Co-op for 1–4 tiny barbers

Shave the Sleeping Giant

A giant has dozed off in the valley, and his fur is full of fleas. Grab your razor, shave him bare, haul the wool back to camp and spend it on better blades – before the next wave of fleas comes crawling over the horizon.

Play in browser Linux Windows

Early test build · 64-bit Linux and Windows · free

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A barber’s work is never done

Shave the fur

Every stroke clears a fan of fur and drops a bundle of wool. Fill your sack, carry it back to camp, bank it.

Fight the fleas

Fleas come in waves, and every wave is stronger than the last. Hoppers, chargers, bombers – and at 95 % shaved, the Flea Queen herself.

Spend as a team

One wool pot for everyone. Bigger sacks, sharper shears and camp turrets upgrade the whole crew, so every purchase is a team decision.

Fall, learn, return

Go down and the fur grows back. Each run starts fresh; only the slow, hard-won progress carries over.

Screenshots

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the camp at sunrise
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a flea wave over the ridge
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four barbers, one giant

Play together

In the browser

  1. Open Play in browser.
  2. Press Esc → Multiplayer → Join… – the address is filled in.
  3. Enter your name and the password, then Join.

On Linux or Windows

  1. Download, unzip, start shave-the-giant.
  2. Press Esc → Multiplayer → Join…
  3. Address: wss://giant.kando.solutions/ws
  4. Enter your name and the password, then Join.

Good to know

Up to 4 barbers per run. Everyone needs the same game version, so grab a fresh download after an update. A run resets after five minutes with nobody online.

Desktop builds: 64-bit Linux or Windows 10/11, a GPU with Vulkan support. Browser: a current Chrome, Firefox or Edge with WebGL 2. The browser version can join games but cannot host them.