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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

AdventureIndieRPG

Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 53K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
91% of 154 in 30 days
Players
139
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Aug 22, 2025
Minimum PC
® HD 3000
2 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
Full requirements

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

95% of 52,639 reviews are positive · 91% of 154 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.

Players over time

▲ +28% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 139 players on Nov 7, 2026.

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How many players finish The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty?

65% of Steam players have unlocked «Ending: Killed by the Cat», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty system requirements

Minimum: ® HD 3000, 2 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
16
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese. Text only: English, French, Italian, Ukrainian, Russian.

Does The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 7, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

2 DLC available.

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