SHEEP

SHEEP is a game about herding sheep. It was inspired by this video of Border Collies herding sheep and it is dedicated to my dog, Kitty, who is a German Shepherd and not a Border Collie but maybe she herded sheep at some point in the life she had before we rescued her? 

On the morning of October 15, about five months after I made this game, Kitty passed away after a month of declining health. She was at home and with us in her final moments. It hurts in a way that nothing else has ever hurt me, and I expect to take this pain with me to my own grave. Please enjoy this little game in her memory, and if you have a furry friend in your life give them a tight squeeze from us <3

Designed for the LS16 fantasy console during the second Lospec game jam in 2024.

Control the dog with the D-Pad (arrow keys) and rotate the camera with A and B (Z & X). Move the sheep from zone to zone. Enjoy the pixels.

I documented the dev process in a few disorganized mastodon threads:

• May 8
• May 8
• May 9
• May 14
• May 14
• May 23
• May 24
• May 26
• May 30

Code (messy!) is up at https://git.sr.ht/~nasser/lospec-2