The Hungry Lamb
| The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty | |
|---|---|
| Developer | ZerocreationGame |
| Publishers | ZerocreationGame 2P Games |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform | Windows |
| Release | April 23, 2024 |
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty is a 2024 visual novel video game developed by ZerocreationGame and published by both ZerocreationGame and 2P Games.
Release
The Hungry Lamb would later be pulled from the Japanese Nintendo Switch store due to its age rating,[1] though it would be restored after three months.[2]
Reception
RPGFan criticized how most choices would only lead to a mere bad ending, and how multiple dialogue options would route to the same conclusion such as in Genshin Impact.[3] Matt Sainsbury, editor-in-chief of Digitally Downloaded, praised The Hungry Lamb as something "viscerally, uncomfortably explicit" in terms of its themes. However, the poor English localization of the game was considered a hindrance.[4] The visual presentation was praised by critics.[3][4]
On 18 March 2025, The Hungry Lamb sold over 1 million copies and acquired an Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam from 42,000+ user reviews.[1]
Sequel
ZerocreationGame would later begin work on a sequel titled The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall.[2]
References
- 1 2 Yamanaka, Taijiro (2025-03-18). "Hit visual novel pulled from Japanese Nintendo Switch store only four days after launch as age rating is brought into question". Automaton. Archived from the original on 2025-07-23. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- 1 2 Takenaka, Kosuke (2025-06-06). "Nintendo Switch store brings back dark Chinese visual novel after 3-month suspension". Automaton. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 Kim, Dom (2025-04-24). "The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty Review". RPGFan. Archived from the original on 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- 1 2 Sainsbury, Matt. "Review: The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty (PC)". Digitally Downloaded. Archived from the original on 2026-03-01. Retrieved 2026-03-19.