The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
Dark historical visual novel about escorting children amid famine
零创游戏(ZerocreationGame) · Published by 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame), 2P Games · Released Apr 22, 2024
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 60K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 93% of 175 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 126
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Verified
- Last update
- 1 year ago
- Aug 22, 2025
Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)
What is The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty?
This historical visual novel follows Liang, a bandit hired to escort four girls from Huazhou to Luoyang during a famine in the late Ming Dynasty. You read the story from Liang’s perspective and make choices that lead to different endings.
For you if...
- +you like historical fiction about famine and survival
- +you want a character-focused story with multiple endings
- +you enjoy visual novels with voiced dialogue
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action to reading and making story choices
- −you avoid stories about child trafficking and cannibalism
What players say
94% of 60,033 reviews are positive · 93% of 175 in the last 30 days
Players praise the writing, characters, artwork, music, and voice acting. The most common complaint is that scenes involving children feel sexualized and at odds with the story’s treatment of abuse and exploitation.
Screenshots and trailer
The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7, Windows 8.1
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
- Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics 3000
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 3 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- Intel Core i3 2.00 GHz 或 AMD A10
- Graphics
- Intel® HD Graphics 3000
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 6 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 16
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Verified
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese. Text only: English, French, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian.
Tags
- Visual Novel
- Historical
- Cooking
- Multiple Endings
- Interactive Fiction
- Story Rich
- Dark
- Dating Sim
- Anime
- Adventure
- Cute
- Word Game
- Romance
- RPG
- Psychological Horror
- Singleplayer
Recent updates
- Aug 22, 2025 · 《饿殍：明末千里行》1.43版本更新日志
- May 19, 2025 · 《饿殍：明末千里行》1.42版本更新日志
- Apr 27, 2025 · 《饿殍：明末千里行》1.41版本更新日志
- Apr 23, 2025 · 《饿殍：明末千里行》1.4版本更新日志
- Nov 19, 2024 · 《饿殍：明末千里行》1.33版本更新日志
2 DLC available.
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