Cult of the Lamb

Cult of the Lamb is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and scrolling action, simulation, building and roguelike game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

GOG.com		Cultist Edition also available.
Humble Store
Steam		The One Who Waits Bundle also available.

A demo is available from Steam: steam://install/2013570.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	The available DLC contain follower forms and base decorations.^[2]
Finite spend	The DLC can only be bought once.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Cultist Pack	Cosmetic. Contains 5 follower forms and 7 base decorations.
Heretic Pack	Cosmetic. Contains 5 follower forms and 8 base decorations.
Sinful Pack	Cosmetic. Contains 5 follower forms, 6 follower outfits, 1 Lamb skin and 6 base decorations.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

This only removes the Devolver intro video. Not the Bethesda/Arcane videos. Edit: An update to the game may have stopped this from working.

Delete/rename video file ^[3]
Go to `<path-to-game>\Cult Of The Lamb_Data\StreamingAssets\MMVideoPlayer\Videos\` Delete or rename `Devolver_Animated_Logo_v001_4k_Audio-_HQ_HBR_MP4.mp4`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Massive Monster\Cult Of The Lamb %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Massive Monster\Cult Of The Lamb\saves\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Massive Monster/Cult Of The Lamb/saves/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313140/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Massive Monster\Cult Of The Lamb\saves\
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Massive Monster/Cult Of The Lamb/saves/
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1313140/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Does not sync between Windows and Mac. Also syncs graphics configuration.

Video

Graphics settings

Game settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+^[4]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA. Toggle only.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		The target frame rate can be set to 30, 60, or ∞ when Vsync is off.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Selectable Xbox, PS4, PS5, and Nintendo Switch control prompts are available.
Full controller support		Only supports one Gamepad at a time, with no means of choosing which one to use if multiple are plugged in.
Controller remapping		Selectable control schemes.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Mouse cursor in menus becomes invisible when controller is in use but its movement and button clicks still work.

Keyboard and mouse bindings
Controller Layout A (Xbox prompts)
Controller Layout B (Xbox prompts)
Controller Layout C (Xbox prompts)

Audio

Audio settings

Accessibility settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Sound Effects, Voice Over
Surround sound		2.0 Stereo^[5]
Subtitles		Gibberish speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD, Resonance Audio	^[6]
Input	Rewired	^[7]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800)	Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200) Intel Core i5-3470 (4 * 3200)
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7750 1 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD AMD Radeon R9 380 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.9
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6500 (4 * 3200)	Intel Core i5-7600 (4 * 3400)
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon R9 M390 2 GB of VRAM	AMD Radeon Pro 570 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.40f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1313140/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1313140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-20
↑ Cultist pack - Cult of the Lamb General Discussions - last accessed on 2022-11-02
↑ =PCGW Skipping Intro Videos - last accessed on March 2024
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-11-04
Tested at custom 2560x1080, 3440x1400, and 3840x1080 resolutions.
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-11-04
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.
↑ Verified by User:Jams3223 on 2023-08-22
Game's Plugins/x86_64 contains resonanceaudio.dll
↑ Verified by User:Jams3223 on 2023-08-22
Game's Plugins/x86_64 contains Rewired_DirectInput.dll

[2] Unity engine build: 2019.4.40f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-5] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1313140/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1313140) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-20

[3] Cultist pack - Cult of the Lamb General Discussions - last accessed on 2022-11-02

[4] =PCGW Skipping Intro Videos - last accessed on March 2024

[6] Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-11-04
Tested at custom 2560x1080, 3440x1400, and 3840x1080 resolutions.

[7] Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-11-04
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.

[8] Verified by User:Jams3223 on 2023-08-22
Game's Plugins/x86_64 contains resonanceaudio.dll

[9] Verified by User:Jams3223 on 2023-08-22
Game's Plugins/x86_64 contains Rewired_DirectInput.dll

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Developers

	Massive Monster
Publishers
	Devolver Digital
Engines
	Unity 2019^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 11, 2022
macOS (OS X)	August 11, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	82
OpenCritic	84
IGDB	89
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	Action, Simulation, Building, Roguelike
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy