The Cows Are Watching

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App ID	563130
App Type	Game
Developer	VIS-Games
Publisher	SilentFuture
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unity Engine
Last Changenumber	29519563
Last Record Update	12 June 2025 – 02:16:24 UTC ()
Release Date	8 December 2016 – 16:23:28 UTC ()

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38 reviews

In-Game

Did you ever wondered about the rumors of cow tipping? Now it´s your turn! Use the darkness and silence of the night to enter the meadows and tipp as much cows as needed to enter the next level.

Additional Information

Developer

VIS-Games

metacritic_name

The Cows Are Watching

community_visible_stats

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

SilentFuture

Store Release Date

8 December 2016 – 16:23:40 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

Yes

OpenVrSupport

Yes

OtherVrSupport

Yes

ControllerVr

kbm

PlayAreaVr

seated

othervrsupport_rift_13

Yes

vrheadsetstreaming

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), Indie (23)

Steam Release Date

8 December 2016 – 16:23:28 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

31 October 2022 – 00:39:40 UTC () (1667176780)

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review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unity Engine, OculusXRPlugin SDK, OpenVR SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 2 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 2793213

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

24 November 2016 – 20:33:07 UTC (), in changelist #2482661

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes			Yes
German	Yes			Yes

Hardware Categories

VR Supported

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

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Assets

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page_background_path	app/563130
timestamp	31 October 2022 – 00:39:55 UTC

Trailers

256675301 ↴
trailer_name	The Cows Are Watching Trailer
trailer_category	0
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256675301/movie_max.mp4
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is_highlight	true
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
563131	Windows The Cows Are Watching Content	535.87 MiB	238.38 MiB

Total size on disk is 535.87 MiB and total download size is 238.38 MiB.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		2793213	30 May 2018 – 11:25:47 UTC

Other

Name	Value
baselanguages	English, German
privatebranches	1

The Cows Are Watching

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