UNSTABLE - The UNstable cattle STABLE

co-authored: @lllarso, @yurgio
Overall★★★★★★★★★★3.85
Fun★★★★★★★★★★4.12
Innovation★★★★★★★★★★4.00
Theme★★★★★★★★★★3.48
Graphics★★★★★★★★★★3.63
Audio★★★★★★★★★★3.95
Humor★★★★★★★★★★4.31
Mood★★★★★★★★★★3.70
This stable has a problem: The cows haven't been milked for a long time and they are so close to exploding! Good that you are a modern multi-tasking milking robot, who is there to help! But if only there was an universal adapter for all the cows...

Controls (only left klick)


Drag the right adapters to the fitting cow.
Wash the adapters afterwards!

Hints


- Run in fullscreen for the most immersive cattle stable experience.
- Lvl 1: Keep adapters clean.
- Lvl 3: Switch adapters with robot cow.
- When cows are not milked for too long it makes them ouch!

OST

Comments24

circle
circle4 Oct 2021, 20:07
Oh god, the things I have done. I forgot to wash my adapters. Honestly a delightful little game, very cute, in a creepy kind of way.
guntrip
guntrip4 Oct 2021, 20:08
I loved this! What a unique idea. It was just fast enough to be challenging and reduce us to giggles as I tried and failed to get everything washed and on in time. The music was really sweet and the cow graphics were great too!
QueenOfSquiggles
QueenOfSquiggles4 Oct 2021, 20:10
Really fun game! I had a lot of trouble once I had to manage changing the type of adapter for each wave. It was a lot to handle but I'm sure I could overcome it if I had more time to play. I did have some trouble with clicking around where sometimes I wouldn't actually end up grabbing the adapter but this really only helped the game. Well done!
Denhette
Denhette4 Oct 2021, 20:12
That was way harder than it initially looked. Really fun tho!
glimaleite4 Oct 2021, 20:17
Hey! Congrats on the entry, it is quite fun, except for the exploding cows, those poor little things.

Overall art is coherent and pleasing, but it took me some time to understand what I was supposed to do, and those treadmills are super fast, it put a lot of pressure on me haha.

The main thing I'd suggest is to make everything a bit slower at the beginning. There's just too much information at the very first 30 seconds, and time is not on our side on this game. I'd probably make more simple levels at the start, so the player understands the basics, and then introduce new mechanics and more adapters as the player advances, so he is always learning, but in smaller amounts of information at a time.

I'm not sure I was clear enough lol, let me know if you need any clarification on that.
LDJam user 2683004 Oct 2021, 20:21
This was such a fun game!!! I really liked the difficulty progression and it was really addictive. The graphics and music fitted it perfectly. Amazing job!
Fersyvanderzee
Fersyvanderzee4 Oct 2021, 20:27
Man, this was intense! Loved it tho! Make this a mandatory part at work and I reckon organizational skills will soar.
Fractale
Fractale4 Oct 2021, 20:32
I'm definitely not good at multi tasking. I had a great time competing with my girlfriend to pass the levels. Thank you for making this beautiful game. I enjoy a lot the "U win cow" jumping. really cute and funny game.
PSV Games Studio
PSV Games Studio4 Oct 2021, 21:09
Game very good! The mechanics are really fun and innovative, the graphics are really beautiful. Sometimes I got confused with adapters, but I think this is on purpose.
funemaker
funemaker5 Oct 2021, 03:44
It took me awhile to figure out (skipped the instructions). But once I learned to wash the "adapters" it became fun. Cow exploding from not being milked - priceless.
Truedat
Truedat5 Oct 2021, 12:46
hah this is fun my man ! good job on this one :)
Mejzlosh5 Oct 2021, 17:24
Nicely hectic multitasking experience :D
dodori
dodori5 Oct 2021, 17:33
Really enjoyed this one. Always forgot to wash the adapters and turned out having none to use, haha. Really cute entry.
CRUMSON5 Oct 2021, 19:20
awesome game! I think the difficulty curve ramps up a little too quick but it is super fun to play! easy to figure out, fitting sound effects and nice music. good job!
alpharock6
alpharock65 Oct 2021, 19:22
Once it started getting to swapping new adapters out on the fly my brain couldn't keep up anymore 0_o I had a lot of fun playing this, nice job!
Kr0luK5 Oct 2021, 19:28
You have a very interesting interpretation of this theme and in result you have so interesting, attention-grabbing game with good graphics and funny atmosphere(and my respect)
Anthony Servedio5 Oct 2021, 19:45
Great entry! Interesting take on the theme. This game was a lot of fun. Nice job!
Decentsauce
Decentsauce5 Oct 2021, 20:16
Wow I love your take of the theme. It's certainly unique, well done!
guimoliveira
guimoliveira7 Oct 2021, 14:51
That gets really hard. But it's fun. Nice game. Well done! :cow:
curleyrach7 Oct 2021, 15:09
Really fun game and cool take on the theme. The difficulty balance seemed just right and ramped up well through the levels with the adapter changer addition keeping it interesting. Art and audio worked very nicely and overall it felt very polished! I really cant fault it, its one of my highest rated so far, good job!
Papabirb
Papabirb9 Oct 2021, 03:58
alcohol status: 1hr28m in. typing is weird but games are fine. thinking this beer will not get to point games are hard maybe, only thinking?

originally tried to play this game days ago at school, on my phone. struggled with it and though PC would be easier as the intended platform. was slightly easier, got to level three but failed there, assuming from game description that 3 is final level.

main problem: very difficult to get adapters onto cows, wish they would snap on without letting go. also wish washer would pop them out when done the way the cows do when they go off screen, it is very difficult to get them out of the washer. popping them out on click would be fine too, washer is basically just invisible adapter to drag out, difficult to do.

exploding cows is very wild! definitely unstable. like the polka music, feel perfect fit for the game. sound effects and graphics good.
RookRules
RookRules11 Oct 2021, 21:31
​wonderfully silly, such odd game concept
udderly crazy
Togis
Togis18 Oct 2021, 03:40
Hey there! This game was really amazing to play! Thanks for joining us live!

I finally had the time to come back and rate everything I played so far!

Here is a link to the vod of the review if you wish to see it again: https://www.youtube.be/watch?v=1gUA0Q2dn6I&t=4136s

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