Dog's Quest

Dog's Quest follows Champion, a German Shepherd tasked with protecting the Queen, the owner of the house, from monsters. Nyan the cat keeps watch at night, but monsters also appear during the day, and many are invisible. Champion can track them by their terrible smell.

The story explores virtues associated with dogs, including loyalty and companionship. You use Champion’s sense of smell to hunt monsters and search for other animals and objects, following particle effects when you need a clue.

Explore and interact

Champion moves with WASD, with A and D turning him rather than moving him sideways. Hold Left Shift to run; paw prints appear on screen, and pressing Space when one lines up with Champion extends the run. Conversations with other animals begin automatically, and you press T when a talk balloon marked with a T appears to continue the dialogue.

Fight the monsters

Click to enter Bark Mode, where spheres fly across the screen. Click the spheres to bark and scare monsters away. Most monsters are defeated by barking, while a couple must be clicked directly. Defeating some monsters makes Champion more powerful.

Choices and saving

At times, Champion is unsure what to do and menu choices appear; click one to choose. The game saves automatically at periodic chapter breaks, usually just before or after a conversation.