Underplayed Gems

DogDay (1996)

DogDay cover
Developer
Eyst Pty
Publisher
Something Good, Infogrames Europe, ASCII Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Puzzle, Adventure

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How it feels

A slow, puzzle-focused investigation through a corrupt, dog-run society where you quietly gather secrets to fund your escape.

satiricalpoliticalinvestigativepuzzle-drivenslow-pacedmoodyretro adventureoppressive setting

About

In this 1st-person, point and click adventure game, you play a dog (in a dog's universe) living under the brutal and corrupt regime of a dictator named Chegga. Chegga has full control of the media and has placed his friends in positions of power. Players must collect evidence of Chegga's wrong doing and sell it to a shadowy group called C.A.T.S. (Coalition Against Totalitarian Society) which will presumably use the information to wrest control from Chegga. In selling this information, the goal is also to be gaining enough money to purchase a train ticket, leave this part of the world, and try to make a better life.

Screenshots

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