The next content expansion for indie darling and 2022 contender for Push Square Game of the Year, Cult of the Lamb, has been delayed, going from "Mid 2023" to "Late 2023???". The expansion purports to focus on Cult depth and additional story elements. Developed by Massive Monser, an independent Australian development studio, Cult of the Lamb absolutely blew up in 2022, shipping more than a million units in its first week alone, a monstrous success for the small team.
This continues the years-long trend of Aussie indies just absolutely clowning on everything in sight, blazing a creative path for less imaginative but bigger and better-funded commercial studios to follow. Recent examples of this Oceanic mastery include (but are not limited to) Untitled Goose Game, Moving Out, The Forgotten City, Hollow Knight, Unpacking, and Armello, to name just a few. We have high hopes for the Mad Max-meets-Disco Elysium CRPG, Broken Roads, too.
In addition to the unique creativity of each of the developers named, this trend also tracks how long it took the ponderous Australian government to wake up and smell the money. Now it offers generous incentives to devs, hoping to foster the kind of creative hotbeds currently flourishing in Canada, Poland, and South Korea as an alternative to the traditional US, UK, and Japanese talent monopolies.
Are you looking forward to Cult of the Lamb's next expansion? Are you a fan of the recent raft of proudly 'Strayan-made video games? Let your bias show in the comments section below.
[source twitter.com]
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I didn’t really find the new modes in the update to be anything challenging enough for me. It was more of the same with the result being I still had a load of recourses left. If you use the Golden Fleece you can pretty much blast your way through areas and the final boss regardless of difficulty.
@BusyOlf I haven't even gotten around to beating the base game, will get there one day haha
Can you guys stop with the sheepty jokes please
I absolutely loved Cult of the Lamb. Busy with so many other games so I’m not sure I’d jump back in though
Been waiting for a complete edition to pick this up. Looks like waiting a bit more.
It'll happen around halloween. They did the whole halloween expansion last year. Regardless, that's when I plan on jumping back into this to clear up the new trophies. Game is awesome
@Khayl I believe in you, that day will come! 🫡
@ShadowofSparta these big DLCs are free anyway, which is great.
Really loved this game and sunk hours into it to finally achieve the Platinum. Sure, the DLC basically made you play a mildly tweaked NG+ but it’ll be comforting to revisit my thriving followers as and when the update finally drops. Bring on the mint sauce!
@Gamer_Guy Ah did not know that, thanks. Though would like to play it one go tbh.
@ShadowofSparta same! bought in sale but waiting for all the dlc to play 👍
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