Divide By Sheep
Released Jul 2015
Divide By Sheep is a mind-bending math puzzler about friendship and slicing sheep in half with lasers. The Grim Reaper flooded the world, and it's up to you to save critters stranded on islands. Insane math skills required.
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Evaluation
Divide By Sheep launched on July 2, 2015 as a 120-puzzle math game spread across 4 worlds. On September 3, 2015, the developer released a free fifth world called "World of Ruins," which added new mechanics (portals, frying pan switches, a death totem) and explicitly stated it "concludes the epic story of the Grim Reaper trying to befriend some sheep." That post was framed as a farewell to the game's narrative, not a teaser for more content. No further developer communications, updates, patches, or DLC announcements have followed in the decade since. The store description continues to describe the original 4-world structure, with no indication of planned additions. The game launched and completed as a self-contained puzzle experience.
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Developer released a free fifth world (World of Ruins) with new mechanics, explicitly describing it as the conclusion of the game's story. No further content was promised.
Store description presents the game as a complete 120-puzzle experience across 4 worlds, with no mention of planned updates or additional content.
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Developer
Publisher
tinyBuild
Achievements
19
Platform
Windows, macOS
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Divide By Sheep is a math puzzler about the Grim Reaper's devious plan to make some sheepy friends. Grim can only befriend the dead, so he decided to unleash a great flood and drag the sheep under. Now stranded on small islands and sinking fast, the sheep need you to help them reach safety.
You save the little animals by solving clever math puzzles. Divide By Sheep is a game of addition and subtraction by any means possible, where puzzles start off fairly easy and playful, yet quickly escalate in both difficulty and dark humor.
The mighty features:
You save the little animals by solving clever math puzzles. Divide By Sheep is a game of addition and subtraction by any means possible, where puzzles start off fairly easy and playful, yet quickly escalate in both difficulty and dark humor.
The mighty features:
- 120 mind bending puzzles spread across 4 worlds
- Dark humor inbound, parental guidance advised!
- What happens when you divide a whole into half? You get two halves!
- Lasers, wolves... oh, and also a kraken (The Grim Reaper's pet)
- Drown sheep. Or wolves. Or pigs. Do whatever it takes to succeed
- Fabulous art-work that quickly goes from cute to disturbing
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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