If you scroll right down to the end of my article about the best mobile roguelikes, there’s a section about Apple Arcade exclusives. Therein, I just added Cult of the Lamb, after Massive Monster and Devolver Digital brought their cult classic – pun intended – to iOS platforms today, on December 4, 2025.
What is this secret order of which thy speak?
If you’re unfamiliar with Cult of the Lamb, I’ll explain things as succinctly as possible: In this isometric action-RPG roguelite you play a cute little lamb, who must found a cult in honour of Narinder – The One Who Waits – who saves you from being sacrificed. Top fella.
From there on in, you spend your time split between adventuring and fighting your various enemies, and then building out your cult’s home in the forest. It’s a bit twisted, it’s a bit cute, and it’s a bit excellent.
Cult of the Lamb initially arrived in 2022 on all major PC and console platforms. Since then, we have also had a number of major content updates, including 2024’s Unholy Alliance, where we got a co-op buddy in the form of the Goat, pictured below!
Between then and now, the cult’s only blind spot has been mobile platforms, and that is changing as of today because Cult of the Lamb has finally arrived on the iOS subscription service, Apple Arcade.
What is included in the Apple Arcade version?
The whole game has been ported, including all of the major content updates that have dropped since it first launched. In that sense, it’s content complete – although I’m not sure what will happen when the upcoming paid expansion, Woolhaven, arrives in 2026.
In terms of gameplay and performance, in my experience so far, this is very much the same Cult of the Lamb that I’ve enjoyed before. The only difference is a few exclusive follower forms, decorations, and outfits.
Taking advantage of controller support is obviously the way to go, however, if you do get caught out on the go, the touchscreen controls are perfectly functional. Just maybe take it down a difficulty level, to accommodate for the less responsive feel of the controls.
I’ve been playing on my little iPhone SE and despite it being a slightly older model with an underwhelming CPU, Cult of the Lamb ran just fine, with only one noticeable moment of stuttering so far, as well as extended loading times. It was never the most demanding game, but it’s good to see it running well.
Unfortunately for everyone who isn’t a fully paid up subscriber to Apple Arcade, that’s the only version currently available. It’s not clear how long this will be the case, and if we’ll get an Android version later, or what the plan is when integrating new content, but right now you have to get a sub to play the game on iOS.
To be fair, Apple Arcade does have some very good roguelike games on the roster, with Slay the Spire and Balatro just two of the other games included. You can check out the full line-up here, and it might be worth a look as it now includes Cult of the Lamb, a cracking little action-roguelite and now one of the best games on Apple’s sub.
