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How to play Sheepdog Sim

Choose a flock size, press Play and guide every sheep through the gate into the pen. Start with 25 sheep while you learn how the flock responds.

Controls

Move with W A S D, arrow keys, the left gamepad stick or the touch joystick.
Hold Shift, the right trigger, the gamepad A button or the touch Sprint button to sprint.
Press Space, gamepad B or X, or the touch Bark button to move nearby sheep.
Press C, gamepad Y or the camera control to change between Classic and Follow views.
Press Escape or the on-screen Pause button to pause.
Hold V to walk, or push the stick part of the way. Sheep react to the dog the same at any speed, but they can outrun a walking dog, so they keep their distance.
Press T or the on-screen clock button to show or hide the run timer.

Hold sprint while moving. If stamina runs out, release sprint and press or hold it again after stamina recovers. Continuing to hold the same input will not restart sprint automatically.

A bark has a 1.5 second cooldown. Pressing bark again before that does nothing.

Gamepad names above use the standard Xbox-style layout; labels vary between controllers. Keyboard bindings can be changed in Settings.

The field on a touch screen, with a joystick at the lower left and the Sprint, Bark and Camera buttons at the lower right. — On a touch screen, drag on the left half of the screen for the joystick. Sprint, Bark and Camera are buttons.

Guide the flock without scattering it

Approach from behind the sheep relative to the entrance. Leave space for them to turn and move toward the pen. Use short approaches and occasional barks rather than chasing through the middle of the flock. The herding guide has the details.

Playing with friends

Choose Play multiplayer on the title screen to create a room or join one with a link. Rooms hold 2 to 4 players and use the same controls. The shared game keeps running while your menu is open, so there is no pause. See how multiplayer works.

Browser requirements

Sheepdog Sim runs in a browser with JavaScript and WebGL2 or WebGPU support. Keyboard, gamepad and touch input are supported. No account or installation is required to start a single-player game.

If the field does not load

Update the browser and reload the page.
Close other graphics-heavy tabs or applications.
Choose 25 sheep and Low quality in Settings if movement is slow.
Confirm hardware acceleration is enabled in the browser.
Try a current version of Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari.

Report a problem

Open an issue in the source repository with the browser, device, flock size, reproduction steps and any console error. Security reports should follow the private process in GitHub Security.