Herdy Gerdy

Herdy Gerdy is an action-adventure platform game released for PlayStation 2 in 2002. Players take the role of Gerdy, an apprentice herder searching for a way to rescue his father from an evil spell and restore goodness to the island.

The island contains diverse territories and wild creatures connected through a complex food chain. Gerdy must guide different animals along safe paths, using their individual behaviors and abilities—including skills such as swimming—to solve puzzles and overcome hazards.

Alongside timed jumps and obstacles, the game includes a tournament in which Gerdy competes to become Master Herder.

Key Features

• Platforming across hazardous island environments
• Creature-collection and herding gameplay inspired by puzzle strategy
• Animals with distinct behaviors and abilities
• Puzzles based on the island’s inter-related food chain
• A tournament to become Master Herder

Developer: Core Design
Publisher: Eidos