There’s nothing more powerful than a gaming community, especially one horny enough to put sex in their game. Well, the sex update is finally coming to Cult of the Lamb via the Jan. 16 update, Sins of the Flesh.
Devolver Digital promised to add sex to the game if the game’s X account reached 300,000 followers by the end of 2024. This milestone was cleared almost instantly, with the official Cult of the Lamb now climbing towards 600,000 followers, and it’s inspired other games to get racey as well.
Here’s everything coming to everyone’s favorite cult simulator, Cult of the Lamb, in the Sins of the Flesh update.
What’s in the Cult of the Lamb: Sins of the Flesh update?
Welcome to the sinful era
The highlight of Sins of the Flesh is, of course, the inclusion of “sex” between your cultists, which will manifest in your game with a new “sinful path” progression system. This will include new rituals, new doctrines, and new buildings that will make cult life more “pleasurable.”
By leading cultists down the gluttonous and sinful path, you can collect Sin from them the same way you would collect Devotion, via structures or rituals. The new rituals include:
- Rite of Lust: Followers will prance around naked and only work a half day. Choose one follower to become the Mayflower Leader. This follower generates Sin.
- Rite of Wrath: Followers cause havoc at camp. Choose one follower to become the Wrath Leader. This follower generates Sin.
- Gluttony of Cannibals: Choose one follower to be consumed by the others.
- Sinner’s Pride: Choose one follower to absorb the Sin of all the others.
- Discipleship: Choose one level 10 follower to become a Disciple, joining the “inner circle of true believers.”
- Disciples gain the Faith trait, and generate more Devotion than the others. You can construct a Disciple Collection Shrine to receive gifts.
New rituals and new content are unlocked by performing a sermon, doctrine, or ritual after defeating three Bishops.
If two cultists fall in love, they have the chance to hatch an egg. When the egg hatches, you get a new cult member (the best cult members are the ones indoctrinated from birth). You will need to construct a Mating Tent for the followers to get together, as well as a Hatchery to nurture the egg.
In addition to the Mating Tent and the Hatchery, two new structures in the Drinkhouse and the Drum Circle have been added. Drinks can be crafted and given at the Drinkhouse, which will make your followers Befuddled (drunk) and provide Sin. The Drum Circle has a rhythm mini-game you can play that generates Sin.
Happiness is a warm gun
A new weapon joins the arsenal of potential weapons that will appear on one of your crusades: the Blunderbuss. The Blunderbuss works effectively as a shotgun or a sniper, firing a big burst of damage that shreds enemies up close, or a long-range slug if you charge up a heavy attack. The weapon has to be reloaded between shots.
Literal quality-of-life improvements
A handful of new features of your cult’s campsite will make life feel even more like a dream.
There are six new types of poop, each with its own special effect:
- Glow Poop: Attracts fireflies.
- Golden Poop: Drops gold when cleaned. Crops fertilized with golden pool drop gold or gold bars.
- Rainbow poop: Grants 5x chore XP when harvested. Crops fertilized with rainbow poop grow instantly.
- Devotion Poop: Generates devotion when cleaned. Crops fertilized with devotion poop will generate devotion over time.
- Massive Poop: Drops multiple poops when cleaned. Followers can get stuck in the massive poop.
- Poop pet: Drops a poop pet when harvested, if the poop is from a Follower with the poop skin.
The chore XP will level up your broom, which allows you to get chores done fasters and more effectively. Cultists can also take better care of themselves via new tiers to the janitor station and storage structures.
Other changes and improvements
New follower skins and traits have been added with the Sins of the Flesh, including a Shaggy Dog skin inspired by Poppy, the late companion of the game’s art director. You can rescue Poppy in the Darkwood region.
Some new fixes and improvements have been added that let your reindoctrinate and rename followers, skip sermons, rebuild structures via a mini-game, and even fight dissenters that have left the cult.
With the launch of the new update, Cult of the Lamb is also selling a new DLC pack, the Sinful Pack, featuring new follower forms, outfits, and decorations. You do not need to buy the new DLC to enjoy the new update. Full patch notes for the Sins of the Flesh update can be read on the Cult of the Lamb website.
