Underplayed Gems

Hot Dog Reporter (2023)

Hot Dog Reporter cover
Developer
Exquisite Trash Club
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres
Action, Indie, Early Access
Rating
5.0 of 5, 13 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 32 minutes
Where to get it
Steam
The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A frantic, colorful side-scroller with a weirdly charming tone, where you dash through linear levels as a hot dog investigating a mystery.

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What players say

Players love the speedrun mode with leaderboards, calling it an addictive, easy to learn but hard to master platformer. Most finish in 15 minutes and say replay value relies on chasing better times, though some hope future updates add more content.

Screenshots

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More games like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.