to get this out of the way: outside of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon I'm not really into rougelikes. I am mostly speaking from the cult-managing aspect of the game. that being said....

wowie kazowie did they do a really good job of marrying these two different genres of games. I appreciate how both parts feed into each other - you manage your cult so that you can get crown upgrades, which allow you to get better at crusades. the crusades give you more items that allow you to build up your cult which then feeds back into leveling up your crown. it's genuinely great

I think the only issue I have is that the art style doesn't really... look all that great on some of the follower species. but that's honestly fine when the gameplay loop is just that satisfying