Herd

You are the herder. Walk the yard and push every animal into its target pen. The animals do the rest: they flock, wander, root, and scatter, each in their own way.

Level 1 0:00

Herd

Get every animal into its target pen before the yard wins.

Walk into the herd to push animals ahead of you. Run with Shift to push harder, but running spooks them. Fences stop everyone. Gates are the gaps.

WASD or arrows to walk · Shift to run · R restart · P pause
On touch: drag anywhere to steer, push far to run.
Abilities: E grab · Q food bag · F sprint · C cane

Tip: approach slowly from behind the flock and walk them through the gate. Charging in splits the flock and sends chickens everywhere.

Abilities: Grab (E) picks up the nearest animal and carries it until pressed again. Food (Q) drops a bag that draws animals in; press Q near a bag to pick it back up, up to 3 out at once. Sprint (F) toggles faster movement that spooks animals more. Cane (C) toggles the shepherd's cane, which makes animals a little less afraid of you.

Four animals, four brains

Sheep

Flock hard. They stick together, match each other's direction, and flee from you as one mass. Steer the flock, not the sheep.

Goats

Stubborn wanderers. They barely flock, ignore you until you are close, dash off at random, and stop to nibble. Patience beats speed.

Pigs

Slow and heavy. They take a while to get moving, keep going once they do, and stop to root in the dirt. Gentle, steady pressure works.

Chickens

Fast and panicky. Huge flight radius, erratic turns, no flocking at all. One wrong rush and they scatter to every corner of the yard.