Games like Cult of the Lamb
If Cult of the Lamb is your kind of game, the closest matches are Skeletal Avenger, dotAGE and Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, cozy and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Cult of the Lamb is a 2022 action-strategy-adventure from Massive Monster in which players establish and manage a woodland cult while venturing into mysterious regions to grow their following. The game combines base-building and cult-management mechanics with roguelike dungeon exploration, tasking players with resource-scavenging and relationship-management alongside difficulty-scaling combat encounters. Reviewers highlight the game's balance between cozy base-life and brutal dungeon runs, while players describe its atmosphere as atmospheric, dark, and whimsical in equal measure. The marriage system allows for deeper bonds with cult members, and players have noted the surreal power fantasy of rising to overthrow a god. Cult of the Lamb carries a 96% positive rating from over 58,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck.
About Cult of the Lamb: Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
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Skeletal Avenger
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Top pick for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Embark on a bone-chilling quest for vengeance as a skull-hurling skeletal warrior in Skeletal Avenger! This captivating roguelite dungeon crawler melds hack'n'slash mayhem with endlessly replayable gameplay, offering a thrilling, ever-evolving experience that keeps you coming back for more.
dotAGE
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Second-strongest match for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Third-strongest match for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Lady Tallowmere's kittens have been acting strange. Still, the dungeon's rituals must be carried out. Despite the unusual circumstances, how many rooms can you clear?
Galactic Crew
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Ranked #4 for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cult of the Lamb.
Galactic Crew II is a roguelike space exploration game inspired by FTL and the classic XCOM games. You and your valorous crew members will explore a galaxy with all its dangers and riches. Explore and colonize planets, customize your spaceship, raid underground dungeons, mine, trade and craft!
Kingdom Two Crowns
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Ranked #5 for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Goblin Stone
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Ranked #6 for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Goblins have been hunted to extinction by cruel adventurers. Embark on a heartwarming adventure to rebuild their lair and help them thrive in this award-winning turn-based RPG where every decision counts.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Patch Quest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Ranked #8 for Cult of the Lamb fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
Reviewers mention these as similar to Cult of the Lamb
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Moonlighter
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Graveyard Keeper
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cult of the Lamb.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Slime Rancher
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cult of the Lamb.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Hades
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
WHY THIS
Shares a cozy mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Recettear is the story of an item shop, the girl who lives in it, and the fairy who turned her life upside down. Recette Lemongrass finds herself in charge of an item shop built into her house, in order to pay back a loan her father took and then skipped out on - and Tear, her newfound fairy "companion", won't take no for an answer!
DAVE THE DIVER
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Reviewers of Cult of the Lamb cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Cult of the Lamb.
DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cult of the Lamb at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Cult of the Lamb on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cult of the Lamb on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cult of the Lamb on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cult of the Lamb.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Bloons TD 6
WHY THIS
Priced ~44% under Cult of the Lamb on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cult of the Lamb.
The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cult of the Lamb on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Cult of the Lamb on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cult of the Lamb.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Cult of the Lamb.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cult of the Lamb.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Skeletal Avenger
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Embark on a bone-chilling quest for vengeance as a skull-hurling skeletal warrior in Skeletal Avenger! This captivating roguelite dungeon crawler melds hack'n'slash mayhem with endlessly replayable gameplay, offering a thrilling, ever-evolving experience that keeps you coming back for more.
dotAGE
WHY THIS
Shares a whimsical mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
Kingdom Two Crowns
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Patch Quest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cult of the Lamb.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Cult of the Lamb.
In a labyrinth surrounded by vicious monsters, Explorers must rely on their Lasso to survive! Capture and tame ANY monster to leap, glide, surf, tunnel and websling through a treacherous, patchwork maze. This roguelike/metroidvania seems cute, but it’s a deceptively difficult bullet-hell challenge!
Frequently asked about Cult of the Lamb
- Is Cult of the Lamb verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Cult of the Lamb is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Cult of the Lamb cost?
- Cult of the Lamb is listed on Steam at 24.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Cult of the Lamb have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cult of the Lamb supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Cult of the Lamb?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cult of the Lamb are Skeletal Avenger, dotAGE, Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens.
- Who developed Cult of the Lamb?
- Cult of the Lamb was developed by Massive Monster and published by Devolver Digital.
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