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Dog Duty

Zanardi and Liza · SOEDESCO · 2020-09-16

SteamPlayStation StoreEpic Games StoreMicrosoft Store

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Sep 16, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 16, 2020 (Mac), Sep 17, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 17, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 17, 2020 (Xbox One)

As some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army are threatening world-peace, it’s up to you and your squad of misfits to eliminate that octo-scum. Liberate outposts, defeat bosses and wreck these wicked squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.

79%
positive of 126 reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
3.48★
PlayStation Store rating (92 ratings)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

Control a squad of misfits as they go up against some evil bigwig Octopus Commander and his army who are threatening world-peace. In this fun, fast-paced Real Time Tactics game, you go into combat and use guerrilla warfare to eliminate all octo-scum. Fight on top of your moving vehicle as you go from island to island to liberate outposts and defeat wicked bosses in their crazy octo-machines. Wreck those squids up, but beware, they’re well-armed.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 35% of 28,418 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.5k–5.7k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 126 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$0.75-85%
Microsoft Store$9.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.49 at IndieGala Store (2025-09-16)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 89 of 99 observed days · $9.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3320172026Week of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$9.99$0.492017-06-222026-10-162017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-11-28 — best price $4.992018-03-26 — best price $4.992018-10-23 — best price $5.992019-01-18 — best price $5.992019-06-21 — best price $5.992019-11-04 — best price $7.992020-01-27 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992021-06-24 — best price $1.492022-01-27 — best price $1.492022-11-22 — best price $0.992023-03-27 — best price $0.992023-12-21 — best price $0.992024-06-10 — best price $4.992024-09-16 — best price $9.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-08-14 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-11-11 — best price $0.492025-12-11 — best price $0.642026-01-12 — best price $0.642026-02-03 — best price $0.752026-03-12 — best price $0.752026-04-09 — best price $0.752026-05-11 — best price $0.752026-06-01 — best price $0.752026-07-15 — best price $4.992026-08-16 — best price $4.992026-09-18 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $9.992026-10-16 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

22
achievements tracked
15.8%
earned "Sweet Ride"
5.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

13 supported languages: English, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, German, Italian, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Thai, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, French…

Player tags

DogRTSWarFunnyIndieActionComedyMilitaryStrategyTactical

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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