The roguelike computer game Cult of the Lamb was created by the independent studio Massive Monster and released by Developer Digital. On August 11, 2022, the game was made available on Windows, Mac OS X, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
The game centers on a lamb that is rescued from its death by a stranger who resembles a go-like stranger and is called “The One Who Waits.” The lamb’s due is to win over a devoted following in its honor. To defeat opponents and expand their following, the player must initiate crusades in the vein of a roguelike game and explore each of the game’s five zones.
The randomly generated world, which has roguelike characteristics, has foes in the form of competing cultists and non-believers to battle, resources to gather, benefits and weapons to acquire, and other animals to save.
Critics gave Cult of the Lamb favorable reviews for the most part when it was released, praising the game’s replayability and gameplay. At the 19th British Academy Games Awards, it was nominated for three prizes, including Best Game.
Cult of the Lamb’s Sins of The Flesh update
Massive Monster, the creators of Cult of the Lamb, have revealed that a big free content update will be arriving in the game in 2024. Massive Monster said on X that Sins of the Flesh, which will include new features and storylines, will be released very early in 2024. It went on to add, “We have been working extremely hard on this update, and there is soooo much more content coming to the game!”.
📢ANNOUNCING📢
🐍SINS OF THE FLESH🔴
our next FREE MAJOR CONTENT UPDATE! 🔥
Loyal Cultist, your patience has not gone unseen.
Coming very early next year, this update is packed with new features, stories, and more! 🙏 pic.twitter.com/RYT4UJp9Tq
— Cult of the Lamb (@cultofthelamb) November 23, 2023
The Sins of the Flesh was quickly and jubilantly hailed on the internet as the s*x update, as fans reasoned that it would bring the possibility for the title lamb and its devotees to become intimate.
The news was accompanied by artwork that featured the adorable cult members dancing almost naked around a fire. The company also tweeted, “This could be us,” after posting a zoomed-in crop of the artwork on Sunday that showed two characters embracing while lying on the ground, adding to the rumors about the s*x update.
A community manager for developer Massive Monster stated on Steam that people are “really running with” the s*x update joke and that “the age rating hopefully won’t change after this update,” implying it won’t go too far into more explicit territory, amid the online celebration and some worry over the potential sex update.
We will add sex to the game if we hit 300k followers by the end of the year. pic.twitter.com/gyRrKIpEGl
— Cult of the Lamb (@cultofthelamb) November 28, 2023
In a surprising turn of events for one of 2023’s most anticipated stories, Cult of the Lamb’s creators appear to have changed their minds after announcing on November 28, that should the game reach 300,000 platform followers by the end of the year, s*x would be included.
Cult of the Lamb to come with the fan-demanded update
The target of 300k followers on X was a very high bar for Massive Monster to achieve. This is given the fact that as of November 1, Massive Monster had just 83,000 followers on X. However, the internet works in mysterious ways. Fans had taken up the challenge put forward by Massive Monster and not only have they completed it, they completely crushed it.
Oof, that only took 2 hours 🥹
Looks like we are adding Sex to Cult of the Lamb. 🥵💦
Let’s aim for the very beginning of 2024! https://t.co/Fqc6ZYqtII pic.twitter.com/H5N5ElSpMc
— Cult of the Lamb (@cultofthelamb) November 28, 2023
Within just 2 hours of Massive Monster putting up the challenge for its fans online, the challenge was completely crushed by the fans. Currently, Massive Monster has amassed a following of over 322k on X.
Since the challenge has been completed, it looks like Cult of the Lamb will get the much anticipated s*x update. To keep the game as kid-friendly as possible, it’s still unclear how precisely Massive Monster will bring s*x to the Cult of the Lambiverse or if there will be a way to turn off the amorous antics.