The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty ▶ Trailer
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AdventureIndieRPGVisual NovelHistoricalCookingMultiple EndingsInteractive Fiction

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Game description

He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.

Basic info

Developer零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Publisher零创游戏(ZerocreationGame), 2P Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateApr 22, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7, Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
Memory2 GB
GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage3 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 420 reviews from the past 1 year

84.3/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Metacritic: 79 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

This visual novel about famine and revenge in the late Ming dynasty scores 84.3 from 420 reviews read.

👍 Strengths

244 reviews praise the story, saying it portrays hunger and chaos with emotional depth and handles revenge and redemption with care. Story & World ranks 453rd of 1096. 37 describe a heavy, immersive world where famine and cruelty feel real, and some say the weight stayed with them long after the ending. 35 find the characters memorable and tragic, and a few single out the lead voice acting. Visuals & Sound ranks 816th of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

89 reviews have doubts about the story, with some finding the ending contrived or rushed and character choices inconsistent, and a few disputing how the history is presented. 18 say it is short, and some wanted more of the side characters after the ending. Content Volume ranks 625th of 1351. 17 take issue with the characters, saying the young heroine sounds too mature for her age, the male lead feels wooden, and some scenes involving her made them uncomfortable. Gameplay ranks 910th of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“story portrays hunger and chaos with emotional depth and historical significance” · 244 reviews
“best game ever played, huge lasting appeal and impact” · 20 reviews
“full Chinese voice acting throughout, music decent” · 9 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.27 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “player choice determines protagonist redemption or damnation, meaningful decisions” · 1 review
Negative “linear structure with only three choices affecting the ending” · 3 reviews

Progression 0% · Difficulty 1% · Onboarding 2% · Freedom 1% · Controls & feel 2%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 94% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.99 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story portrays hunger and chaos with emotional depth and historical significance” · 244 reviews
Negative “systematic historical distortion, aesthetic revision of conquest, erasure of gentry class” · 89 reviews

Characters 47% · World 41%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Replayability +2.79 · Reasons to play again — runs, randomness, New Game+
Positive “every playthrough remains engaging and not repetitive” · 4 reviews
Negative “linear visual novel with few distinct endings” · 1 review

Volume 13% · Variety 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 39% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +2.60 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “full Chinese voice acting throughout, music decent” · 9 reviews
Negative “translation quality issues with typos, grammatical errors and inconsistent pronouns” · 12 reviews

Visuals 24%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.50 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 2% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.01 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “affordable price with good Japanese voice acting” · 3 reviews
Negative “mislabeled content and poor translation quality do not justify the price” · 2 reviews

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

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.04 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “devs abandoned community after monetization, sequel crowdfunding unclear” · 1 review

Stability 1% · Performance 0%

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

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