Divide By Sheep
- July 2, 2015
- Denis Novikov
- 9h median play time
Impressive efforts with a few noticeable problems holding them back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth your time and cash.
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Reviews
- Divide By Sheep is a charming and fun puzzle game that combines cute graphics with dark humor, making it an enjoyable experience.
- The game features a variety of mechanics and challenges across 150 levels, providing a good balance of difficulty that keeps players engaged.
- It's a great casual game that encourages logical thinking and problem-solving, making it suitable for both kids and adults.
- The controls and mechanics can feel more suited for mobile devices, leading to a less optimal experience on PC, including the lack of windowed mode.
- Some players find the puzzles can become repetitive and the difficulty can vary significantly between levels, leading to frustration.
- The absence of an undo feature can be frustrating, as players must restart levels after making mistakes, which can disrupt the flow of gameplay.
- gameplay51 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 69 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The gameplay in "Divide by Sheep" is characterized by its engaging and evolving mechanics, which are introduced gradually across various themed worlds, keeping the experience fresh and challenging. Players appreciate the simple yet creative puzzle design, which combines cute graphics with increasingly complex challenges, although some find the gameplay can become repetitive. Overall, the game offers a fun and addictive puzzle experience, with a good balance of difficulty and intuitive mechanics.
“Divide by Sheep is an impressive puzzle game that combines sheep, wolves, piggies, and a bunch of other simple yet creative objects that change the gameplay; portals, fences, TNT tiles, etc. - which is unique from other puzzle games.”
“Different mechanics get added throughout the game, bringing diversity and further challenge to the levels.”
“The gameplay is definitely there and evolving during your playthrough, as new platforms and mechanics make their appearance with each new world.”
“The gameplay is pretty boring and repetitive.”
“Some of the game mechanics are not fully explored.”
“Instead it is hop-wait-hop-wait, and precisely because the game avoids such grander mechanics, it's casual.”
- graphics50 mentions
- 52 % positive mentions
- 42 % neutral mentions
- 6 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their charming and cute art style, which enhances the overall experience despite the sometimes dark themes of the gameplay. Players appreciate the beautiful visuals, smooth animations, and the relaxing music that accompanies the puzzles, although some note that the graphics can be simplistic or minimalistic in focus. Overall, the aesthetic is considered a strong point, contributing to the game's appeal and enjoyment.
“Really nice, relaxing music, beautiful and playful visuals.”
“A very well made math-based puzzle game, with really cute, beautiful graphics, and nice relaxing music to calm your nerves, as you move sheep and pigs and wolves around, slicing them up, burning them up, and even blowing them up, just to satisfy the count necessary to clear stages.”
“The art, music, and overall aesthetic are beyond charming.”
“Generally, it is made to look cute, even though the puzzle-solving involves a good bit of critters getting eaten, chopped in half, burned or drowned, so if you are extremely sensitive regarding comic-graphics animal cruelty, then this game is not for you.”
“The graphics are very cute, but the gameplay is lacking something.”
“It reminded me of Happy Tree Friends, turning the cute visuals into a sometimes gruesome scene.”
- music36 mentions
- 44 % positive mentions
- 47 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally described as charming, relaxing, and fitting the light-hearted tone, enhancing the overall experience. However, many players noted that the soundtrack can become repetitive and annoying over time, leading some to mute it after a while. Overall, while the music complements the cute graphics and gameplay, its limited variety may detract from longer play sessions.
“Really nice, relaxing music, beautiful and playful visuals.”
“The music is catchy but soothing, varying enough with each world to not grate on the nerves.”
“The music adds to the mood and never becomes irritating.”
“The music is decent and fits the cheeky, light-hearted tone of the game...meaning you'll probably get sick of it and mute it eventually.”
“The focus here is really on the puzzles - the graphics and music are accordingly relatively minimalistic, so they don't get much in the way (although the soundtrack gets quite repetitive after a while).”
“The music - it's outright annoying, it's like a 30-second loop, repeated over and over again.”
- humor21 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is predominantly characterized by its dark and whimsical elements, providing a blend of clever wit and lighthearted fun. Players appreciate the balance between humor and puzzle-solving, with many finding the game both hilarious and relaxing, despite some noting it can be somewhat simplistic. Overall, the game's unique comedic style, particularly its macabre undertones, resonates well with fans of puzzle games.
“Smart, funny, good balance between easy and hard to solve puzzles.”
“A wonderful little puzzler, with a macabre sense of humor, and whimsical graphics.”
“It's hilarious, and it's a fun brain-tease.”
- story5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- -20 % neutral mentions
- 60 % negative mentions
The story is generally seen as a mixed bag; while some find it fun and quirky, providing context for the gameplay, others feel it lacks depth and becomes repetitive. The narrative is described as cute and colorful, with a dark twist that adds an interesting layer, but it is not the main draw of the game.
“Best game ever, challenging levels, and a cute story.”
“It's got cute colors and a catchy tune while also undercutting that overbearing sweetness with some violence and a quirky, dark story (simply and unobtrusively told through the occasional quick slide show).”
“The story, although not the main attraction by any means, is actually pretty fun.”
“The story isn't interesting either; the mouse controls are unpleasant, and the gimmick of killing sheep gets old very quickly.”
“Story - gives you a context to the murdering of sheep/wolves/pigs, so there's that haha.”
“It's got cute colors and a catchy tune while also undercutting that overbearing sweetness with some violence and a quirky, dark story (simply and unobtrusively told through the occasional quick slideshow).”
- grinding2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Players find the grinding aspect of the game initially enjoyable and fitting, but it soon becomes tedious as the difficulty ramps up. While the early stages may feel easy and somewhat monotonous, the challenge increases over time, which can lead to frustration.
“While at first it matches up perfectly to the game, being pleasant and welcoming, it quickly becomes tedious.”
“This is a great puzzle game, which starts off easy (and honestly a bit tedious) but ramps up in difficulty as you go along.”
- replayability1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- -200 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
The game has low replayability, with users indicating that there is little incentive to play it multiple times.
“The replay value for the game is low.”
“Once you complete the game, there's little incentive to play it again.”
“The lack of varied outcomes makes replaying feel tedious.”
- monetization1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization of the game initially appears to be a cash grab typical of mobile ports, but players have found that it offers more depth than expected, challenging the initial perception of its value.
“At first, it looked like a try-too-hard-to-be-cute mobile puzzler turned quick Steam port cash grab, and it is indeed a port, but oh was I wrong.”
