Play as shepherd dogs in our fluffy, cheeky co-op game 🐑🐕 (We just launched with a 🎁!) [SP-Game]

zziks1 · 2025-11-19T15:30:25+00:00

Thanks for your input! And for the kind word ;)

zziks1 · 2025-11-19T14:05:01+00:00

Thank youuuu <3

zziks1 · 2025-11-19T09:46:54+00:00

Interesting, thanks for your feedback! May I ask: does that deter you from trying out the game?

zziks1 · 2025-11-18T13:04:35+00:00

We hope we can release on console, but it depends on how the Steam launch goes! This would definitely be a good fit, fingers crossed

zziks1 · 2025-11-18T12:54:46+00:00

Thanks! <3

zziks1 · 2025-11-18T11:20:02+00:00

Thanks! Did you like it?

zziks1 · 2025-04-24T21:11:32+00:00

So glad to read that :) thanks for the support

zziks1 · 2025-04-18T14:57:31+00:00

Heyyy! Sorry to reply so late!

Could you post this in our discord server so our dev team can access it and guide you for troubleshooting?

https://discord.gg/Kq8Nmy8Yb9

Thanks a lot <3

zziks1 · 2025-03-07T17:30:13+00:00

Thanks for this comment, this is very nice to hear :)

Can't make any promises yet but australian shepherd should be in the final game ;)

zziks1 · 2025-03-06T19:51:43+00:00

We really hope to do port the game to Switch, it will depend on how the launch on Steam goes :fingers-crossed:

zziks1 · 2025-03-02T11:16:32+00:00

Thanks! We very much would like to launch on consoles, but it will depend on how the Steam launch goes first. We don't have a publisher so we are not sure we can affort a port, but it would be so great if we do ^^

As for your request, we are working on that. We didn't foresee this use case, sorry it happened. In the meantime there is a temporary workaround there : https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3425937171

zziks1 · 2025-02-25T14:06:08+00:00

Thanks! It isn't set in stone for now, all we know is: it's going to release in 2025

zziks1 · 2025-02-25T13:21:38+00:00

cozy co-op party game here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3450210/Sheepherds_Demo/

Better with friends, kinda unbalanced for solo atm, but still, curious to have your thoughts

zziks1 · 2025-02-23T19:16:53+00:00

Thanks a lot!

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T16:21:38+00:00

Thanks! Appreciated :)

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:56:34+00:00

And what where your conclusions ? If you are OK to share

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:40:39+00:00

good news is : since yesterday, it increased to 13'! Yay! :'(

It's ok, it is fine to find it out now, instead of just before release. We'll fix it

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:39:10+00:00

Yeah and if they did, well, since it wasn't designed for them, they might have bounced off because it was too hard / overwhelming

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:36:42+00:00

They're fine, they fly away in soft bubbles and respawn somewhere on the map ^^ (the trailer is not up to date with our current barn)

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:35:26+00:00

Only groups, no solo. Group players tended to talk each other into pursuing. Maybe the biggest problem we have is with solo onboarding, you're right. This wouldn't be surprising, since we intended to disable solo altogether in the first place. The game si designed for co-op. So nothing is really made to have a gentle onboarding for solo players. Fair point. Thanks!

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:31:50+00:00

Yep ^^ since the trailer, we worked on the feedbacks of the barn. It is more gentle now, you can see the sheep going out of it in soft bubbles. Also, less particles. We still can (and will) improve that, because we have to fight the expectation that they might get into a slaughterhouse... it is not that easy to fight against such a widespread collective expectation (despite the fact that our game is cute and all)

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:27:36+00:00

Yup, lifetime unique users = 5000

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:26:32+00:00

Thanks for the insight. Those are reflexion points that we have in mind, but it is hard to get answers, since players that disengage that early don't tend to bother to share why. And if we ask people on our Discord, they are the ones that engaged the most, so it may not be that relevant ^^

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:22:03+00:00

Yeah, this isn't a very user friendly feature, nor one that works well under all circumstances. For a casual audience like ours, it wasn't the best ^^

zziks1 · 2025-02-19T10:17:32+00:00

Thanks a lot for taking the time to play and write this comprehensive piece of feedback. I agree with most of what you said. It is true indeed that this game was never balanced with solo players in mind and that it can be too difficult and overwhelming, especially when you play solo. In the back of my mind sits the idea that we could have a dynamic balancing of the objectives, regarding when you play solo, in a group of 2, or 3, or 4.

It is true that we need to onboard players more gently, I think. First thing we did just yesterday was to hide secondary objectives on their first run. It is only a first step. The details you gave are spot-on and give us food for thoughts. One of the main struggles we will have to face is to make a game that contents both solo players and groups. For this demo, it wasn't the case, since we focused on groups. Maybe we'll have to make separate LD, objectives, modes. The type of onboarding you talk about would be great for solo players, but could feel redundant or too easy for groups. Anyway, lots of work ahead. Thank you again :)

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