Cows with Guns is a quick retro action homage, juxtaposing romanticized depictions of animal husbandry with modern realities. Developed on the occasion of the "SUBOTRON Call for PLAYING ART Game Ideas 2026". 

Controls

[Left]/[Right]: Walk/Run (exit interactions by walking further to the right)
[Up]/[Down]: Look up/down
[X]: Charge
[C]: Fire your weapon (if you have one)
[V]/[Space]: Jump
[R]: Reload level (use to unstuck)

Credits

Designed and hand-crafted by Terragami (Doris Vollgruber, Jan Steinhauser)
Featuring (pixelated) art from the Bellvedere collection:

BGM and most sounds: Ovani Sound
Platform assets, Footstep sounds: Kenney

Updated 15 hours ago
Published 2 days ago
StatusIn development
PlatformsHTML5
Release date 2 days ago
Rating
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars
(1 total ratings)
AuthorTerragami
GenreAction, Platformer
Made withAseprite, Godot
Tags2D, Animals, Creepy, Pixel Art, Retro, Short, Singleplayer, Speedrun
Average sessionA few minutes
LanguagesEnglish
InputsKeyboard, Mouse
ContentNo generative AI was used

Comments

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Nice work, but incredibly difficult, haha! Died so many times.

Is this a reference to this old gem?

Thanks! Life is hard as a cow. And the worst part: Once you get through, it gets even harder! And it is indeed. Look forward to CwG 2: Chickens in Choppers.

True! I will :D