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Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.

Herdling is a atmospheric, adventure and indie game developed by Okomotive and published by Panic.
Released on August 21st 2025 is available only on Windows in 15 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese and Turkish.

It has received 818 reviews of which 778 were positive and 40 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 23.79€ on Steam, but you can find it for 20.66€ on Eneba.


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Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750, 2GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2GB or Intel Arc A310 LP, 4GB

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Jan. 2026
This game isn't about the money, the time it takes to play or the puzzles. Art style is beautiful and creative, the story is there for you to discover on your own terms. But the heart of this game lies in your calicorns, each of them unique and with the occasional little quirk. Some need more attention and love, some are brave and fierce but the charm of this game is that they're different every time you play. I went into my first playthrough thinking like I assume most do. "How hard can it be to keep them all alive to the end? This is gonna be piss easy." You're broken in gently, mechanics of the game made clear in a gorgeously subtle experience that doesn't fatigue in repeated playthroughs. Then the complacency kicks in. Before you know it, one of your calicorns has perished. It's a disappointment and I briefly grieve for my calicorn and my ego that was bested by a walking simulator. I make an inward vow to do better for my remaining herd and continue onward to complete our travels. The first stampede after that loss is where everything changed. It's haunting and peaceful all at once. Glorious, yet sombre. Heart-breaking and tormenting. For anyone that has lost a pet, their best friend, their second shadow: I was hit by a wave of emotion every time I was teased with their presence. Made me feel some things I've not put myself through for a while. Can't recommend this enough. Take all my money and do something good with it.
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Dec. 2025
Oh. My. God. It happened. Someone actually did it. The game has quiet menu music and master volume set to 60% by default so it doesn't blow your eardrums out when you first start it up. 10/10. The GOAT. Oh yeah, animals are cool.
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Nov. 2025
I don't write Steam reviews often but I needed to for this game, because someone said "Its pretty, but is it FUN?" as part of a critique and that was enough to make me hesitate to play it when it first released. That was very dumb of me. The amount you'll enjoy this game will correlate directly to how much you as an individual love animals. Are you the kind of person who pet Trico in Last Guardian long after the mechanical benefits had been met? Do you like feeding your pokemon poffins in Pokemon Amie? Do you always give custom names to YOUR pet in World of Warcraft even when it looks the same as everyone else's? Then you will love this game.
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Sept. 2025
Was playing this game when I learned my mother had Alzheimer's. Petting calicorns made me feel slightly better.
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Aug. 2025
This is a little gem of a game. Short, meditative, beautiful and will leave you feeling better than when you started.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Herdling is currently priced at 23.79€ on Steam.

Herdling is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 23.79€ on Steam.

Herdling received 778 positive votes out of a total of 818 achieving a rating of 8.91.
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Herdling was developed by Okomotive and published by Panic.

Herdling is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Herdling is not playable on MacOS.

Herdling is not playable on Linux.

Herdling is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Herdling. Explore additional content available for Herdling on Steam.

Herdling does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Herdling does not support Steam Remote Play.

Herdling is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Herdling
Rating
8.9
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Developer
Okomotive
Publisher
Panic
Release 21 Aug 2025
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