The Shepherd

The Shepherd is a single-player 2D game set in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. You protect and raise sheep, help desert folk and explore for mystic wells, while battling predators with a system that combines turn-based combat and a time-based bar mechanic.

Raise your sheep

Your sheep graze on grass patches in the grassland and may find special flowers that increase their stats. Once they have been fed, you can shear their wool and sell it at the market. You can improve their beauty, fertility and agility, and breed them to create different combinations of appearances and attributes.

Battle predators

Combat uses a time-based bar mechanic to make your attacks and reduce your dependence on luck. Each predator has its own special attacks and abilities. You can buy and upgrade weapons to take on stronger predators; each weapon has a different battle bar that can be enhanced.

Explore and help

You meet desert folk and help them with their problems. In return, they give you gifts and advice, which may or may not be helpful. You can also seek out maps that lead to six mystic wells. When your sheep drink from a well, you can choose special upgrades for them, with options unique to each breed.