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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 391 sampled Steam reviews (371 positive / 20 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing11% mention it
- Visuals & art11% mention it
- Combat7% mention it
- Music & audio6% mention it
- Grind & repetition5% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Combat25% mention it
- Grind & repetition25% mention it
- Progression & loot20% mention it
- Controls & UI20% mention it
- Bugs & crashes20% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
86%
49 reviews
5-15h
97%
105 reviews
15-40h
93%
129 reviews
40-100h
99%
81 reviews
100h+
100%
27 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 84 | 99 |
| Creator reviews (2 tracked) | – | 97 | 2 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 96% | 91 | 1111 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | 83 | 237 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 96% | 90 | 2182 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Aug 26, 2026) · 300 reviews sampled · 2182 total reviews in window · weighted 243.7 up / 10.4 down · computed 1h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (172)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 90
“Offering a great balance of battling and managing, Cult of the Lamb offers you the best of both worlds and provides you with enough of each genre to make it an engaging experience. Its colony management elements may not be as intricate as you would hope, but it does offer a good amount of customization and freedom to shape your cult how you want.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Overall, Cult of the Lamb is a breath of fresh air. In a gaming world full of roguelikes, this offers a different take on the genre, mashing it with a management sim that is oh-so-much fun. The cutesy graphics help tone it down, but don’t be mistaken, this is a dark game at times; it’s also a must-play title if you’re looking for something new and different.”
read full review ↗ - 70
“Cult of the Lamb combines two genres to great effect, with fun roguelike gameplay and plenty of colony sim mechanics to play around with too. That said, each does have its fair share of problems.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Working at the camp can be frustrating sometimes, but despite that Cult of the Lamb is a fun and original title.”
read full review ↗ - 40
“Massive Monster’s Cult of the Lamb plays like an inventory of half-understood mechanics from other games.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Cult of the Lamb definitely deserves a place among roguelike giants like Hades and The Binding of Isaac, and while it doesn’t quite match their quality, it can hold its own as a close contender. The combination of fast-paced combat and managing your own cult works incredibly well, and the entertaining gameplay will keep you hooked. After all, who wouldn’t want to sacrifice their greatest enemy on the altar, feed them food made from questionable ingredients, or lock them up in prison as a preventive measure to the mockery of everyone else?”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Despite some mechanical gripes, Cult of the Lamb is delightfully blasphemous in the best of ways, from the creepy-cute visuals to the fast-paced roguelite combat to the engrossing base building. Being a possessed sheep leading an evil cult has never been so much fun.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Cult of the Lamb proves to be a remarkably fresh take on the roguelite genre, not just in its goofy and creepy aesthetic, but in its smart blending of action and survival mechanics. Gameplay remains tense without ever feeling like it's unfair and a steady stream of unlockables and collectables ensure that your efforts are always rewarded. It's just a shame that the performance isn't up to snuff, at least at launch, as that's really the only major complaint that we have here. We'd still give this a hearty recommendation to anyone who thinks it might be up their alley; it may not be everyone's cup of tea, but Cult of the Lamb proves itself to be a great new addition to the Switch library.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Cult of the Lamb is a fantastic new indie title from Devolver Digital that revels in the absurd nature of its setting. The art style is amazing, and generally, everything about the premise and atmosphere is phenomenal.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Cult of the Lamb shows that mixing management and dungeon crawling works extremely well if you know which better parts to take of each genre. It grabs you until the end. A fantastic effort by Massive Monster and one the team should be proud of.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Cult of the Lamb is a very solid, pleasant rougelite game with unforgiving gameplay and some brutal sequences that will leave an impression only once. And it has a fair base price. But it’s NOT for kids.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“I truly believe that Cult of the Lamb is a must-play game of 2022, and you don’t have to be a fan of rogue-lites to enjoy it or to appreciate what makes it unique.”
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Patch history
- Patch Notes 1.5.26Aug 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.5.25Apr 20, 2026
- Patch Notes 1.5.24Mar 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.23 LiveFeb 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.22 LiveFeb 17, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.21 LiveFeb 10, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.20 LiveFeb 5, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.19 LiveFeb 2, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.18 LiveJan 29, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.17 LiveJan 28, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.16 LIVEJan 26, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Known Issues 1.5.0Jan 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.5.0 LiveJan 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- DLC Story Expansion Woolhaven Out Now!Jan 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
- PC/Mac Hotfix LiveFeb 7, 2025
- Patch 1.4.6Nov 18, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Patch 1.4.5Oct 22, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.4.4Aug 22, 2024
- † Major FREE Update UNHOLY ALLIANCE Out Now! †Aug 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.4.3 - Unholy AllianceAug 12, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Summer Games Fest is Here!Jun 28, 2024
- Unholy Alliance Update | August 12thJun 8, 2024
- Hotfix LiveFeb 8, 2024
- Patch Notes 1.3.5Feb 8, 2024
- Patch Notes 1.3.4Jan 24, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Mac Hotfix Live!Jan 19, 2024
- A Small Update From Us, Post Sins of the Flesh!Jan 18, 2024
- Patch Notes 1.3.3Jan 17, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- † Major FREE Content Update SINS OF THE FLESH Out Now! †Jan 16, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.3.2 - Sins of the FleshJan 16, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- NEW MAJOR UPDATE REVEALED! INDULGE IN "SINS OF THE FLESH"Nov 23, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.2.7Oct 12, 2023
- Cult of The Lamb x Don't Starve Together!Aug 21, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Cult of the Lamb: An Update From UsAug 3, 2023
- Twitch Integrations!May 16, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.2.4May 10, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.2.3May 5, 2023significant · resets scoring window
- Patch Notes 1.2.2Apr 27, 2023
…and 9 earlier patch announcements.