Don't Kill the Cow
Released Nov 2019
Please don't kill the cow.
83% positive · 117 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Don't Kill the Cow is a short, self-contained indie game released on November 7, 2019. The store description makes clear it was designed from the outset as a complete, finite experience: a 5-minute game with 3 distinct endings and a single clear premise. There is no DLC, no announced post-launch content, no update history, and no developer communication suggesting any additions were ever planned. The game launched as a finished product and has remained so.
Evidence
Store description explicitly describes a short 5-minute game with 3 endings — a clearly scoped, complete product with no mention of future content or updates.
No DLC listings, no roadmap, no post-launch update communications — game launched as a finished standalone experience.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
James Earl Cox III
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
A simple short 5 minute game that questions the importance of goals. There is only one way to win the game: don’t kill the cow, but is winning the game worth it? How much do the phrases you win and you lose mean to you?
Includes 3 endings.
Playable with arrow keys, WASD, or mouse.
This is a windowed game.
Includes 3 endings.
Playable with arrow keys, WASD, or mouse.
This is a windowed game.
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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