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A jam submission

Round UpView game page

8-bit style sheepdog simulator
Submitted by Sam Derboo (@samderboo) — 23 hours, 14 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
IDEA | Was this game innovative, or did it use interesting mechanics?#374.0004.000
VISUAL | Did this game have nice graphics, art or design?#574.0004.000
Overall#653.6503.650
MOOD | Did this game have atmosphere, or did it make you feel something?#803.6253.625
FUN | Was this game satisfying to play or did it bring you joy?#863.6253.625
AUDIO | Did this game have great music or sound design?#1183.0003.000

Ranked from 8 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

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I've been meaning to make this for the past 5 years, but really it's 38 years overdue. (If that makes you curious, read the background story on the game page.)

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Comments

Save The Sheeps!

Really cool Idea, the Movement feels a little sloppy but overall Solid Game.

Enjoyable to Play

Submitted

Cool game!

Submitted

Nice little game, you really captured the spirit and style of old atari/nes games.  The gates being so adjustable was a really nice touch, it was cool you could open them outwards to catch the sheep or inward so to not block them.  The fixed distance they would run was alittle hard to work with, it'd be nice to have more control, maybe they ran less if you are farther away?  Also more than a few times a snake would spawn right on top of a sheep so I had no chance to react, a little indicator where enemies are going to spawn would be really helpful.  Other than that though it really does feel like a complete game, well done!

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! These are some good pointers for improvements, I'll try them out and maybe update when the voting ends. Thanks!

Submitted(+1)

Very nice game, thank you for making this and bringing light to the sad backstory. I hope she would approve. Very cute pixel graphics :) Just noticed one thing playing the first level in the browser, the time ran out but the game kept going.

Developer

Thanks for your kind comments.

About the time, it's actually meant to be this way - the time is just for bonus points at the end of the level.

Submitted

baaaaaaaa

ssssssss

kaaaaaaw

all our sheep got eaten!

my daughter enjoyed playing :) fun

Submitted

Cute game, can imagine it in a retro arcade. I wish the sheep wouldn't get as stuck behind the gates. Loved the happy sheepdog

Developer

Thanks for the feedback! I actually managed to squeeze in a little fix before the deadline that should hopefully make the door issue less annoying. (Would probably have to rethink how doors work entirely to fix it completely, though.)