Underplayed Gems

It's Hard Being A Dog (2022)

It's Hard Being A Dog cover
Developer
MALGOW
Platforms
Windows
Genres
Adventure, Indie, RPG
Rating
4.4 of 5, 44 player ratings
Typical playtime
about 59 minutes
Where to get it
Steam

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How it feels

a scrappy, fast-paced 2D brawler where you play as a dog using bite, bark, and dash to fight increasingly tough waves

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What players say

Players describe a free, short Vampire Survivors-like where you play as a dog with a couple of abilities. Many note the shop in ruins has a glitch that gives unlimited upgrades, and they split on difficulty: normal is not challenging while hard mode feels tedious or unplayable without the easy setting.

Screenshots

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