1.5.0|Jan 22, 2026
View on Steam↗Patch 1.5.0 Live
4/5 Significant
Cult of the Lamb 1.5.0 reworks Spies, removes the level cap entirely, and adds a way to clear the dead follower list at Ratau’s Shack.
Key Changes
- 1Complete rework of Spies: catch, murder, or indoctrinate them before they leave
- 2Total removal of the follower level cap
- 3Added ability to clear dead followers from the list at Ratau’s Shack
- 4Leshy now possesses a unique 'blind' trait
- 5Fixed severe framerate drops during quests in large cults
- 6Followers on missionaries can now appear in dungeons
- 7Fixed the Godhood achievement not unlocking for eligible players
- 8Fixed Blunderbuss ammo count resetting incorrectly on weapon swap
- 9Added 5 new languages including Arabic and Turkish
- 10New items added to the Mystic Sellers Wheel including the Goat Statue
All Changes
🎮Gameplay Systems(4)
- buffLevel Cap: Completely removed the level cap for followers.
- changeSpies: Reworked Spies; players can now catch, murder, or indoctrinate them before they leave.
- changeMissionaries: Followers currently on missionaries may now appear within dungeons.
- newRatau’s Shack: Added the ability to clear dead followers from the dead follower list at Ratau’s Shack.
🐑Followers & Traits(4)
- changeLeshy: Leshy will now always have the 'blind' trait.
- changeBishop Followers: Bishop Followers will no longer possess the Poet Trait.
- changeFollower Children: Children of Jalala, Rinor, and Yarlen will no longer be abominations.
- newTeddy Dog Follower Form: Added Teddy Dog Follower Form to the Mystic Sellers Wheel.
🎨Items & Cosmetics(5)
- newLeafy Sculpture: Added Leafy Sculpture to the Mystic Sellers Wheel.
- newMushroom Candle: Added Mushroom Candle to the Mystic Sellers Wheel.
- newGoat Effigy: Added Goat Effigy to the Mystic Sellers Wheel.
- newGoat Statue: Added Goat Statue to the Mystic Sellers Wheel.
- newGoat Plant: Added Goat Plant to the Mystic Sellers Wheel.
🐛Bug Fixes(23)
- fixDrum Circle: Fixed a soft lock occurring during the drum circle mini-game.
- fixBlunderbuss: Fixed Blunderbuss bullet count resetting to 3 when swapping with other weapon types.
- fixKnucklebones: Fixed followers appearing idle at the knucklebones building upon spawning.
- fixTarot Cards: Fixed Tarot Cards being drawable outside of Clauneck’s Room via specific exit timing.
- fixAnchordeep: Fixed players becoming stuck in locked rooms in Anchordeep after clearing enemies.
- fixResurrection Room: Fixed missing options to sacrifice followers or return to cult in the resurrection room.
- fixSin: Fixed players being pushed out of bounds when claiming sin near structures at the map bottom.
- fixFollowers: Fixed followers dying out of bounds while roaming near map edges.
- fixThe Goat: Fixed The Goat spawning out of bounds when entering nodes.
- fixHeavy Attack: Fixed heavy attacks becoming disabled if triggered exactly when the player is hit.
- fixMini-bosses: Fixed mini-bosses becoming invincible after resurrecting from corrupted rooms.
- fixKnucklebones: Fixed knucklebones animations persisting when summoning a follower from another structure.
- fixCombat: Fixed players remaining in an undead state when killed by a bomb immediately after clearing a room.
- fixWeapon Pedestal: Fixed a soft lock caused by pressing both Take and Recycle on a weapon pedestal.
- fixTemple: Fixed players spawning in the temple with inverted controls or blurry SFX in co-op.
- fixCorpses: Fixed corpses dropped near map edges being unpickable.
- fixSmugglers’ Sanctuary: Fixed camera issues on Smugglers’ Sanctuary bridge when interacting with the crab skin.
- fixGodhood Achievement: Fixed an issue preventing the Godhood achievement from unlocking.
- fixPerformance: Fixed severe framerate drops when followers offer quests in large cults.
- fixmacOS: Fixed a soft lock occurring after closing the doctrines menu on macOS.
- fixUndead Followers: Fixed undead followers becoming invincible after dying from poison.
- fixBoost Shrines: Fixed players getting stuck while claiming bonuses at boost shrines placed against map edges.
- fixStability: Fixed various instances that would cause the game to crash.
🖥️Technical & UI(1)
- newLocalization: Added support for Italian, Turkish, French Canadian, Dutch, and Arabic languages.
Summary
Major Gameplay Overhauls
This update introduces a significant rework to the Spy mechanic, allowing players to catch, murder, or indoctrinate them before they depart. Progression has been fundamentally changed with the total removal of the level cap, and management is streamlined with a new ability to clear dead followers from the list at Ratau’s Shack.
Follower & Trait Adjustments
Several specific follower traits have been adjusted, including a new 'blind' trait for Leshy and the removal of the Poet trait from Bishop followers. Additionally, followers currently on missionaries may now appear within dungeons during crusades.
Technical Improvements & Bug Fixes
The patch addresses hundreds of bugs, ranging from soft locks in the drum circle mini-game to critical performance issues in large cults. It also fixes the Godhood achievement and adds support for five new languages.