The composer for Cult of the Lamb, Narayana Johnson, who went by the name River Boy, recently passed away, leading developer Massive Monster to release a statement honoring him for his contributions to the game. Johnson served as the audio director for Cult of the Lamb, one of Massive Monster's most popular titles, where he helped create its musical soundtrack and the voices of various in-game villagers.
Cult of the Lamb is a favorite among roguelike fans, setting itself apart with a unique premise involving a religious cult of anthropomorphic animals who make sacrifices to an ancient deity in return for mysterious power. Players fight randomly generated rooms full of enemies with an array of weapon types while gathering resources they can use to expand their homestead with new buildings or upgrade existing ones.
Cult of the Lamb's success gave Grimoire Groves' developers more confidence to create a cozy combat-free roguelike game.
Now, however, developer Massive Monster has suffered a major loss within its ranks, as a recent Twitter post confirmed that Cult of the Lamb composer River Boy recently died. The statement from the game's official account did not mention the cause of death but stated what...
