Doggy Don't Care Launches On Steam After Three Years
A three-year solo project funded by two Australian public grants reaching Steam is the smaller end of the indie pipeline working as designed, and the pug version of Untitled Goose Game label is what carries it into view.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Rotub Games, the solo studio of Sydney developer Rohan Nowell, released the 3D comedy adventure Doggy Don't Care for PC via Steam at 1,900 yen with a 10 percent discount until October 9. Players control Charlie, a pug left home alone, exploring five areas, collecting over 100 mischief badges, and unlocking 14 costumes called Pawjamas.
The game gives players five areas beyond the house: a farm, a museum, an office, and a carnival. Each holds puzzles built around items found in the environment, and clearing them earns mischief badges. Five bird companions with separate personalities hand out challenges that unlock new ways to move through the world, and the 14 Pawjamas costumes change Charlie's appearance during play.
Nowell said the idea came from anxiety about owning a dog, and that he pictured chewed furniture and annoyed neighbors before ever getting one. Development ran three years, with selections at SXSW Sydney and Day of the Devs in San Francisco, plus grants of 30,000 Australian dollars from Screen NSW and 100,000 from Screen Australia. He left a 10-year web development career after releasing the mobile game Swoopy Boi.
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