Available for:PC, PS5, Xbox, Switch | length: 14.5 hours
Cult of the Lamb is a popular title here, and although it started out as a single-player experience, it recently received an update that brought a local co-op mode. Thanks to them Unholy alliance With the update, you can now summon a new playable character, the Goat, so that a friend can help you in battle or with tasks at the cult.
Cult of the Lamb is something like an evil Animal Crossing. As the Lamb, you gather loyal followers who live in a village that you must look after – but you also must go on crusades to fight the bishops of the Old Faith, who have defeated you in a misguided attempt to To thwart this, they sacrificed a prophecy. After adding a co-op player by selecting this option in the game’s menu, you and your friend (as the goat) walk around on a shared screen and interact with the environment, rather than seeing a split-screen view. This works well for crusades where you can fight together against enemies. When your partner is hurt so badly that all of their hearts are exhausted, you can win them back by sacrificing one of your own.
Since Cult of the Lamb features post-game quests that involve replaying all the areas you’ve previously defeated. Multiplayer is a fun approach, especially if you try everything in a harder mode for subsequent runs. Adding a co-op player also unlocks new tarot cards, relics and fleeces. Or you can start a new game and do everything from scratch. Multiplayer is a little trickier when it comes to cult management. Because you are sharing a screen, interactions with followers may cause temporary interruptions in the other player’s activities. But you can still have a good time if you communicate and have some patience. — Cheyenne MacDonald, weekend editor
