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Sleeping: Counting Sheep

A relaxing, Twitch-integrated sheep simulation where viewers can spawn and chat as sheep. Perfect for streamers looking to entertain their audience while resting or away from their keyboard.

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November 19, 2024
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About the Game

Sleeping: Counting Sheep is a relaxing and playful experience set on a peaceful, isolated island in the middle of the ocean. Players control a floating camera that watches over a serene pasture, where sheep continuously spawn and leap over a fence in the center. It’s the perfect game for winding down or for streamers looking to entertain their audience while they’re away from the keyboard.

The game offers Twitch integration, allowing viewers to interact directly by spawning sheep through chat events, subscriptions, follows, or bit donations. You can customize the percentage chance of sheep spawning from each event, adding a fun and interactive element to your stream. Each sheep spawned from Twitch events comes with the viewer's name, and if the "Baa's" setting is enabled, viewers can communicate as their sheep, sending either shortened messages or simple “Baa!” sounds.

If no keyboard or mouse input is detected for a while, Sleeping: Counting Sheep seamlessly transitions into a cinematic mode, slowly panning around the pasture and the sheep. It’s a calming, hands-off experience designed for streamers who want to relax or entertain their audience while they’re away.

This game was developed as a dedicated space for streamers who want to relax on Twitch, offering an alternative to the "I'm Only Sleeping" category that’s often misused. While this game provides a great way for streamers to rest while entertaining their viewers, anyone can use the Sleeping: Counting Sheep category on Twitch, even without owning the game.

Key Features:

  • Twitch Integration: Allow viewers to spawn sheep via chat events, subs, follows, and bit donations, with customizable chances for each event.

  • Cinematic Mode: Automatically activates when the player is idle, showing a relaxing view of the sheep and pasture.

  • Interactive Chat: Enable viewers to communicate as their sheep, with options for real messages or playful "Baa!" phrases.

  • Customizable Sheep Spawning: Fine-tune when and how sheep are spawned, creating either a relaxing or engaging experience.

  • Streamer-Friendly: Designed for streamers who want a fun, passive way to entertain their audience while they rest or take a break.

Planned Features(Subject to change):

  • Sheep Model Improvements: Sheep will get an actual animated model.

  • Sheep Cosmetics: Sheep will spawn with random decorators like hats/masks/capes etc. 
    Methods for unlocking these(If any) are still being looked into.

Sleeping: Counting Sheep is a unique blend of relaxation, interaction, and entertainment that brings your audience closer while offering a peaceful escape.