Herdling Presskit

Fact sheet

Title: Herdling
Developer: Okomotive
Genre: Adventure
Platforms: PC; Consoles
ESRB rating: TBD
Number of players: 1
Release date/window: 2025

Marketing tagline

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

Description

Herdling is a brand 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.

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, wordless tale of trust, survival, and companionship during a great crossing through a fallen world

About Okomotive

Okomotive is a Swiss game studio crafting atmospheric journeys with meaningful mechanics. The company was founded in 2017 by Don Schmocker and Goran Saric, and is the team behind the «FAR» games. In May 2018, FAR: Lone Sails, triumphantly launched on PC, garnering overwhelmingly positive reviews. FAR: Changing Tides debuted on March 1, 2022, across all major platforms, receiving critical acclaim from both the existing fan base and international critics. Herdling is the team’s third commercial project, in partnership with the publisher Panic.

About Panic

Founded in 1999, Panic is an ancient startup in Portland, Oregon that loves to make nice things and bring people everyday joy. Originally — and still — a Mac app developer, Panic has also become a highly-focused video game publisher that helped release games like Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game into the world, with much more on the horizon including Big Walk, despelote, and Time Flies. And in the ultimate spirit of creating products that bring joy, Panic has also created its very own handheld video game system: Playdate.

Legal Line: © 2024 Okomotive in cooperation with Panic
Official game website: https://herdling.game/
Twitter: @okomotive