All them lambs being sacrificed in the Old Testament, shepherds, flocks, the lion and the lamb.

Although possibly also a metaphorical lamb.

Point is, the game makes great hay from the juxtaposition of cute fluffy animals and a violent cult.

The cult leader in Cult Of The Lamb, levitating above a pentagram. Seems fine.

In return, you agree to do their dark bidding.

Your goals are to slaughter the bishops and their minions, and build up the titular cult.

Each boss bishop has a different realm that you zip to through magic doors at your cult.

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Combat seems, at first sight, pretty simple.

You have a sword and you swing it, and a dodge roll to evade the telegraphed enemy attacks.

It’s pretty easy to read whether something is about to hit you or if you should hit it.

A regular dungeon fight in Cult Of The Lamb, where the player is using a long range tentacle attack

These cards are often in the vein of more health, or applying poison damage to your hits.

One run I got rack all, but in another I managed to stack about 10 different cards.

Unrighteous is a relative term, of course.

My barebones cult base in the Cult Of The Lamb preview

Your bloody god may yet move in mysterious ways.

The pool of hearts in Cult Of The Lamb where you can heal during a dungeon run