This May at Project House, Leeds, 38 games will be demoing for GaMaYo 24! 300+ developers, game industry publishers, investors and platforms will be in attendance. Join us on the 22nd May for a day full of showcases!

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Today we are looking at ‘Zombie Dog’ which is confirmed to be at the event, from Brickmouse!

Zombie Dog by Brickmouse

What would be your description of your game?

Zombie Dog is a zombie herding sheepdog game set in Yorkshire. It combines strategic coordination and timing with puzzle solving and comedic physics-based mayhem through its unique zombie herding mechanic.

How did development start? (Were there any key inspirations or ideas that drove you?)

The core members of Brickmouse developed a prototype last autumn, and after a very positive reaction we recruited a crack team to build a full demo.

The inspiration came to me in a dream. A desperate guy is chased down the street by zombies in a post apocalyptic world, he stumbles and is overwhelmed by the horde. Then a lone whistle cuts through the mayhem, and he gets saved by a gruff Yorkshire farmer and her sheepdog. I thought – what a great idea for a game!!

Tell us about the team behind the game!

After developing the prototype last autumn we’ve been a Team of 8 part working part time since December. Zombie Dog has a strong Yorkshire identity through both its characters and locations, the studio is based in Leeds and the development team are all based in Yorkshire, from York in the North to Sheffield in the south.

What kind of experiences do you hope to bring players?

The game is played by using traditional sheepdog commands – minutes to learn, but a lifetime to master! Everyone who’s played it so far just wants to go again and perfect their score. The comedic action is framed by a graphic novel style narrative that takes the player and their dog across country, coast and town with new environmental traps and zombie mashing mechanics around every corner. We hope to bring players a funny but competitive, casual experience with a long tail!