Developer: 黑眼圈工厂 Dark Circle Studio
At a glance
2 Steam reviews rate it “Not enough reviews” (100% positive). Released on June 26, 2026 by 黑眼圈工厂 Dark Circle Studio. Current price: $2.00.
Description
In 2050, the Earth was plagued by frequent and extreme natural disasters. Dozens of earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes and other catastrophes struck in a single day, rendering the planet uninhabitable.
This abrupt and unrelenting upheaval seemed like a defensive response: humanity, with its unrestrained development, had become a kind of virus to the Earth.
In response, humanity set out to build a Noah’s Ark for extraterrestrial migration. However, environmental degradation accelerated far too rapidly. The technology was incomplete when the ark was forced to launch. It crashed before breaking through the atmosphere. Only a tiny number of cryogenic pods survived intact, remaining dormant until their scheduled wake-up—200 years later.
A mysterious lamb is the first to step onto this silent and “renewed” Earth.
Game Content
The Shepherd is a single-ending visual novel with an estimated playtime of 60 minutes.
20,000-word script
18 hand-drawn CGs
25 hand-drawn backgrounds
80 split character sprite parts
Supported languages: english, simplified chinese
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System Requirements
Windows
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 4400 / NVIDIA GeForce GT 720 / AMD Radeon R5 230
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit / Windows 11 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 580
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 1 GB available space
User Reviews
A short visual novel that is surprisingly bleak with some religious imagery. The backgrounds are really pretty and lovely, while some character faces are a bit awkward to look at. Starts off with bright optimism, and well, things go down from there. I still enjoyed reading this, though.
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Additional Information
| Developer | 黑眼圈工厂 Dark Circle Studio |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Age rating | None |
| Release date | June 26, 2026 |
| User reviews | 100% positive (2) |