breaking. Usually minor visual glitches.… Expand
  44. joaopoc1998
    Dec 15, 2022
    8
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  45. Dangusse
    Oct 19, 2022
    3
    really cool in concept, nice music, nice visuals. i don't exactly mind that it's very derivative of binding of isaac or hades, but there are a lot of little issues that make it clear the game is just not finished.

    vendors are constantly out and dont restock because there aren't enough non cosmetic items to buy in the game. there are a metric ton of blueprints for items that i have    really cool in concept, nice music, nice visuals. i don't exactly mind that it's very derivative of binding of isaac or hades, but there are a lot of little issues that make it clear the game is just not finished.

    vendors are constantly out and dont restock because there aren't enough non cosmetic items to buy in the game. there are a metric ton of blueprints for items that i have absolutely no desire for and which are entirely useless, but which require a very lengthy and unskippable animation to register every time you find one that feels as if it was added specifically to make the game longer. a few of them are okay but the majority serve no purpose, and you need space for functional buildings so it's not a good idea to build cosmetics early on. also, a great number of them are floor tile patterns, which can only be placed on a diagonal grid, while the plot of land and the paths that you can't move or build on
    are rectangular. this means that basically none of the floor pieces fit into the existing terrain, so it's annoying to keep finding blueprints for them.

    the tech tree is questionable in that you have to grind to unlock every single building individually, and no buildings are unlocked by default when a certain upgrade happens. it's also very limited, so it feels like they just didn't put enough into the budget for this aspect and decided to stretch it out with crappy low level buildings and grindy resource gathering. i've only clocked 8 hours on my save, ive progressed through about 1/4 of the dungeon areas, but my tech tree is already 3/4 full.

    cultists basically behave like a bunch of infants, pooping and vomiting everywhere and losing faith at random even if you check in with them regularly and perform plenty of rituals. this means you basically cant go explore the absolutely necessary dungeons for long before someone gets mad or sick. it feels that i constantly need more cultists to manage each building that i create, but they also are really slow at every task, require crazy maintenance, and age/die really quickly.

    food is really difficult to manage because the only edible crop in the game is berries, which are a huge hassle to produce and can't really be automated by cultists. berry bushes do not drop nearly enough seeds, on harvesting, which means that if you are out of food and your people are hungry, you have to go out and find seeds in a dungeon which may not spawn and definitely won't provide many seeds, plus they will get angry at you while you are gone. the lack of local resource growth in the game is really problematic in general, since i was able to harvest all berries, trees, and rocks in my town within about 30-45 mins of gameplay, but only trees reappear. you also have to go out to get grass, but you can't cut down the grass or weeds within your town for this purpose.

    combat is cool in some ways, but overall simplistic and monotonous even if enemies are visually diverse. many of the spells are just simply bad, others very powerful. so far it has felt poorly balanced.

    the manual saves do not function consistently or at all, so i have lost at least a few minutes of progress every time i relaunched the game.

    overall the largest issue in the game is that it has a game breaking bug that devolver knew about prior to release, since it's on every single platform. ive had the game for only a couple of days and it's already frozen several times to the point where the game itself doesn't register as "not responding" or anything, but it gets stuck in an animation and just doesn't start again. this is supposedly caused by rituals, but it happened to me just while talking to a cultist on the first day i played. if the game crashes and freezes all the time, and im losing progress every time it does so, it's hard to keep launching the game again and i've sat down intending to play for a few hours but only got a few minutes in before deciding it wasn't worth the hassle. devolver has promised a patch for this bug, but if that's all they're patching then it's probably something they planned to do so that people wouldn't complain about all the other little issues.

    i don't think i have even begun to list all of the problematic/dysfunctional mechanics in this game so far, and really i can't stress enough that this game has a lot of potential, but i have yet to play a game from devolver that i liked, and usually because they are buggy and unfinished. the majority of them have a flashy concept and name/cover, but don't pan out. in this case, to paywall a handful of cultist skins is a really questionable move when the game is in such a state, and the dlc is outrageously small even for what it costs. it's starting to seem to me that devolver is where indie games go to die.    … Expand
  46. Gwend
    Aug 19, 2022
    8
    Хорошая игра, в которой можно залипнуть 10-15 часов. Для инди-игры хорошая запоминающаяся графика, увлекательный сюжет и симулятор симс и счастливого фермера. Хоть игра и на один раз, но пройти однозначно стоит.
    Из минусов разве что выделю очень короткий сюжет и скудный выбор оружия.
    8 из 10    Хорошая игра, в которой можно залипнуть 10-15 часов. Для инди-игры хорошая запоминающаяся графика, увлекательный сюжет и симулятор симс и счастливого фермера. Хоть игра и на один раз, но пройти однозначно стоит.
    Из минусов разве что выделю очень короткий сюжет и скудный выбор оружия.
    8 из 10
  47. 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.
  48. YummyYanggg
    Oct 2, 2022
    10
    This game is so fun and adorable even though you're an evil cult leader! Love watching my followers do my bidding :P
  49. george_bondo
    Aug 25, 2022
    9
    i like this game so much, shes so nice and this 1 game in this genre that a walktrhrough
  50. McCivciv
    Aug 20, 2022
    8
    oww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeahoww yeah
  51. Mio200
    Aug 22, 2022
    8
    Cult of the Lamb ist eine gutes spiel, ich würde Jedoch nicht empfehlen das Spiel auf der Nintendo Switch zu spielen da es dort sehr hart lagt.
  52. AmdreL
    Aug 23, 2022
    8
    It is a good game with quite interesting mechanics without actually inventing anything new, although it is quite entertaining. Special for those who want a relaxed experience or for those with little experience in gaming. Visually an absolute 10.

    Es un buen juego con unas mecanicas bastante interesantes sin llegar a inventar nada nuevo, aunque eso si bastante entretenido. Especial para    It is a good game with quite interesting mechanics without actually inventing anything new, although it is quite entertaining. Special for those who want a relaxed experience or for those with little experience in gaming. Visually an absolute 10.

    Es un buen juego con unas mecanicas bastante interesantes sin llegar a inventar nada nuevo, aunque eso si bastante entretenido. Especial para aquellos que desean una experiencia relajada o para aquellos con poca experiencia en el mundo de los videojuegos. El apartado visual un 10 rotundo.    … Expand
  53. duckballs22
    Aug 28, 2022
    8
    This game looks fantastic, has a lot of charm, and is easy to play for hours at a time. Looking forward to any post-game content to be released because I didn’t feel too inclined to keep my cult going after beating the final boss.
  54. 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.
  55. scatyagiz
    Sep 4, 2022
    10
    The game is so good. It's addictive and you don't know what's next in this game. The game comes with you something with NEW as always. THE GAME GETS BETTER AS YOU PLAY.
    The game is almost perfect in all aspects. And it is very fun to play, that's the most important thing.
  56. urgaan
    Sep 4, 2022
    8
    Visuals: 10/10 excellent style, very consistent
    Audio: 9/10 very satisfying sounds, goofy little language they speak in is charming
    Gameplay: 6/10 very little depth to the combat, very easy unless you play on max difficulty (which just strips your hp away). The city builder aspect is good if you like that kind of thing, personally I cannot stand it which made me psychotic.    Visuals: 10/10 excellent style, very consistent
    Audio: 9/10 very satisfying sounds, goofy little language they speak in is charming
    Gameplay: 6/10 very little depth to the combat, very easy unless you play on max difficulty (which just strips your hp away). The city builder aspect is good if you like that kind of thing, personally I cannot stand it which made me psychotic.

    Recommend?: if you like roguelikes and or citybuilding you will like this, its a very charming game and fun to play. The gameplay loop can get a little stale due to lack of mechanic depth, so it has very limited replayability to me.    … Expand
  57. 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
  58. GreppoTV
    Sep 16, 2022
    8
    [GreppoTV] Cult of the Lamb ist eine kurzweilige Mischung aus Aufbau, Survival und Rouguelike. Das eher düstere Thema (Aufbaus eines Kultes, Indoktrination deiner Anhänger) ist in einer ansprechenden, bunten Comicgrafik mit schönem Soundtrack eingebettet. Auch eine gute Portion Humor fehlt nicht. Das Spiel spielt sich sehr flüssig und es macht wirklich Spaß sich durch die Level zu kämpfen.[GreppoTV] Cult of the Lamb ist eine kurzweilige Mischung aus Aufbau, Survival und Rouguelike. Das eher düstere Thema (Aufbaus eines Kultes, Indoktrination deiner Anhänger) ist in einer ansprechenden, bunten Comicgrafik mit schönem Soundtrack eingebettet. Auch eine gute Portion Humor fehlt nicht. Das Spiel spielt sich sehr flüssig und es macht wirklich Spaß sich durch die Level zu kämpfen. Die Kämpfe gegen die Mobs und Bosse sind gelegentlich einfach, teilweise auch fordernd, aber nie unfair. Das Tarotkarten-System zur Verbesserung deiner Fähigkeiten ist abwechslungsreich, aber nicht zu komplex und somit auch für Einsteiger geeignet. Die Leveldurchläufe spielen ohne großen zeitlichen Aufwand und man kann super "mal eben kurz" in das Spiel reinschauen. Ein insgesamt kurzweiliges, wirklich nettes Spiel mit ansprechender Comic-Grafik und humorig-düsterem Setting.
    8,5/10 - GreppoTV    … Expand
  59. AMiPlayer
    Sep 16, 2022
    8
    While playing myself i recognized a mix between The Gameplay of The Binding Of Isaac, The Graphic of Don't Starve and the cult version of Animal Crossing, that this game is multiple in one. It is fun but it gets repeating after a while, as well as the manually inspiring your members can get tiring in the beginning but by adding the chance to play with your twitch viewers as well asWhile playing myself i recognized a mix between The Gameplay of The Binding Of Isaac, The Graphic of Don't Starve and the cult version of Animal Crossing, that this game is multiple in one. It is fun but it gets repeating after a while, as well as the manually inspiring your members can get tiring in the beginning but by adding the chance to play with your twitch viewers as well as expanding and playing it after a break again, is game changing. Truly saved themselves. It's fun, nice to look at and interactive for a "Base Building" Animal Crossing Style Game.… Expand
  60. 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.
  61. SpawnGamerXD
    Oct 16, 2022
    4
    Dois gêneros muito legais, mas que não têm a profundidade que precisavam pra serem divertidos. O jogo é bem fácil, bem fácil mesmo, e esse é o seu maior defeito. A parte de criação de cidade é sem risco e sem recompensa, muitas vezes só parece uma perda de tempo mesmo, algo que esse jogo gosta bastante de fazer com suas animações longuíssimas pra cada ação. A parte rogue-like é divertida,Dois gêneros muito legais, mas que não têm a profundidade que precisavam pra serem divertidos. O jogo é bem fácil, bem fácil mesmo, e esse é o seu maior defeito. A parte de criação de cidade é sem risco e sem recompensa, muitas vezes só parece uma perda de tempo mesmo, algo que esse jogo gosta bastante de fazer com suas animações longuíssimas pra cada ação. A parte rogue-like é divertida, mas não é aleatória o suficiente pra ser divertida enquanto um rogue-like e o combate parece impreciso muitas vezes. O jogo não é realmente ruim, mas faltou muito pra ser memorável.… Expand
  62. 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
  63. 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.
  64. Reaper0
    Jan 22, 2023
    9
    This is a very nice game and i really liked it and i played it a loot dasdasd
  65. 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.
  66. 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.
  67. 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
  68. Supertatticknik
    Feb 3, 2023
    7
    the basic idea Is very innovative bit the gameplay Is not Up to expectations
  69. 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
  70. Gabap
    Feb 18, 2023
    10
    With some support from the developers this game will overcome its weakness. .
  71. 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
  72. TypInSomething
    Mar 21, 2023
    1
    I bet this game was made by pure satanists or atheists. No thanks. Not a fun game.

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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. 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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  2. 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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  3. DarkZero
    Sep 26, 2022
    70
    Cult of the Lamb is a good game. It’s a lot of fun. But I have this nagging sensation it could have been so, so much more interesting, and it leaves me wanting.
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