- Herdling is 50% off in the Panic publisher sale! - 6 August 2026
HERDLING is part of the Panic publisher sale alongside a variety of exciting games!Check out the full lineup here: \This selection highlights games published by Panic and that are on sale. This is the biggest discount ever for Herdling at 50% off!!! PS: We are currently working on a new title: PinKeep!Play pinball with the help of feisty green creatures in a medieval setting. It gets chaotic and challenging. Will you manage to defeat the Knights? Try it here: PinKeep Demo
- We're part of the Nonbinary Coded Games Event! - 13 July 2026
July 14th is Nonbinary People's Day, and Herdling is joining the "Nonbinary Coded" Steam event to celebrate! Head over to the event page to find a whole bunch of games made by nonbinary devs and/or featuring nonbinary protagonists. The event showcases games by developers who are nonbinary, genderqueer, and outside the gender binary, along with games that feature nonbinary characters! Check out the event right here for various discounted games, free demos and other recommendations! We would love for you to take a look 💖
- Community Discord & PinKeep Demo Now Live! - 23 January 2026
In case you missed our announcement before the holidays: PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite where you use your flippers and a hand of cards to defend your kneblin keep against attacking knights. Part of our team has been fleshing out this project for over a year now, in parallel to Herdling. Now, we want player feedback: a free Demo is now available to play on Steam! 👉 Play the PinKeep Demo 👈We want to hear your thoughts and feedback on the Demo! Consider joining our brand new community Discord server to talk about PinKeep as well as our other games. 👉 Join Our Discord 👈 Apart from PinKeep, our team is also working on new concepts and prototypes that are a bit more in line with what you've come to know and love for our studio. While it's still too soon to reveal any specifics, the community discord will sure be a good way to hear of any news once we're ready to share! But f…
- 🏰 Introducing PinKeep 🏰 A brand new game from Okomotive - 11 December 2025
Okomotive is doing something new! 😱PinKeep is a pinball deckbuilding roguelite where you use your flippers and a deck of cards to defend your Kneblin keep against attacking Knights. Part of our team has been fleshing out this project for well over a year now, in parallel to Herdling. As of today, you can find the game on Steam and add it to your wishlist! 👉 Wishlist PinKeep on Steam 👈We’re gearing up to release a free Demo for the game shortly after the Winter holidays, so stay tuned for a playable version really soon! We realize that PinKeep is something quite different from what our fans and players have grown to expect from us. This change of pace is the result of valuing our team members’ creativity and trusting the process, even if that process is something novel. PinKeep is not indicative of a complete shift in studio direction though! Rest assured that after the recent release…
- Get your own Calicorn Plush! Our Makeship campaign is now live! - 14 November 2025
We have excellent news today for anyone who just cannot get enough of the lovable beasts from Herdling: You can now pre-order your very own Calicorn Plush from Makeship!Behold, your new fuzzy friends in all their glory:If you're not familiar with it: Makeship is a crowdfunding platform, and we'll need to get a minimum number of 200 pre-orders to guarantee that the plushies go into production. We therefore hugely appreciate your timely pre-orders so we can all look forward to snuggling our strange alpine friends at home. Head over to Makeship and place your order now, if you want to join us in bringing our lovable weirdos to life!
- Security Update 1.3.0 - 7 October 2025
The underlying game engine was updated to fix a vulnerability affecting Unity games.
- Herdling at Tokyo Game Show and Behind-the-Scenes Documentary - 25 September 2025
It has been an amazing month since we released Herdling and received an outpouring of support from our community. From feedback to fanart, reviews to rivers of tears at the game's ending, our team at Okomotive is truly touched by the game's reception. The adventure continues this week as Herdling has a Tokyo Game Show showfloor demo in the Indie Game Area in Hall 11, booth number #11-E78. To celebrate and give curious players worldwide a chance to try the game’s opening minutes, we have also released the extended Steam demo for a limited time. Our friends at Panic have also created a very special behind-the-scenes development documentary with many quotes from the Okomotive team, concept artwork, clips of the work-in-progress game (including funny bugs), and fun moments around the development studio in Zurich. We had so much fun looking back on the game's journey, and we hope you do too.…
- Patch Notes for Hotfix 1.2.3 - 28 August 2025
Resting Spots: Fixed animals sometimes not coming nicely to a resting spot. This was visible especially at the train yard fireplace when reloading a save. Mountain Top Resting Spot: Fix checkpoint loading after you get out of quarry. Fixed bridge collision and also the herd now joins you if you lost them on the other side of the bridge. Graphics: Fix game having to high FPS when in menu or tabbed out with VSync enabled. Achievements: Fix achievements for tamed animals sometimes not including all animals and thus unlocking too late or not at all.
- Patch Notes for Hotfix 1.2.1 - 25 August 2025
Birch Forest: Fixed flickering trees when loading directly into the Birch Forest Canyon Temple: Fixed a save/load bug that hindered you from walking across the pushable in a canyon temple puzzle Traindepot: Optimized bridge model LOD for medium quality Fixed small issues in German & Swiss German localization Achievements: Achievements unlocked in the demo will no longer be blocked from being unlocked in the main game Flowers: Fixed a bug where painting flowers were spawned already and collecting them would not reveal the painting.
- Herdling is OUT NOW - 22 August 2025
Herdling is a brand new atmospheric adventure game from the studio that brought you FAR: Lone Sails and FAR: Changing Tides. In Herdling, you head out on a grand alpine expedition with a herd of loveable beasts. Ascend a mountain path, encounter eerie dangers and surprising obstacles, and forge your way to the mystery at the summit.Get Herdling now by itself, or complete your Okomotive Collection with the FAR x Herdling Bundle. Make sure to check our store page for other attractive bundle options with our friends from Firewatch and Jusant. We are thrilled to finally put our game out into the world, and we hope you have a wonderful time with your Calicorns and with weathering the challenges along the way! We're incredibly grateful to have you all back for another adventure, and we appreciate every single comment and review 💖Much love from the Okomotive team ✨
- Patch Notes for Hotfix 1.2.0 - 22 August 2025
Fixed missing snowfall and missing rain Glade: Fixed an issue where you could run far away from your herd into the dark forest. Collision: Fixed trees missing colliders in the Birch Forest Glade: Fixed a floating decoration item Mountains: Fixed mountains not having snow on top Steam Deck: Lowered graphics settings in exchange for better performance
- Herdling review - 21 August 2025
Switzerland-based Okomotive are here to escape from dystopia once again. In their previous Far: Lone Sails and its sequel , you played a child operating a cutaway landship that often resembled a rampaging beast - the last surviving specimen of a race of monstrous engines, carrying you rightward through empty cities and petrified industry towards some kind of new beginning. Okomotive's latest game Herdling flips the poles of the metaphor somewhat, even as it shifts to 3D movement: rather than a bestial machine, you’re driving a herd of intriguingly robotic "Calicorn" beasts to a promised land beyond the peaks. Read more
- Herdling (PC) Review - 21 August 2025
I always have somewhat mixed feelings whenever I see a game like Herdling . On the one hand, I always like it when games explore more artistic styles and ideas to offer an emotionally resonant experience. On the other hand, every time I see a game that has very clearly been inspired by Journey, I can’t help but wonder if I should play. Journey already did what it was doing so well 10 years ago, is anyone else really going to come close? Of course, that’s a glib interpretation since obviously every game has its own merits and should be judged accordingly. Even if it is using Journey as a baseline, so long as it can present its own themes and ideas while capturing that same sense of wonder, then I’m totally on board. In truth, Herdling makes a valiant effort, but never really sticks the landing—having no real lows, but never really achieving any highs either. Herdling begins with a young…
- Release Date Reveal: Herdling is coming August 21 2025 - 7 August 2025
Herdling is coming Xbox Series X|S and Game Pass, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Epic Game Store and Steam on AUGUST 21 2025! Watch our latest trailer right here:
- Herdling Updates: Gameplay Trailer, Preview Articles and More - 20 March 2025
We’re excited to share our latest news and updates with you all: In case you haven’t seen it on the Steam page yet: There’s a new gameplay trailer available for HERDLING! In it, we reveal that the game will be released in Summer 2025. Following the new trailer’s release, there was also a bit of media attention that’s definitely worth a look if you’d like to learn a bit more about the game: “How we got the ‘Herd’ in Herdling”: Okomotive’s Creative Lead Don Schmocker gives insight into some design considerations and processes for our Calicorns. "My Love For Incredibly Sad Games Has Me Very Excited For Herdling": GameSpot’s Mark Delaney tried a preview build of the game and shines a light on the emotional impact he expects Herdling to have. "With 18,000 glowing Steam reviews on their lovely debut game, this indie team's game about leading cute fantasy yaks up a mountain is instantly one to…
- New game Herdling - 22 August 2024
After working for more than two years in the dark, Okomotive is proud and happy to present their brand new IP and upcoming game «HERDLING». Herdling is a new adventure from Okomotive, creators of the atmospheric and acclaimed FAR games, and Panic, publishers of Firewatch. Head out on a grand alpine expedition with a herd of loveable beasts, as you ascend a mountain path, encounter eerie dangers and surprising obstacles, and forge your way to the mystery at the summit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUEcKBVzhQg Features: Guide, protect, and fall in love with a motley herd of Calicorns Traverse stunning mountainscapes, fog-wreathed forests, snowy plateaus, and forgotten valleys Hone your herding skills as you navigate a wide range of challenges, threats, and light environmental puzzles Feel the rush of the mountain air alongside your herd in exhilarating stampede sequences An emotional,…
- New game Herdling - 22 August 2024
After working for more than two years in the dark, Okomotive is proud and happy to present their brand new IP and upcoming game «HERDLING». Herdling is a new adventure from Okomotive, creators of the atmospheric and acclaimed FAR games, and Panic, publishers of Firewatch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUEcKBVzhQg Head out on a grand alpine expedition with a herd of loveable beasts, as you ascend a mountain path, encounter eerie dangers and surprising obstacles, and forge your way to the mystery at the summit. Features: Guide, protect, and fall in love with a motley herd of Calicorns Traverse stunning mountainscapes, fog-wreathed forests, snowy plateaus, and forgotten valleys Hone your herding skills as you navigate a wide range of challenges, threats, and light environmental puzzles Feel the rush of the mountain air alongside your herd in exhilarating stampede sequences An emotional,…
