SUMMERS: And I mean, come on, who does not want to be a cult leader? But, Glen, my understanding is that managing a cult is just one part of this game. So - now, one thing that giving you so many choices does, of course, is open up the game's replay value because, once you finish, you just go back and play as an entirely different kind of cult leader. Now, the more you play, the more the line separating cult from organized religion becomes a distinction without a meaningful difference. On the other hand, you could be the kind of cult leader who keeps your followers faithful by offering them little blessings or hearing their confessions. And if you don't do anything about that, they're going to turn on you and start sowing dissent among your flock. And that'll give you a quick faith boost, sure, but it's got long-term repercussions because your followers are individuals, and some of them are going to be horrified that you sacrificed their little piggy friend, and a mushroom trip is going to leave them exhausted. Now, you could be the kind who sacrifices your followers and brainwashes them with magic mushrooms. It doesn't have to be, though, because it gives you a lot of choices about what kind of cult you build - what kind of cult leader you become. SUMMERS: OK, Glen, we were talking about cute animals with saucer eyes, and now this is taking kind of a dark turn. It's just adorably sinister, this game - think Animal Crossing meets "Helter Skelter." So the more stuff you do for them, the higher their faith in you rises, which gives you the power you need to go out and do your cult leader stuff, like going out into the world and gathering more followers and slaughtering other cults. If you don't, they're going to poop all over the place, and then they're going to get sick. You want to start building outhouses right away because that's very important. WELDON: It's very sweet, very sunny - at least on the surface - because your job is to get your followers to worship you, and you do that by keeping them happy. And your followers are also cartoony little animals - little piggies and deer and kitties and bears, and they've got the same great big saucer eyes you do. You got these big, huge Disney character eyes, and you're tasked with gathering followers. This game is - well, it's adorable is what it is because your character is this cute, cartoony baby sheep.
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The name makes this game sound incredibly creepy, but I'm guessing that is not the full story. But I wanted to wait to play it until I talked with you, so I need you to get us up to speed here. SUMMERS: All right, so I've downloaded this game. SUMMERS: NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour host Glen Weldon counts himself among the growing flock. UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: So guide your flock, grow your power and spread the word of the lamb. (SOUNDBITE OF YOUTUBE VIDEO, "SERMONS FROM THE LAMB: STARTING YOUR CULT") One million copies already sold across all platforms, and, well, it seems to be developing a cult following of its own.
One week ago today, an unusual little video game called Cult Of The Lamb was released for several gaming platforms, and it immediately soared to the top of the sales charts.
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