Wytchwood is a brilliant adventure game that shares similar aesthetics and themes with Cult of the Lamb. Here, you play as an odd witch tasked with collecting a variety of items, and traversing various medieval locales to do so. In the first stages of the game, you’re set free to wander a colourful forest, illustrated with storybook charm. 

Littlewood is a town management game that takes place in the aftermath of a great war. You play as the hero who slayed the Dark Wizard and saved the world, at the cost of their memories – and it’s up to you to rebuild your town as citizens slowly return. Each in-game day, you can meet new people, re-establish more of the town, and decorate it in any way you choose. 

Cozy Grove is another management simulator game with a neat twist. In this adventure, you find yourself stranded on a haunted island filled with demanding ghosts, and plenty of strange items to collect and trade. Each day, you get particular tasks in Cozy Grove, with some requiring you to journey far on your island searching for unique items...

Hades and Cult of the Lamb share a lot in common – most notably in their colourful, cel-shaded art styles and dungeon-crawling combat. While Hades does not have the management simulation aspect of Cult of the Lamb, it does feature a weapons-heavy combat-adventure system that allows players to level up their tools and fight towards the ‘end’ of seemingly endless dungeons. 

The similarities between Cult of the Lamb can be plainly seen in every cutesy animal you rescue, or invite to join your burgeoning island. Both games share similar styles – although it’s arguable that the wild creatures in each game would probably prefer to join the wholesome, cutesy island of New Horizons, rather than the bloody cult in Lamb.

Gameplay itself differs quite dramatically between the two games, with no combat or survival elements in Animal Crossing: New Horizons at all, but given both games feature your player character corralling a group of animals to live alongside, it’s fair to say they’re founded on the same elements.

If you like the management and creation aspects of Lamb, but you don’t enjoy the gothic cult vibes, then New Horizons is the perfect ‘opposite’ to jump into. With a lot less pressure, and plenty more wholesome, good vibes, Animal Crossing is the perfect escape after Lamb.

Death’s Door stars a cutesy crow tasked with a terrible mission: reaping the souls of the dead, and taking down towering beasts. If you enjoy the gothic tones and dodge-rolling combat of Cult of the Lamb, you’ll likely enjoy this isometric adventure that’s similarly filled with quirky, off-beat creatures, and plenty of roaming danger. 

Graveyard Keeper is essentially a gothic version of Stardew Valley, where the primary gameplay revolves around running a cemetery, and burying the dead. You can also grow vegetables and mull wine, but your primary goal is to create a respectful church and surrounding cemetery that pays homage to the dead bodies you’re left with.