Through history, there have been a good amount of classic fables featuring sheep and wolves. The Boy Who Cried Wolf, The Wolf and the Lamb, the wolf in sheep's clothing, Ralph Wolf's constant failed attempts to steal the sheep without Sam Sheepdog noticing, et cetera. However, none of them have taken the form of roguelike 2D action games. Not until developers Lifuel came along with their debut game Stand-Alone, which presents a twisted apocalyptic sci-fi version of such tales, as seen below with the game's latest trailer. And now it has a new, upgraded demo to check out, which you can experience over on Steam to see if this action-packed fable has a good amount of bite.
Sacrificial Lambs
Stand-Alone takes place in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, where countless sheep have been massacred by the maniacal Dr. Wolf. Normally, there's supposed to be a guardian robot known as a "shepherd," but this story begins with our guardian having their memories erased and being abandoned, finally awakened in a robo-sheep body. Despite having no memories, they fight back against the wolves with their massive greatsword, battling on their own and hopefully putting an end to...