Cult of the Lamb Seems to Be Devolver Digital's Latest Hit
Cult of the Lamb has been out for only a couple of days and has been met with very positive reviews. The roguelike Indie game has been published by Devolver Digital and developed by Massive Monster, with many fans calling the game an evil version ofAnimal Crossing meets Hades.
Gamers play as a lamb who is the founder of a cult for adorable woodland creatures, with gameplay involving collecting resources to further build up the cult, performing dark rituals, giving sermons, and fighting off non-believers. Steam reviews have called the game addicting, beautifully animated, and well worth its price.
Cult of the Lamb Dev Details Player Choice to be 'Good' or 'Evil'
Cult of the Lamb checks a lot of genre boxes that are not usually put together. It is an action-adventure, Roguelike, simulation, fighting, and strategy game, all in one. The adorable art style juxtaposed with the gore and dark rituals is reflective of how it crosses various genre boundaries. Its comparisons to Animal Crossing is due to the cute animal characters and the simulation aspect of upgrading the home base and tending to the NPCs. The comparison to Hades stems from its combat, its crusades against non-believers and otherworldly beings.
Like Hades, Cult of the Lamb is a dungeon crawler that randomizes its levels and items with each run-through. However, the dungeons are not as long as in Hades, taking about 10 minutes to complete. Most gamers have reported beating the game within 13 hours but loving it enough to come back and keep playing. There are four big bosses that have to be taken care of to beat the main storyline, and they each are reachable through the dungeon-crawling aspect of the game.
Most of the game is spent doing quests for NPCs and building up
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