Most other god games tend to treat followers purely as ways to generate faith resources – and that’s still true for Cult of the Lamb too – but you’re constantly reminded that your followers are more versatile resources too.

The other half of Cult of the Lamb is a randomly generated dungeon romp where you’ll work your way up to the deadly bishops, but also where you gather resources of all types – everything from super-common grass to more esoteric resources and plenty of followers as well. For much of the game you’ll be in resource management mode, building up your cult’s following and base, whether that’s farming plots, places for your followers to sleep, religious buildings such as missionary huts or tabernacles or demonic summoning circles. Actually, it’s effectively two quests, because Cult of the Lamb successfully fuses together twin game styles. In thrall to your dark lord, you’ll then embark upon a quest to take down the four bishops who keep your shadowy demon pal locked away. Why are you the last lamb? It’s because that while you thought that all sheep did was hang around in fields growing wool, it turns out that they’re actually in thrall to a dark, hidden eldritch god that might also be a cat, at least based on the early impressions you’ll get of “The One Who Waits” after he saves you from being sacrificed. What’s the difference between a religion and a cult? It’s largely one of scale, and you’ll find yourself at the start of the game taking on the role of the very last lamb.

As the name suggests, it’s a game about cults.

When it comes to video games, it’s one that’s historically either been airbrushed out of games to avoid offence, or dealt with in very broad brush strokes to define it away from existing real-world religious groups.Ĭult of the Lamb, from Australian/UK developers Massive Monster isn’t having any of that, mind you. Religion is one of those topics you’re never meant to discuss in polite society.

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