Powerful, heartbreaking story
Mentioned in ~3 in 4 positive reviews
“The story here is phenomenal—dark, heartbreaking, and yet able to evoke a lingering sense of hope throughout the entire journey”
Steam review · 18.7 h played ↗
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Worth buying? What 201 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 201 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)2024Visual Novel · Cooking · Interactive Fiction
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A short, dark, emotionally devastating story about famine, revenge and redemption in Ming China, with great writing, music and voice acting. Skip it if scenes involving young girls or heavy themes bother you.
Great for
Readers who want a heavy, character-driven historical tragedy and can handle cannibalism and trafficking themes
Main risk
Scenes with young girls (bathing, spanking, rape jokes) read as sexualizing children to many players
What players love
Memorable characters and Man Sui–Liang bond
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I enjoyed the character development Liang goes through in the span of one month with the girls and his bond with Man Sui.”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Beautiful music and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“In this game the music is a separate character.”
Steam review · translated · 27.3 h played ↗
Authentic Late Ming historical setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Love the historical setting and the political and economic detail.”
Steam review · 13.1 h played ↗
Beautiful art and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The art and music are stunning, with the character designs, color palette, and especially the CGs”
Steam review · 22.7 h played ↗
Excellent voice acting in Chinese and Japanese
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Voice acting is surprisingly good on both the Chinese and Japanese sides”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Sexualized scenes with young girls
Mentioned in ~4 in 5 negative reviews
“but then comes the bath scene... SHE IS 10ISH, HE IS A FULL GROWN MAN.”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
Linear story with fake choices
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It is linear kinetic novel, disguised as something with choices.”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Slow, padded pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“approximately 50% of the game felt unneeded.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Repetitive visuals, few CGs
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“For a visual novel... its severely lacking in visuals.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Awkward translation
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Also, the translation is janky and super awkward.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Crashes and restarts
Mentioned in ~1 in 26 negative reviews
“The only reason I have 80 minutes is because it kept stalling, crashing and freezing”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified3 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7, Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage3 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage6 GB available space
OSWindows 7, Windows 8.1
ProcessorIntel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics 3000
Storage3 GB available space
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