The long awaited Cult of the Lamb: Unholy Alliance update launches today. With this massive patch, you’ll finally be able to embark on your quest for indoctrinated followers with a friend. On top of the free co-op update, the Pilgrim Pack has also been released, containing new quests and follower forms??.

I’ve never really been a voice in the push to have multiplayer incorporated into basically every game, but I also don’t care if it is. My preference to play solo is rarely affected by the option to drag someone along. I, personally, have never thought that Cult of the Lamb wou??ld be improved by the?? inclusion of another human, but if you did, then I’m happy for you.

Cult of the Lamb: Unholy Alliance introduces the Goat as a second pla??yer character. While, normally, this is who the second player takes the role of, you can also slip into the skin of capra Luigi by unlocking the Goat Fleece in the crown menu. Otherwise, you can start co-op at seemingly any time through the pause menu.

Note that this is local co-op only.

Aside from the multiplayer, there is also, holy crap, a tonne of new stuff being added. Maybe check out the patch notes here for the whole slate.

Meanwhile, the Pilgrim Pack has a ?much more easily paste-able list of features. Here’s the paste:

• The Full Pilgrim Comic Story and Bonus Pages!
• Unique In-Game Questline
• 5 New Follower Forms: Panda, Skunk, Echidna, Anteater, Camel
• 2 New Outfits & 1 New Fleece: Jalala's Coat, Rinor's Robes, Fleece of the Silken Touch
• 5 New Decorations

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Devolver Digital kicked off Volvy's 15th Birthday Party by showing off developer Massive Monster's next major update for the popular base-building action roguelike Cult of the Lamb. Titled Unholy Alliance, the update is set to release on August 12, 2024 and will add local co-op to Cult of the Lamb.

Players will have the ability to play as the Lamb or the Goat wh??en the free update releases, joining forces to tackle new dungeons, slay heretics, build their cult, and more.

I haven't played Cult of the Lamb as much as I would like to, but co-op seems like a ?great fit for its gameplay loop. Hopefully eventually it expands to online co-op as well, for those of us that don't ha?ve local friends to play with.

Cult of the Lamb: Unholy Alliance is coming to PlayS?tation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC on August 12, 2024.

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There's a huge fanbase for Massive Monster's 2022 indie hit Cult of the Lamb, so it makes sense that super limited run controllers exist in some form or another. Relea??sed on Friday, CptnAlex is now selling?? a limited number of custom [licensed!] DualSense, Xbox, and Switch controllers that are inspired by the game through their website. However, you'll need quite a lot of cash in the bank to nab one of these custom controllers.

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All custom Cult of the Lamb controllers

The Cult of the Lamb controllers will likely sell fast and become collectible as there are only 125 of each controller. CptnAlex is selling custom DualSenses, Xbox controllers, Joycon, and Pro Controllers. They retail for an expensive $165 a pop. The clas?hing green and red design showing both the kind-hearted protagonist on a bed of flowers and their mean side on bones looks gorgeous. The controllers are estimated to ship in October 2023.

The package, if you ch??oose to buy it, includes the follo??wing:

• An officially licensed custom controller
• Premium packaging
• An exclusive two-inch hard enamel spinner pin
• Stainless steel authenticity card signed by artist CptnAlex

As a bit of background, CptnAlex has been a custom controller artist since 2013, and they've made intriguing art based on our favorite franchises like Persona 5, Super Mario Bros, and Hollow Knight among many others.

"By taking some old comic book pages, I created my first ever Comic Controller - a video game controller decoupaged in comic book pages - and started up my Etsy store later that day," says CptnAlex on their website. "The reception was huge." In 2020, the Etsy page turned into a full-on?? retail store. He says he wants to "find your passion and craft it into an incredible controller that changes the way you game and puts a smile on your face before your console even boots up."

Maybe you'll find a new passion to play the Don't Starve crossover with Cult of the Lamb with the new controller.

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Join the Lamb today! Or else.

Cult of the Lamb ?basically sold itself with art and concept, but the game mechanics delivered as well. It's dark,? adorable, and undeniably fun.

As much as I loved being a cult leader though, I plateaued before I could beat two of the Old Faith, located in Anchordeep and Silk Cradle. Once I had unlocked all of the buildings, I was milking coins from the housing, shrine, and even the graves. Money was meaningless, my flock self-sufficient, and so I moved on to another game. Thankfully, the latest major update, titled Relics of the Old Faith, has brought fresh air, breath??ing new life into one of my?? favorite games.

For a completely free update, there is a lot to enjoy here. The overview of the update spells out the truly generous amount of new content added, including bosses, follower forms, Relics, new structures, heavy attacks, a judgey jellyfish, and more. Post update, I've been playing for hours, finally beating Anchordeep and Silk C?radle as well as adding "The One Who Waits to my flock". Of course, I have thoughts.

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Time and Space Saving Structures

Seeing Devotion coming out of the Shrine again filled me with joy. It unlocks new buildings, and thankfully, the team at Massive Monster understood the assignment: save space.?? The cult is beautiful, but space is pretty limited. With a temple, beds, a kitchen, a growing farm, a shrine, a prison, graves, and more, some common space issues soon pop up.

?Where do I put all of these dead people? I chose a combination of graves and Natural Burial, which turned dead followers into fertilizer. However, it wa?s easy to run out of space placing graves because once someone was buried, you couldn't actually get rid of it! The new update fixes this by allowing players to exhume bodies from the grave.

There's also a Morgue, which lets you assign a follower to take care of those bodies that drop while you're out exploring. I watched the little guy actually change his outfit to go pick up the body and drop it into a pit while it waits for me to do something with it. The Morgue just holds the bodies for you, but you can then move them into the brand-new Crypt, where they can be buried. With up?grades, you can eventually inter as many as 12 followers in it. I would say that's a pro??blem solved.

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The bed situation is also under control. While I invested in quality housing for my cult, many of them sti??ll had to sleep in tents that would occasionally collapse. Plus, as my flock grew, so did this area of bedspace. Now there is ?a shared bed where three followers can comfortably sleep. Another space issue solved.

The new kitchen is more of a time saver than a space freer. Cooking for the flock was time-consuming but had to be done. Hungry followers aren't big fans of following anyone anymore, you know? But with Relics of the Old Faith, you can build a full Kitchen, instead of just a Cook Stove, and then you can assign a followe??r to do the cooking. Yo?u still have to schedule meals though. I didn't realize that until everyone got super hungry, but if you periodically queue meals, they are always fed.

Relics and Heavy Attack

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The bird doling out Relics is the creepiest character yet, in a room already filled with meat and hanging corpses. It's awesome. The new Relics are a great addition to the arsenal. They aren't so overpowered that you need one to succeed, but it's like adding a second, non-renewable Curse. Some Relics are labe?led fragile, and can only be used once, while others offer recharge at varying speeds. Some of these unholy weapons do crazy things, like poison everyone on screen, or shrink you down to a tiny??, hard-to-hit target.

The new heavy attack maneuver is great! I forget to use it sometimes, but it does come in clutch when I do remember. The really heavy hammers that you have to aim now suddenly swing around you, while your one dagger transforms into a line of falling blades. You can also upgrade the strength of your axe, hammer, sword, dagger, or gaun?tlet by giving sermons.

With plenty of new mini-bosses and additional enemies, comb?at is fun ?again.

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Photo Mode

This is by far my favorite part of the update! I absolutely love this feature. While you're doing your cult leader business, you can click to go to your menu where you would maybe Save or Quit. Now you have the Photo Mode option which allows you to take more in-depth pictures of your cult. It's a feature that I didn't know I wanted but now know that I absolutely needed.

One of the very best elements of Cult of the Lamb is the artstyle. It's this crazy mix of cute and demonic, and some of the things the flock does are just so funny. But there's only one viewpoint in the game and screenshots tend to look the same �not doing the art true justice. Being able to adjust height, depth, and focus length is such a game-chang?er.

In fact, I'm actively trying not to spam you a??ll with brochure-level marketing material for my own cult.

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Most of all, I like that the update was designed to pick up right where you left off. Yes, you can start over and still enjoy these benefits, but for all of us who just needed a little push to jump back in, this is perfect. There are four new fleeces to unlock and new ways to gain Holy Talisman pieces that don't involve sacrificing people, and I was able to capture some fantastic moments. There's still more for me to do! There are some minor bugs, but the team is already o??n top of fixing them according to Twitter.

Overall, Cult of the Lamb: Relics of the Old Faith is a big win, making a great title better still.

Relics of the Old Faith is available now as a free update for Cult of the Lamb.

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Your fleece is more than a fashion choice.

Cult of the Lamb's adorable cult leader has become iconic in their red fleece, but their wardrobe grows over time. By finishing quests for peripheral characters, like Sozo in Spore Grotto, you will receive a piece of the Holy Talisman. Four pieces will unlock a ne??w?? fleece for the Lamb to wear on crusades.

The Holy Talismans take time and effort to collect, so it's likely that you will be unlocki?ng them one at a time. Also, some of these side quests can be unthinkable, such as sacrificing sweet Ratau! Deciding which, if any, of the five bonus fleeces to trade your Holy Talisman for is a personal choice, but I ranked them based on their pros and cons ??to help.

6. Fleece of the Diseased Heart

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Sadly, the purple fleece doesn't have a strong upside. Dawning the Fleece of the Diseased Heart allows you to gain one Diseased Heart every time you gain a Tarot card. You can only have one on you at a time, so if you don't lose it by the time you stumble across another room with the Tarot dealer, Clauneck, then you don't gain another one. These creepy black hearts are nice bonuses but shouldn't be relied upon. They can still be used u?p and lost, a??nd they only help you if you are hit. The Diseased Heart deals damage to all the enemies in the room every time that you take damage. It's kind of like revenge.

While it's nice to know that every time you're hit, your enemies are a little closer to death themselves, it's a tricky balance. Al??so, the downside of this fleece is a doozy. If you die before completing the run, then you lose 100% of the items you picked up along the way. It already sucks losing 25%, so coming out empty-handed is just not a risk I'm willing to take.

5. Fleece of Fragile Fortitude

The Fleece of Fragile Fortitude seemed like a wonder?ful idea to me when I first unlocked it, but in practice, it killed me faster. The blue fleece replaces your hearts with matching blue hearts. It's easy to assume that there must be some sort of benefit to this, but it's more of an obstacle. Red hearts have a full health limit, but blue and black hearts can be tacked onto the end for extra health.

With the blue fleece on, your whole health bar is blue, and nothing can be added on except more blue hearts and Diseased Hearts. The only way to r?eplace them is if your enemies drop a half or whole blue heart. That makes replacing them way more difficult. If you're up for a challenge, have at it. Otherwise, it may be best to save this one for last.

4. Fleece of the Glass Cannon

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The Fleece of the Glass Cannon is perfect for blowing a room up! The green garment will make your curses hit twice as hard while costing half as much. Personally, I like using the various curses. While some are more powerful t??han other?s, having the ability to hit multiple enemies at once comes in handy, especially in rooms where enemies converge on you at once. With the right timing and solid aim, you can take out most of them without getting too close.

Not getting too close would be ideal since the downsides aren't ideal. Wearing the Fleece of the Glass Cannon will strengthen your curses but weaken your melee weapon by half. Even more concerning, y??our health will be halved as well. Since your curse is mostly random and limited, and your weapon is half as powerful, defeating a boss would be incredibly difficult. Combine? that with half the health and it may be best to leave this fleece for the post-boss dungeon crawls.

3. Golden Fleece

The Golden Fleece doesn't have a fancy name, sadly. It's perfect for rogue-lite pros and players who have perfected Cult of the Lamb's combat system. While you're wearing the gold fleece, your damage dealt i??ncreases by 5% with every kill. If you are good enough with the melee weapon to go on a spree, your weapon will be supercharged. However, like most of the holy garments, there's a downside. It only takes one hit from an enemy to end your spree, resetting the damage dealt. Also, your enemies will pack twice the punch!

This downside isn't too terrible though. Because the game's combat isn't designed to be extremely difficult, many players can have fun while trying to ke??ep their streak going as long as possible. The more you play, th?e easier it will be to dodge hits and land more of your own.

2. Fleece of the Lamb

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." That's how I feel about the Fleece of the Lamb. As the original garment of the adorable cult leader, the iconic red fleece doesn't cost anything but also doesn't give you anything. When you begin your dungeon crawl, you won't have extra hearts. You'll draw your Tarot cards one by one. Your weapons and curses are all typical, and you lose 25% of y?our items if you die. You get the picture.

The reason I rank it so highly then is because the Fleece of the Lamb doesn't have any dow?nsides either. You can win the game without ever unlocking or dawning the other fleeces. It's all about balance with your weapons and Tarot card choices, and I'm a fan of balance. If not for the next fleece, I would probably just wear this one all the time.

1. Fleece of the Fates

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Snow-white with a red pentagram clasp, the Fleece of ??Fates looks good and is actually helpful. During a normal run through the realms, there are a few opportunities to join Clauneck for a Tarot reading. They will let you choose one of two cards. The maximum number of Tarot cards you can have on a run is four. With the white fleece, you get all four before you even grab your weapon.

While getting a bit of choice in your equipped cards allows you to strategize during each dungeon crawl, the Tarot rooms are spread out. You may only have your best card towards the end. Getting all four upfront gives you a chance for a superpowered run through all of the rooms, and you don't ha??ve to worry about accidentally skipping the room where Clauneck waits. You can have a fantastic run when the Fates smile on the little lamb. If they don't however, there's really no such thing as a harmful hand. Also, the only downside to the fleece is the lack of choice, but it isn't like there were a ton o??f customization options to begin with.

Cult of the Lamb has been an incredibly fun game for such a wide net of players. Being part rogue-lite and part farming sim, neither is too difficult to learn. There's even a fishing sidequest that will give you a Holy Talisman once you complete it. You can get some tips on how to catch an octopus here! In the meantime, hope????fully, this list helps with your decision-making.

Related: Base building and design tips guide - Cult of the La??mb

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For all of the most devout followers

We still have a few months left in the year, but I think it's fair to say that Cult of the Lamb is one of the most memorable games to come out of 2022. It's got the perfect balance of roguelike hack-and-slash action and engaging community sim mechanics, all wrapped up in an adorably twisted art style. I can't speak for anyone else, but I honestly think Cult of the Lamb should be up as a Game of the Year contender, because it managed to blend some of our favorite gameplay mechanics to make one of the most unique titles we've seen in a while. If you haven't gotten around to playing it yet, or you're just a megafan, then you're in luck -- pre-orders for physical copies Cult of the Lamb are now available for pre-order for?? PS?5 and Nintendo Switch.

The pre-orders are open for the US, UK, and AU regions (as well as Spain), and hopefully players in other areas of the world will have access to the Cult of the Lamb physical copies soon. The standard edition of the?? game comes with special art on the interior of the box, as well as a copy of the original soundtrack (CD for the EU, digital copy for the US), and a soft cover, 104 page art book. Players with the standard physical copy will also be able to download the DLC with their purchase. The price for the retail version of the game is still TBD.

Then there's the next tier up: the Special Reserve Games Single version for Switch and PS5 that comes with reversible cover art, spot UV tr?eatment on the case, and a 32 page instructi??on manual with full color art. This version will go for $34.99.

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If you really want to spring for something special, there's also the Special Reserves Edition for both the Switch and PS5 for the collectors out there. Because there are only a limited number of this version, each one comes sequentially numbered. It will also have the reversible cover art and UV spot treatment from the Single version, as well as a fancy collectible box, the instruction manual, a one-in-a-series art card, a digital download of the soundtr?ack -- oh, and it's signed by the devs. The Special Reserves Edition will run you $49.99, which I honestly think is a pretty good deal considering what you're getting. The DLC will come on a disk for both of the Special Reserve Games editions.

But wait, there's more! Fans can also grab a Special Reserve Games hardback art book for $59.99, which has 160 pages of full color art, and also comes signed by the developers. That's a whole cornucopia of Cult of the Lamb content for fans to feast on, and that doesn't even include the sold out $224.99 True Believer Edition that came with an adorable lamb plushie.

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A new ritual to partake in

This year's adorable little cult simulator Cult of the Lamb is getting a festive update for the haunted holidays.  The Blood Moon Festival update is available now through November 10 in Cult of the Lamb.

The update adds several ?new items to acquire for those looking to expand their cult, as well as some new activities for the season. A Blood Moon Ritual, for example, will be available to light up the sky with a crimson lunar presence that illuminates the dead.

Players can also capture ghosts of dead followers. And there are some nice, fun new decorations to sprinkle arou?nd the base. Ring in the season by decking out your humble abode with haunted trees and floral skulls.

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Add in a new music track and some new follower forms to unlock, and the Blood Moon update for Cult of the Lamb seems like a good time. Well, maybe better if you're the lamb protagonist ru??nning the place.

Best to get the rituals and upgrades underway sooner rather than later, though. The Blood Moon runs through November 10, so you've got until then to get all your unlocks. The team also says it plans on adding more seasonal events throughout the year, each with their own special conte?nt.

Cult of personality

Cult of the Lamb is the adorable action RPG-meets-city builder mash-up from the team at M?assive Monster, published by Devolver Digital.

Its eye-catching style and intriguing management mechanics looked solid in previews, and seems to have held up in the final game. In our review, Jordan wrote:

"I’m a big fan of roguelite action games and city builders, but even if you’re on the mild side, Cult of the Lamb is a ?winning combo. It draws many of the best aspects of those genr?es, places them in a one-of-a-kind world, and charts its own condensed course. The result is hard to put down."

It seems like a good time to head back in and get some fresh followers if you've been meaning to boot this back up. Cult of the Lamb is available now on Pla?yStation 4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, and Ninten?do Switch.

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The hit indie game reaches an impressive milestone

Devolver Digital's Cult of the Lamb is the biggest craze on the indie scene right now, and for good reason �it pulls from classics like Animal Crossing and Hades to create a unique mix of management sim and hack-and-slash roguelike gameplay. Not to mention the art style is absolutely adorable, because what's better than a cute little lamb as a cult leader? You can see clear influences from other games and genres, but Cult of the Lamb manages ?to forge its own path a??nd create a really unique experience.

It seems that a lot of other players feel the same way I do, because Cult of the Lamb surpassed a million copies sold in its ??first week alone, according to the game's ??Twitter page. "We are eternally grateful for your devotion and our team is committed to improving game tweaks, fixes, and free major content updates," said developer Massive Monster.

It sounds?? like the game has a lot of room to grow, and the developers have a lot of different ways they could go in the future with new quests, weapons, enemies, decoration items, etc. Whatever they do, though, I have faith it'll be just as fun and satisfying as the base game.

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Kind of ironic that we became fanatics for this game, isn't it? It seems that was their plan all along... But in ??all seriousness, it's always exciting to see a well-deserving indie game get some love, because teams work so hard? to bring them to life.

It's also great to hear that they're working on some content updates, as that will really help the community thrive in the long term, and might help bring even more new players. It sounds like we have a lot to look forward to from the team behind Cult of the Lamb. 

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A cult in lamb's clothing

This summer, it's finally time to start the cutest lil' cult you ever did see. Cult of the Lamb will l??aunch on August 11 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Switch.

The news was part of today's Devolver Digital summer showcase. In between skits about Mecha-Suda51 and the convergence of all video games, Massive Monster's adorable roguelike-meets-management game finally locked in a release date. We also got a new animated trailer here:

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A demo for Cult of the Lamb is live on Steam today too, ahead of its August launch date. That way you can try ?out taking over the woods before you buy all th?e way in.

Building up a new following

Cult of the Lamb follows a little lamb, who narrowly avoids being destroyed only to become beholden to a dark spirit. Paying back your debt means assisting this spirit in taking over the wood??lands and destroying the other prophets.

Along the way, you can recruit a following of other happy creatures to do your bidding. That means harvesting crops, building new structures, and gradually constructing ??a quaint home base you can visit between escapades.

It's a cool town-building twist on the usual action-roguelike formula. I got to demo a build at PAX East earlier this year, and was really own over both by its style and its compellin??g management.

As the sum??mer showcases start to ramp up, it's nice to see a cool project get locked in for a release date, and so soon at that. Looks like I'll be building up my own following in just a few months.

Cult of the Lamb arrives on August 11 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Sw?itch.

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All it takes is one dedicated little lamb

It's dark and dreary as you, a tiny lamb, take a long walk. Hooded figures press in behind you, poking and prodding with weapons to keep you moving towards the sacrificial circle. Elder gods appear and demand your life, in exchange for staving off some prophecy. And that's how Cult of the Lamb starts its demo off: your death.

Well, your almost-death. At the last moment, the little lamb is whisked away to another world. A being, potentially evil, makes it an offer it simply can't refuse: keep your life, by dedicating it to theirs. Return to the world and form a cult under The One Who Waits. So you z?ap back, with a nifty new hat, sword, and strong side of demonic possession, and wreak havoc.

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Lamb chop, slice, and dice

I wasn't quite sure what to make of Cult of the Lamb when I first saw it. It's a top-down action game, with a touch of roguelite. As a former patron of your current master shows up to explain??, you'll need to head out into the land and share the good word. This means taking down acolytes of those other elder gods, and converting new followers to your cult.

On a base level, there's dodge-rolling and slashing. Special moves and upgraded weapons can be picked up, as you progress through room after room. It feels familiar, and not in a bad way. The combat feels solid and kept me engaged. Enemy types also help, as soon different variants start to switch things up. Bats and worm-li?ke creatures start to hound you, beyond just the angry zealots.

It's important to note just how well the art style developer Massive Monster has crafted works, too. The almost-papercraft, 2D-meets-3D looks great, in screenshots and in motion. Cult of the Lamb has just the right mix of cute and grim. It's both dark-natured and lighthearted. It's very Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, but with animals who engage in ritual sacrifice and indoctrination?.

Pulling the wool over their eyes

Indoctrination is actually pretty crucial, and leads into the area of Cult of the Lamb I enjoyed the most. In between ventures out into the world, after finding more wayward souls t?o join your cult, you can head back to a "home base" of sorts and start putting it all into motion. Things start simple: take a follower and tell them ??to gather some lumber.

But followers need food, so I had to build up a cooking pit to get them fed. This is where the base-building, management side started to form, and ?it really grabbed ahold.

Now, when I was venturing down paths, I wasn't just looking for personal boons. A node might offer me some food, or an item that could increase my?? followers' abilities. At one point, I got a necklace that could make a follower never have to sleep. Finally, no more pesky rest. The follower would be a 100-percent uptime devotion? machine.

My quick demo at PAX East took me from curious to very interested in Cult of the Lamb. The art style and atmosphere are obvious draws, and the action is solid. The base-building and follower man?agement add a really intriguing layer though, one that had me making some cool choices I wasn't always accustomed to making in a roguelite. I couldn't just wipe out heretics and zealots to build my following. I needed to build a lasting, stable, efficient cult to truly keep moving up in the world.

Cult of the Lamb might seem like other games of this kind you've played before, as a vaguely Zelda-style action-adventure roguelite. But it's deceptive. Dig a bit better, and its art, dark humor, and management meta-systems make for a pretty neat combination. Keep an eye out as it gears up for launch sometime in 2022 on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch.

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