About
Sheep came out on November 6, 2000 for PlayStation, then for PC on November 17, 2000 and for Mac on September 18, 2001. On Steam, 97% of 71 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). It is Playable on Steam Deck.
Sheep is a combination strategy and puzzle game, featuring light elements of war or battle simulations, built around a wacky story in which space-faring alien explorers from millennia ago devolve into domesticated sheep on Earth. Now their ancestors are trying to round them up by secretly enlisting the aid of two humans (Bo Peep and Adam Half Pint) and two animals (a sheepdog and a pet) through subliminal mind control. Players take the role of the Earthly "herders" to lead the flocks through six worlds with multiple levels, eventually reaching special rendezvous point where they'll be loaded onto UFOs for the trip back to their home world of Ovis Aries. No direct control is exerted on the sheep so players must manipulate objects and obstacles, as well as rely on the strengths of each herder, to accomplish the tasks. Levels have time limits and a minimum number of sheep to be saved from each flock.
Story
The basic premise of this game is that sheep were once intelligent beings from the planet Ovis Aries. These smart sheep sent a group of their species to Earth millions of years ago to learn about Earth's society and customs. Unfortunately their ship was damaged on the trip which left them stuck on planet Earth. As the years passed they forgot their mission, they soon became domesticated by mankind. Now their ancestors have come back to Earth to regain the lost sheep and stop the evil plan of mad scientist Mr. Pear. In order to keep their presence unknown they abduct 2 humans (Adam Halfpint and BoPeep) and 2 dogs (Motley and Shep) and implant them with the desire and will to herd sheep like mad men. The goal of the herders is to herd as many sheep as possible back to Mount Mouflon and return them to the sheep paradise of Blue Hawaii.
What is happening now
Sheep is a puzzle-strategy title originally released in 2000 across PlayStation, PC, and Mac platforms. While the original game remains a period piece, the sheep-themed puzzle genre has seen renewed interest in recent years through new indie releases. The recent coverage landscape shows activity primarily in adjacent sheep-themed puzzle games rather than the classic title itself. Herd Dispatch launched on Xbox and Windows as a contemplative puzzle experience focused on path-finding mechanics. Abandoned Sheep, a Brisbane developer, continues supporting their quantum-logic puzzler Schrodinger's Cat Burglar with fresh content updates since its May launch. Looking ahead, No Brakes Games is developing Tiny Flock, a physics-based puzzle game coming to PC VR and Meta Quest in 2026, suggesting the broader puzzle-gaming community's continued investment in sheep-centric premises.
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Media
Releases
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 30, 2026.
Sheep player count
concurrent players on SteamPlayers counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.