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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “emotional historical revenge and atonement” (48 of 73 reviews) and “strong music and voice acting” (13); the most common complaint is “uncomfortable themes and uneven pacing” (5). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-30 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
48 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“If the person you seek revenge on becomes a good person, would you still seek revenge? The Hungry Lamb is a fascinating story that dives into the Ming era, specifically the 1632 year where Famine and Rebellions would…”
13 of the 73 reviews raise this.
“Purchased this game about two years ago already! Time flies huh? Amazing characters, EXCELLENT prose, and just fantastic writing in general. I was mostly on the edge of my seat the entire time, again cannot overstate…”
10 of the 73 reviews raise this.
4 of the 73 reviews raise this.
4 of the 73 reviews raise this.
5 of the 73 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“It's an aweful game about child abuse. The only reason I have 80 minutes is because it kept stalling, crashing and freezing.... and I had to shut off my computer. 0/5 stars, DO NOT PLAY”
“too many pedo undertones. would be great it weren't for that”
“I saw the trailer and got hooked with the concept. I HAD A GREAT IMPRESSION OF THIS GAME AND I TOTALLY LOVE THE ARTSTYLE and bought it as soon as possible (too expensive btw). Speedran the whole thing after the spanking…”
4 of the 73 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 73 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“If you choose this game for some indescribable content, I suggest you give up, because there is no adult romantic content in the game. On the contrary, this work attracts readers with excellent writing skills and a touching storyline. The story tells of a girl's revenge and a…”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“I went into this VN, thinking I would not like it as much, but got out of it with a sense of satisfaction. It is a pretty good story with a sense of atonement, complexity in characters, twists, and heartwarming moments. It has its tragedies, but it goes well with the point of…”
— a player, Steam review · 28 hrs played“It was very good. Around 7 hrs for me and well-written with some good music. No English dub, but I still liked it bc translation to English subtitles were great.”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-20.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Japanese Dub Is Now Live! Message from Sora Amamiya, Voice of Lin Pianpian!
The Japanese dub has launched as a free update. Purchase the full game on available platforms to experience it. Existing owners of the full version can unlock the Japanese voice pack simply by updatin
Japanese Dub Update! Message from Ishikawa Yui, voice of Su Lianyan!
The Japanese‑dubbed version will launch as a free update in September 2026. No paid DLC purchase is required; this is a complete fully‑voiced release. Tomorrow we will release the celebratory message
Japanese Voice Cast Update #4! Rie Kugimiya cast as Man Sui!
Tomorrow we will reveal the final mystery voice actor’s comment alongside the Japanese voice update announcement. Bilibili: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1uGhB6qE74/
Voice messages from Tsumugi Risa (Die’er) & Tsuda Takuya (Fang Zhiyou) reveale
Bilibili: 【Die'er】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV13Phi6NEj7/ 【Fang Zhiyou】 https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1FhhB6sEZc/
Japanese Dub News #2! Message from Hina Aoki, voice of Cui’er, revealed!
The full Japanese dub will arrive as a free update in September 2026 . No paid DLC purchase is required — this is a complete fully‑voiced version. More cast announcements will be released one by one o
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Visual Novel · Historical · Multiple Endings · Cooking · Interactive Fiction · Story Rich · Dating Sim · Dark · Adventure · Anime · Cute · Word Game (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * , English, Japanese * , French, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian * |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, Windows 8.1 Processor: Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10 Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Intel® HD Graphics 3000 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space