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Domestic Dog

Have you ever wanted to be a dog? Well now you can, kinda...

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Developer
SD
Publisher
SD
Release
April 10, 2015
11 years and 117 days ago
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Very Positive492 reviews81.5%

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About the Game

REALISTIC DOMESTIC DOG SIMULATION:

  • Play, eat, drink, exercise and sleep to keep being a healthy dog

  • Permadeath - each dog is unique , valuable and easy to lose

  • Pee on stuff: use it to mark your territory or a weapon against dogs and animals

  • Bark

  • Poop

  • Chase Squirrels

  • Eat your own poop

  • Avoid getting fleas!

  • Pee on your own poop until it disintegrates

  • Dig for bones and coins while getting a workout

  • Arcade games like BoneMuncher and other crappy retro classics

  • Enjoy effects of powerups like iced coffee and roller skates

  • Listen to music at home or iPawd, find records for more songs

  • Explore Dogstown and surrounding areas like woof woods and the cemetery

LIVE YOUR BEST DOG LIFE

  • Throw a Dog Party and invite random strange dogs into your home

  • Visit Bark Buy & Dog Depot to customize your home and fill it with toys and gadgets

  • Rob a dog food warehouse and never go hungry again

MILLIONS OF DOGS:

  • Hatch from an egg and try not to question how or why you exist

  • 70 different breeds across 7 types including normal dogs, robots, aliens, and ghosts

  • Embrace yourself and level up or start over and generate a new dog

PUP BOY K900:

instantly view info, status, stats, and serial number of current dog with this advanced technology

HOW TO SURVIVE:

Stay Healthy and alive by keeping your NEED meters up, there's 6 NEEDs to take care of...

  • Fitness - Digging holes is a good way to stay fit

  • Happy - Play with toys, watch TV, or play videogames to stay happy

  • Poop - Go near a hydrant and press [ACTION] to relieve yourself

  • Hunger - stay full by eating dogfood or other things

  • Thirst - sip from a water source to stay hydrated, this is also your ammo for peeing

  • Sleep - take a nap at home to fill up. You'll fall asleep wherever you are if you get too tired

There's danger lurking in the world that can send you to the vet or kill you if your health is too low. Be careful and good luck surviving!

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