Sheepy: A Short Adventure

The bottom line is, you can’t beat the price! At the time of writing, the game is completely free.

But for those more discerning, this is a short (circa 3 hours if you go for 100%), slow paced platformer with only the vaguest outline of a story. You’re just a sentient plushy walking to the right, jumping over pits, pulling levers, and popping a squat to activate elevators. The story comes from the world you’re walking through — audio records, letters, and scenery items are scattered throughout.

The platforming does make demands of you, but resets are generally pretty quick (the exception is dying on boss fights. You get to watch the boss intro cut scene every time you die, but they do give you a fast forward command). You gain a few abilities throughout your adventure, but there’s not all that much time to fully develop them. You get a few tests of your new skills and then the game is over. There are also secrets to find which may lengthen your play time. They’re pretty well hidden, so I didn’t find them all — I don’t love the idea of bonking into every wall in the game to make sure it’s not a fake wall.

Still, it’s an enjoyable experience. If they ever charge for the game, it’s worth $3-4, mostly on the grounds that it’s so short.