Cult of the Lamb is one of the best indie titles you can currently buy on Steam. A person has now bought the game in the Vatican. There, the new Pope will be elected starting May 7, 2025.
What kind of game is it? In Cult of the Lamb, you build a cult with a sheep and try to grow your sect. You collect buildings, find new followers, and fight rival cultists. The game itself is doing very well on Steam: With over 88,000 reviews, the game is rated as “very positive” (95% positive) (as of May 3, 2025, 10:00 AM).
A player has just bought Cult of the Lamb in the Vatican
What just happened? The publisher of Cult of the Lamb, Devolver Digital, posted a picture of the game’s sales figures on X.com: The game was recently sold just once, and that was in the Vatican. A developer adds to the post: “Now you know what they’re doing in the conclave.”
The identity of the buyer is unknown. At the time of the post, April 25, 2025, hundreds of thousands of believers were in the Vatican to say goodbye to the late Pope Francis. His funeral was held on April 26, 2025, in St. Peter’s Square.
How big is the Vatican? The Vatican, or correctly: Vatican City State, is an independent country in the middle of Rome, the capital of Italy. According to statements from the Vatican itself, the country has 764 citizens, though the actual number of inhabitants might be a little higher (via vaticanstate.va, as of May 3, 2025). Only a small portion of the citizens live within the city limits, the rest outside the country. The most famous resident of the Vatican is the Pope, followed by his Swiss Guard and diplomats and Catholic dignitaries.
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