Everything You Need to Know Before Cult of the Lamb Releases
After the initial boom of Indies back in the early 2010s, with titles like Super Meat Boy, Fez, Braid, and LIMBO all paving the way, first-class indie games have become much more frequent, with at least a few Game of the Year contenders releasing every year. Last year saw Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Loop Hero, and Death's Door release, all of which were truly excellent experiences that easily rivaled even the biggest AAA titles. This year, the wonderfully unique Cult of the Lamb may just be the breakaway star of the industry.
Revealed back in August 2021, Cult of the Lamb is equal parts roguelike and city-builder, and boasts a charmingly dark art style that fuses cute woodland creatures, with demonic imagery. Based on the Cult of the Lamb trailers and screenshots released so far, Cult of the Lamb looks like it'll be one of the most unique games of the year, and perhaps one of the best Indie titles. But there's quite a bit potential players should know before the game releases in just a week's time.
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Cult of the Lamb puts players in the hooves of a recently possessed lamb, who was just saved by a mysterious demon, and thus owes them a life-debt. To repay that debt, the player must begin a cult in the demon's name, and must set out on a journey to gather more resources, and followers. Cult of the Lamb's general gameplay loop is split into two distinct parts: a city-management game, and a roguelike dungeon crawler.
One half of Cult of the Lamb sees the player build up their cult's village from the ground-up, beginning with a simple altar to the demon, and expanding with shacks and buildings, all of which feed into the game's progression system, which
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