Lamb Lines

Overall★★★★★★★★★★4.20
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.46
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★3.67
Theme★★★★★★★★★★4.31
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.70
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.96
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.96
You are a dog, shepherding sheep to the goal. Sheep will follow you if you get near them, but make sure you don't get surrounded or get attacked by a wolf. Controls are simple, use arrow keys on the keyboard or the digital pad on a game controller.

Made with Monogame. Please note you will need DirectX installed to play. If you don't have it, a link to the installer is listed in the downloads.

Constructive criticism is encouraged. Also note I was sick most of the weekend and didn't get a lot of time to work on the game so it's short and rough around the edges, but is complete so criticize away!

Tools: MonoGame

Comments16

Ale
Ale5 Dec 2017, 01:43
Lol I spent like half an hour playing that. Surprisingly fun, and very well designed puzzles. Really like the music too.

Great job!
Anaconda Games
Anaconda Games5 Dec 2017, 02:18
Really nice game, i don't know if it was me or the game but i kinda had a hard time going through some levels :rofl:

Really great job!
tulipekoni
tulipekoni5 Dec 2017, 17:08
Nice Entry! well polished game!
dalbinblue
dalbinblueauthor6 Dec 2017, 02:39
@anaconda-games Do you have specific one's that you had issues with. I had a few people play the game after submission and watched them play, and the on people seem to get stuck at is "Blocks can also block wolves." I may need to provide a hint on that one.
srakowski
srakowski6 Dec 2017, 03:00
The puzzled are well designed. The music & sfx are whimsical. This is really great game. Plus, I really love finding other games built on MonoGame :)
KogaSilverDragon
KogaSilverDragon6 Dec 2017, 04:14
Yay! I completed all the levels! Awesome game! The puzzles are challenging and the difficulty scaling is great!
The shepherd's whine is so cute and sad at the same time, hahaha!
dalbinblue
dalbinblueauthor6 Dec 2017, 05:34
@kogasilverdragon I think you are the first person to say they actually completed all the levels without help! I've watched five people try to complete it and get stuck so I was afraid the game was too hard. This makes me feel better.
foolmoron
foolmoron6 Dec 2017, 06:22
Really good puzzle design, reminds me of a sokoban style game. Very difficult puzzles but they all felt reasonably doable.
cogcomp
cogcomp6 Dec 2017, 06:30
Great idea! Th levels felt really well balanced as well!
darkgrisen6 Dec 2017, 15:26
This game is excellent! Interesting puzzle game I must say
meursault
meursault6 Dec 2017, 19:52
I really like this game. The graphics are cute. But i couldn't figure the level out where you learn about the blocks blocking wolves. Well done!
KogaSilverDragon
KogaSilverDragon7 Dec 2017, 01:45
@dalbinblue I'm kinda stubborn and don't like to leave a puzzle unsolved! Hahahaha! The most complex was the wolves and boxes but wasn't impossible. Trial and error! =3
ExNihilo
ExNihilo9 Dec 2017, 00:31
Impressive work. The different levels show that you already have a good understanding of the range of possibilities offered by the simple rules you devised, which is no easy feat in such a short time.

The wolves's behaviour felt a bit counterintuitive at first, which may be why some players got stuck early. Squeezing in a few intermediate levels to make the mechanics sink in should help alleviate the problem.
cptalbertwesker22 Dec 2017, 11:22
What an amazing game, fantastic use of the theme and a brilliant puzzle game! Adorable graphics, cute music and really good fun puzzling! I can't believe you made this whilst sick!!
Bros.
Bros.28 Dec 2017, 17:38
Fantastic game. Incredibly polished especially for a compo game!

Also really interesting choice, as my game also is about sheep. Sheep-Bros Unite!

I hope that you get well soon.
Satanos23 Jan 2018, 16:11
Hi ! I included your game in my "ludum dare winners" video, you can watch it there : https://youtu.be/M5tjkG0-FO4?t=178 Congratulations :) and don't mind to ask me for translation because it's in french :)

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