The Culling Of The Cows
Side-scrolling shooter about defending a farm from zombie cattle
Dried Lemons · Released May 9, 2014
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 78% of 263
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 31, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 10 years ago
- Apr 22, 2016
What is The Culling Of The Cows?
A side-scrolling shooter and tower defense game set on a farm, where Sammy believes he has a divine mission to stop a spreading disease. You fight undead cattle and other creatures with a shotgun across 40 levels.
For you if...
- +you like fast combat that demands defensive planning
- +you enjoy gory action in a rural zombie setting
Not for you if...
- −you prefer hands-off tower defense to doing the shooting yourself
What players say
78% of 263 reviews are positive
Players praise the mix of shooting and tower defense, along with the absurd humor. They criticize the repetitive levels and short campaign.
Screenshots and trailer
The Culling Of The Cows system requirements
Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 1 GB RAM, 0.1 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run The Culling Of The Cows?
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- OS
- Windows
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP
- Processor
- Quad core
- Graphics
- DirectX 9.0 Compatible
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 100 MB available space
Does The Culling Of The Cows have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does The Culling Of The Cows run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- External controllers are not supported for the primary player
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 5
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English.
Does The Culling Of The Cows use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
Tags
- Indie
- Casual
- Action
- Tower Defense
- Strategy
- Gore
- Zombies
- Violent
- Shooter
- 2D
- Simulation
- Side Scroller
- Singleplayer
- Adventure
Recent updates
- Apr 2, 2016 · UPDATE - 02/APR/2016 - CLOUD SUPPORT
- Apr 2, 2016 · UPDATE - 02/APR/2016 - CLOUD SUPPORT
- Jul 10, 2014 · UPDATE 3 - Achievements!
- Jul 10, 2014 · UPDATE 3 - Achievements!
- Jun 11, 2014 · UPDATE 2 - LEVEL BADGES
1 DLC available.
