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ActionAdventureIndieStrategyBase BuildingAction RoguelikeCuteCultSingleplayer

1,109 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 2,617

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,295

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Game description

Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Basic info

DeveloperMassive Monster
PublisherDevolver Digital
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateAug 11, 2022
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 or later
ProcessorIntel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400); AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800)
Memory4 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 560 Ti (1024 VRAM); Radeon HD 7750 (1024 VRAM)
Storage4 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 408 reviews from the past 1 year

90.5/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (96%)

Metacritic: 82 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Running a cute cult turns out to be genuinely fun for 184 reviewers of Cult of the Lamb, which scores 90.5, top 20% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 81st of 1249, and 75 reviews praise a stylized look with a tarot card aesthetic. Story & World ranks 264th of 1096, with players describing deep dialogue and atmosphere. Gameplay ranks 295th of 1396 and Multiplayer 161st of 642, and some say co-op makes building the cult and holding rituals together especially fun. Players also praise the music. Pricing & Fairness ranks 172nd of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

49 reviews describe heavy repetition in both the roguelike fights and the daily management. 16 find progression tedious, feeling forced to babysit followers, and 14 say difficulty ramps quickly with enemies lost in clutter. Others report crashes, and some say a new version made keyboard and mouse play difficult. Content Volume ranks 457th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“genuinely fun and entertaining despite absurd premise” · 184 reviews
“graphics are awesome, stylized look with tarot card aesthetic” · 75 reviews
“unique art style, atmosphere, deep story with rich dialogue” · 16 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 56% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom +3.20 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Positive “freedom to roleplay as a village administrator” · 7 reviews

Progression 27% · Difficulty 14% · Onboarding 5% · Strategy 25% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.75 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “unique art style, atmosphere, deep story with rich dialogue” · 16 reviews

Story 15% · Characters 10%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.87 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “30 hours main game plus DLC, engaging management system” · 8 reviews
Negative “relatively short game with flaws becoming noticeable” · 6 reviews

Variety 25% · Replayability 15%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.18 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “graphics are awesome, stylized look with tarot card aesthetic” · 75 reviews

Audio 18%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +2.71 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “co-op gameplay is especially fun for developing cult and rituals together” · 14 reviews
Negative “no online cooperative mode to play with another person” · 7 reviews

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.10 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “new DLC achievements block platinum, predatory unlock design” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 6% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.14 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “game more stable, richer, polished since launch” · 5 reviews

Stability 5% · Performance 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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