Sheepdog Roundup

Sheepdog Herding is a casual, portrait-mode herding game. You control a top-down pixel black-and-white sheepdog and use positioning, plus the occasional bark, to push a flock that huddles, follows its neighbours and scatters when startled into a round pen.

Seven timed levels each add a twist: First Pen (1 sheep), Five Together, Pick a Side (40 sheep that split left/right), Windy, Night, Narrow Lane, and the finale Night Wind (wind and darkness together). If time runs out, the level restarts.

Daily Pasture gives you one fresh run each day with random wind and spawn, plus a daily badge to go for (No barks / Under 40s / Flock stayed together). Nonstop is a 60-second mode: pen as many sheep as you can while more keep coming.

After a clear you see your time against your best for that level, and you can make a portrait score card to share. A local Top 5 board tracks your total time for all 7 levels. Records are saved in your browser on this device.

No combat, no in-app purchases. Good for a few minutes at a time.

Version: V1.3.8 · Free to play (pay what you want, suggested $1.99)

Features

• Flocking sheep that huddle, follow and scatter — positioning matters
• 7 levels: First Pen, Five Together, Pick a Side, Windy, Night, Narrow Lane, Night Wind
• Timed levels, each clear compared with your best
• Daily Pasture: one run a day, random wind & spawn, daily badge
• Nonstop: 60 seconds, pen as many as you can
• Portrait score card + local Top 5 board
• Graphics: Auto / High / Fast
• Records stay on your device, no IAP

Controls

• Move: touch or mouse drag; WASD / Arrow keys
• Bark: Space, or the WOOF button (bottom right)
• Music on/off: M
• Cycle graphics quality: Q
• Pause / resume: Esc

AI disclosure: The code is hand-written JavaScript. Art and text used generative AI, publicly disclosed on itch.io.