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Sheeple

By jonathan-holm

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iguanana 2022-10-02 19:32

I adore this game. For such a simple premise, I had a great time with it. I especially liked the secret New Game+. Amazing job!

thomas-peterson 2022-10-02 22:59

The panic I felt when I realized how slow the sheep was...

Love how the button presses give visual feedback on the controls screen. Pico seems like fun to develop with. Great job!

Edit: whoops was not supposed to be a reply. my b

matt-green 2022-10-03 01:20

This reminds me of a game from my childhood (in graphics/style, not concept obviously haha) but I can't remember which. I wasn't exactly sure what I was going for. I DID have fun bowling sheep!

laurahur 2022-10-03 09:40

didn't quite understand the purpose of what i was doing. But the minute I saw i was a sheep it was like "oh f**k!" Its a fun one. fair play!

fnelix 2022-10-03 10:51

Very cool style, plays well! Fun little game, well done.

slam-nine 2022-10-03 13:26

I love the twist on the second part, such a great idea!

bukkaketears 2022-10-03 16:25

Ye, twist in the second part is worth spending some time on this game. Nice experience, because as you noticed yourself, it works nice.

thegamearchitect 2022-10-03 17:01

cool satanic sheep game

elastiskalinjen 2022-10-03 17:25

Lovely art and cool to see other pico-8 games!

linus-lindberg 2022-10-03 17:33

That was interesting. The shock I got once the twist came. Poor sheep.

vilmantas 2022-10-03 17:37

Cool art and an interesting game.

grandblood 2022-10-03 17:37

Like how you become a sheep and see it from their perspective. Nice job.

100th-coin 2022-10-03 17:38

I love the "Evil Escapes" screen. Really nice work on the art! PICO8 games are always a pleasant surprise.

flamus 2022-10-03 17:39

Interesting game, loved the design:)

dollcoded 2022-10-03 17:39

Never thought I would have so much fun sacrificing sheep....

foggydude 2022-10-03 17:40

Fun and short. Lovely artstyle too!

kevin-du 2022-10-03 17:41

my favourite game I played so far. Awesome!

footlettuce 2022-10-03 17:43

Really cool! You have no idea how trippy it is, trying to run off screen, and suddenly, you end up running back to the summon circle. The sheep twist was excellent, too!

pepjo 2022-10-03 17:45

Great and simple art-style, I love how the sheep slide when you throw them!

scottgoldsmith 2022-10-03 17:46

Ba Ba

Cool little concept. Not clear if there's an end game? Loved the sound FX and super intuitive controls! Love seeing other games made with Pico8!

sharkgirl 2022-10-03 17:54

Funny twist

firebelley 2022-10-03 17:57

Beautiful game and nice crunchy effects! Was very entertaining to experience the first two loops. However, I'm not certain if I am missing something or if it just keeps looping. Nonetheless it was a fun experience. Nice work!

jacob-diaz 2022-10-03 17:58

Love the art style, that pixelated eye opening effect is super cool!

izzet 2022-10-03 17:58

Nicely done, I like the SFX and art style, wrapping around when wondering around works seamlessly as well.

xenoparticle 2022-10-03 17:59

Cute little game that controls very nicely. I loved the twist that comes!

bangthewall 2022-10-03 18:07

Lovely controls and art. Unfortunately I didn't really understand what was going on and why I had to sacrifice sheep.

schuster 2022-10-03 18:10

Cool little pico8 game, not sure why I was sacrificing sheep. I was pleasantly surprised to be playing as a sheep when I restart the game.

milq 2022-10-03 18:10

Great experience! The game is very well done and all aspects of the game are very, very well packaged.

Maybe a little more music is missing. For my taste, I prefer these experience-type games to have background music or specific SFX to keep me tense.

But come on, I can only congratulate you on this outstanding game!

cobrajs 2022-10-03 18:12

Pretty cool concept, loved the art!

peter-jonsson 2022-10-03 18:15

A lovely game with charming graphics and a nice mood.

mudlee 2022-10-03 18:19

It's a trap. That was my thought. It was like obvious what will happen but I thought, nah, it should not happen. In the end it did happen. Fuck.

nyrh 2022-10-03 18:41

Gotta love Pico8 <3 The new game +, I thought I was in another player game, I loved the idea !

terracottafrog 2022-10-03 18:42

I love the graphics and game feel : )

And that twist at the end killed me!

ruthiepee 2022-10-03 18:43

Yay, a Pico8 game! The storytelling along the bottom really adds to the ambiance. The animation and visual feedback are really nice. Of course like you said I'm not really getting how the theme ties into it but regardless it's a nice little game.

PS: Did you opt out of ratings? It's not letting me rate your game. I think it might need to go in the 'Extra' category if you don't want people to rate it?

moogs 2022-10-03 18:50

Fun, silly, and enjoyable. Great work!

erikengineengineer 2022-10-03 19:01

so let's summon the good ol demon hell thing

jonathan-holm 2022-10-03 19:02

Thanks everyone for playing! Didn't think so many would try it out! :heart_eyes:

jonathan-holm 2022-10-03 19:09

@ruthiepee Thanks for playing and giving feedback! Yea, I kinda scrapped the theme. Planned for it in the beginning but in the end it wouldn't add anything to it, so I didn't add it in. Yes I did opt out of ratings, since I want to enjoy the jam more casually... but still in compo since I did it in time & solo etc. :D

indigo 2022-10-03 19:12

The embed here seems broken for me, I can't play it on either Firefox or Chrome. Do you by any chance have some other place to host it?

kory 2022-10-03 19:19

Nice! I'm glad you got the embed feature working, I couldn't figure it out for my pico8 game.

I loved the little mini game after the end! Super funny

mcovert 2022-10-03 19:20

The embed broke for me, but worked after refreshing - seems finicky. The twist was great.

zykino 2022-10-03 19:23

Not sure I understood the intent… but graphics are nices :)

Did you do something to have you pico game playable in here? For me it does not so I had to upload to itch.io.

captaindreamcast 2022-10-03 19:25

Very cute game! Loved the little flavor text, especially when playing as the sheep. The SFX were also nice and powerful. Very charming. Great job!

jonathan-holm 2022-10-03 19:25

@indigo Sure, I'll upload it to the pico-8 forum. Try [this](https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=49613) (sould also work for mobile there).

ale 2022-10-03 19:26

Serves me right for sacrificing all my sheep buddies.

thesnide 2022-10-03 19:26

@kory you have to `EXPORT INDEX.HTML` and then ZIP both files with `zip mygame.zip index.*`

The upload part itself is a little fragile. You might need to upload a couple of times

kory 2022-10-03 19:28

@thesnide thanks! I'll have to try it out. I think I zipped the folder instead of the contents? Not sure, I'll have to fiddle with it a bit

indigo 2022-10-03 19:34

@jonathan-holm Thank you, that worked fine! It also taught me that the embed also works on ldjam.com... if I disable the adblocker. Heh.

As for the game itself, I don't have anything to add to what everyone else already said. Very cute. Best sheep sacrifice simulator I ever played. Baaah

jamminn 2022-10-03 19:37

i liked to sacrifice the sheep. only downside is i become sheep... good job

jonathan-holm 2022-10-03 19:37

@zykino Thx! Check the comment from @thesnide. **It is the way**. Indeed I had to upload twice for it to work. Might be easier to just select the files and ZIP manually. :D

smooches 2022-10-03 19:39

lol this is mental, I love it

holy-doggo01 2022-10-03 19:42

Not sure what exactly is "every 10 seconds" in this game... Beautiful art though, game feels polished.

torte478 2022-10-03 19:47

What a story!

wrac4242 2022-10-03 19:49

feels and looks great, definitely like it. it seems like the raiting button isnt there for me, shame if you have removed it from ratings

damedevy 2022-10-03 19:50

Really cool graphics! I also like the movement and throwing! Very speedrunable!

pinnyo 2022-10-03 19:57

Funny premise! I also through the eye shutting vfx was very cool.

chillertyp 2022-10-03 20:03

Love the Pico-8 idea! But I just love pixels in general. How could you go wrong? ^^

budark 2022-10-03 20:06

It's the second game I see sheeps hahahaha. Looks very nice with that pixelart I love it

lustdante 2022-10-03 20:09

Love the twist! Would've been really strong contender if the 10 second darklord feature is included!

2022-10-03 20:15

absoloutely great game in here. from the transition, the animation, the style, the art. I love how the eye blinks in, and for some reason i love looking at the character just holding the sheep above its head. its great how you turn into the sheep and get thrown in but it might be funny if your able to run away. anyways probably the best game so far

joey-van-lierop 2022-10-03 20:29

Cute game with very polished graphics and audio! Its too bad that you didn't have time to integrate the theme, but still fun nonetheless.

disperse 2022-10-03 20:30

Not baaaaad! Where's the rating buttons?

tobias-froihofer 2022-10-03 20:31

Haha loved the twist! Awesome idea!

nkepar 2022-10-03 20:34

Really neat game, I like the art style and the plot twist!

anatintti 2022-10-03 20:36

Nice graphics, sounds and the feel of the movement. Kind of short and missing a point as the 10 sec feature was left out.

valentinis 2022-10-03 20:37

Love the graphics!

alphabetasoup 2022-10-03 20:40

This game surprised the heck outta me. Addicting mechanic (sheep curling is a thing now) and great transitions.

lavendaggers 2022-10-03 20:45

I love this concept but I'm not sure if/how you're supposed to win

gildar76 2022-10-03 20:50

Very cool idea, love the twist

hawke-games 2022-10-03 20:54

The game is cool, it's really simple but the graphics look really nice and the twist ending is funny.

airwaffle 2022-10-03 21:01

Very fun little short experience! Really reminds me of what I try to do when I enter these sorts of jams. (cough, though a lot better in execution.)

Only negative since I want to say something constructive, was that I didn't quite understand that the first sheep I grabbed started hovering. Maybe something can be done with the blob shadow to make that fact clearer? And the sound effects was a bit hard on the ear.

Other than that, brilliant!

borgi 2022-10-03 21:20

I was terrified when the "myself" started coming towards me after killing all the sheeps :D Very nice short experience/experiment :D

jaykayey 2022-10-03 21:24

Really enjoyed this. I wish there was a other options instead of sacrificing the sheep. I was definitely terrified as one of the sheep and I wish it was easier to escape the man. Awesome graphics too!

enver-arco 2022-10-03 21:25

I like the twist at the end

pbg 2022-10-03 21:27

This cracked me up lol. In the second phase, I managed to escape! I could walk around the title card then lol.

Well done, fellow pico-8er.

kingofnova 2022-10-03 21:34

took a while to figure out to press x other than that a fun little xperince

serxiolas 2022-10-03 21:36

Fun and quite polish! Nothing like having a good satanic sheep time!

klasw 2022-10-03 21:37

Nice graphics!

gerd 2022-10-03 21:52

Cool Twist!

phoenixofforce 2022-10-03 22:07

It has sheep 10/10

zeichn 2022-10-03 22:09

a cool minigame! I also like that you cannot escape the place and always come back to the circle

nickpick 2022-10-03 22:19

i tried to run as a sheep as far as i can.. but still i was sacrificed

cool little game :D i love how it looks and plays actually

elmoeinstein 2022-10-03 22:32

A wierd expierience that i loved

spencerflem 2022-10-03 22:34

omg this has SUCH a good aesthetic! I love the eyeball transition

muzakefron 2022-10-03 22:40

poor little sheepies..... :'( LOVE this game... especially love all the smooth visual effects

djd123456 2022-10-03 22:43

Great game!

snakemuho 2022-10-03 23:11

This game says a lot about our society...

geldo-ronie 2022-10-03 23:36

hahahaa nice game... your aunt will appreciate it. hahahah

alec 2022-10-04 00:33

that eye opening animation is awesome!

thedashdude 2022-10-04 01:54

I can't rate your game :( I liked being a sheep. Nice twist.

soshjam 2022-10-04 02:06

Great art but I'm a bit confused

arkinrev 2022-10-04 02:22

I liked the swapping of roles, and tossing sheep was pretty fun. Nice work!

2022-10-04 03:05

A simple yet dark game!

alvong 2022-10-04 03:16

i like this game. so deep and so evil.

isaac-hisey 2022-10-04 03:17

Wish I could rate but I will say. Simple, fun, and the twist! Well done!

vykri 2022-10-04 03:19

Haha, that was fun. I loved throwing the sheep and turning into a sheep myself after was pretty funny. The eye transition was very nice.

xiu0922koway 2022-10-04 03:54

It would be great (and more cute) if I could throw the man when I was a sheep. Great pixel graphics.

fawny-breen 2022-10-04 04:14

I love how cute this issss, the looping map is a great touch you can't escape

caerul 2022-10-04 04:18

Great humor for sacrificing sheeps :)

piscythe 2022-10-04 04:19

Whoa. I love the twist.

justieboy 2022-10-04 04:24

This is a mind fuck

phantom49 2022-10-04 04:29

Wow, what an amazing game!!

Pico Cad 8 is sure an amazing engine

mikesalyh 2022-10-04 04:32

Move over Cult of the Lamb, it's time for... this! Such a cool concept, simple, tight execution. Can't ask for more than that! The twist in the second half was a lot of fun.

jag 2022-10-04 04:55

The twist is the best thing!

bosco 2022-10-04 05:06

Loved the art style, the sfx were amazing, the mood top tier. And throwing was fun as hell! People say its possible to escape as the sheep but i couldnt manage it.... Great entry tho!

alexzoin 2022-10-04 05:17

"Join the flock!" indeed! Very cool twist, I really liked it. The throwing and movement all felt really good and I liked the eye closing effect! Great sound and visuals.

gabriel-chan 2022-10-04 05:25

Nice game! Something about the sound of a balloon popping whenever a sheep gets sacrificed makes the game really fun

tinybuttybutt 2022-10-04 05:25

Duck, commited crimes. Duck Recommends game

steve7411 2022-10-04 05:36

I don't think I completely understand the objective. Is it to sacrifice the sheep as fast as possible? Does "Evil Escapes" mean I lost? How does one win?

mattguil 2022-10-04 05:46

So deep, so true.

jpiggs 2022-10-04 05:57

Love the retro art style

helzinko 2022-10-04 06:10

Wow, had to so much fun playing this. Catching and sacrificing is really satisfying

diego-escalante 2022-10-04 06:21

I wish I could rate the game! I like the concept. Although there's not much to it, what _is_ there works really well. The second part was unexpected, I wish there was more to it!

kimmyx47 2022-10-04 06:23

What an incredible twist, got me confused at the beginning haha Also I love how juicy it feels :)

dummy432 2022-10-04 06:27

I really liked the art style and game play. I enjoyed playing it.

termight 2022-10-04 06:48

Nice concept!

snesgaard 2022-10-04 06:48

Really loved the narrative here, so simple yet tells the story effectively.

foursay 2022-10-04 06:53

Love the overall style and great work! I mean, sheep is so adorable that its more than suitable to make them "beyond reality". Great work!

noogai223 2022-10-04 07:08

how you set the mood with pico 8 limitations is really impressive! If you decide to expand on this maybe you could even be the next Airdorf or Ivan zanotti, lol. cool!

hoeleboele 2022-10-04 07:10

I played this way to long to find out what endings there are but i just kept switching between sheep and person I gues I dont get it :p

gorr 2022-10-04 07:13

I love style of this game

voidwave 2022-10-04 07:16

Really enjoyable little game. The premise is super simple but it's a really fun experience and very effective at selling a narrative. Lovely graphics and audio - again, simple but works perfectly to sell the concept. Great job!

bloodbane 2022-10-04 07:23

Too bad it's too short but it's understandable. Hmmm... for some reason, I can't find any rating option there.

vladimir-ins 2022-10-04 07:24

Good idea but i think gameplay is very short

alpacalypse 2022-10-04 07:33

Great twist in NG+

black-potion 2022-10-04 07:35

I throw sheep to the dark lord. I liked it !!! Too bad you didn't had time to do the end, it's pretty good and the animation is awesome ;)

fokaz 2022-10-04 07:43

This was a really nice twist in NG+ I wasn't expecting it haha It was a bit of a short experience but the sheep throwing was really satisfying ! Also liked the art :)

defilerzero 2022-10-04 08:04

Love the chunky sprites and sounds, and a satisfying control of the character.

madhumster 2022-10-04 08:07

Got scared when I became sheep. Great art style!

sigma-g 2022-10-04 08:14

I had fun, but there is little content (or I just didn’t find it)

neexor 2022-10-04 08:34

I was scared so much when I became sheep :D Would like to be more options here. But good job!

saikai 2022-10-04 08:44

nice little concept that warrants a second look

moonblast 2022-10-04 08:51

Maybe I didn't get it, but I felt a little guilty when I turned into a sheep

roroto-sic 2022-10-04 08:54

love it ! the second part when i was the sheep trully make my day haha ! Great Game, graphics, sounds and animatics are perfect ^^ The storytelling is captivating !

jackaljk 2022-10-04 09:09

Why can't I rate this? It's really beautiful, polished and loved the final twist! I get that you ran out of time to implement the theme but I loved this anyway. Nice job!

teddyreid 2022-10-04 09:46

Those poor sheepies 😭

The evil escapes screen is absolutely gorgeous. I laughed out loud when the second part started and I realised what was happening.

lespaul59 2022-10-04 09:47

Love the graphics and the overall mood :)

discomusic 2022-10-04 09:51

haha sheep go brrrr

Good job :)

misha-levin 2022-10-04 10:02

It is short, but the game is still there. And you have a twist. Nice job.

jaybaus 2022-10-04 10:04

I like the concept, art and audio, the twist in the second part was really effective and unexpected :) Nice job!

marjagil 2022-10-04 10:29

Fun concept, love the twist! Audio is blaringly loud though, a bit of a shame considering the quality of it.

greenradiation 2022-10-04 10:39

Beautifully executed design, it's a pity that the game is short

later-named-w00f 2022-10-04 10:48

It was fun small game with twist!

sayurinyooko 2022-10-04 10:52

Wonderful game! Somehow it's close to our game ^_^

kesha 2022-10-04 11:04

totally loved the twist!!

valyaseverin 2022-10-04 11:05

I'm just dying of laughter, it's wonderful!!

catellib 2022-10-04 11:07

Fun experience, it made me feel evil

chevre 2022-10-04 11:55

Really good! I'm a big fan of pico8 too. I also used it for the Ludum :-) The style and mood are great. I'm sure you can find a way to match the theme ;-) I would have loved rating you 6 stars. Keep up!

pfannkuchen 2022-10-04 12:26

This is a very epic game! Funny and nice looking, though simple. Love the sacrifice idea

chaikadev 2022-10-04 13:45

After having experienced the plot twist, I tried to save the sheep in my 2nd playthrough. I tried to throw them out of bounds but it teleported them directly into sacrifice area.

rubentipparach 2022-10-04 14:59

This game is cursed, in a very good way! Awesome job!

krzymsky 2022-10-04 18:38

great mood, good job!

cooz 2022-10-04 21:09

Sacrified Sheep Simulator, love it!

moasip 2022-10-04 22:18

The art and music is fantastic. I love what happens in the second section. Fantastic game.

brandon1037 2022-10-05 12:21

hello

lilamuse 2022-10-12 18:16

Being a sheep is really hard just liek in real life

patbgames 2022-10-19 19:13

Not sure if I understood everything, but it was fun and I would like to rate humor for this entry. Why is rating disabled?