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TAKE CARE OF THE DOG

bodinhe · 2026-07-09

Steam

AdventureIndieFree To Play

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 20, 2026 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Hello! Hi! How are you? It's time to play! TAKE CARE OF THE DOG is a short story about... taking care of a dog! Play around, follow him, find items, go get the water in the basement (for some reason) and a lot more!

TAKE CARE OF THE DOG is a free-to-play Adventure, Indie, and Free To Play game released in 2026, with a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 151 reviews).

93%
positive of 170 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
Free
steam price (US)

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  • · Top 32% of 28,796 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

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747420262026Week of 2026-07-10: 74 positiveWeek of 2026-07-10: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-17: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-07-17: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-24: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-24: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-31: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-31: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-07: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-08-14: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-player#category_playable_at_your_own_pacePlayable without Timed InputStereo SoundSurround SoundFamily Sharing

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