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The Last Friend

The Stonebot Studio · Skystone Games · 2021-09-30

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionIndieStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Apr 07, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Sep 30, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Doggone tired of the typical brawler or tower defense that is all bark and no bite? Then join Alpha and T. Juan on a dynamic adventure that has you battling hordes of baddies and bosses on their mission to save all the Doggos!

89%
positive of 144 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
88/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

From the warm and fluffy Newfoundland who has a healing passive, the Tibetan Mastiff with a beast mode unlocked, and to the ever charismatic Beagle, it's up to you to rescue these fearless pups and then set them loose on the bad guys! The world has changed and some could even say it’s gone to the dog house…WOOF!!! Get ready to explore deserted badlands, ruined cities, a military base or two and not to mention forgotten jungles teeming with challenges as you set out in an upgradable RV! It’s a dog eat dog world out there so best bring your best when it comes to going all paws with the various (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 5 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (18 reviews).
  • · Top 33% of 28,674 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.9k–6.5k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 144 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2024-12-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 28 of 41 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720212026Week of 2021-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.492021-09-302026-10-082021-09-30 — best price $14.992022-01-14 — best price $9.742022-04-28 — best price $14.992022-09-17 — best price $14.992022-12-22 — best price $6.742023-02-16 — best price $7.492023-04-01 — best price $14.992023-04-25 — best price $7.492023-06-29 — best price $4.492023-08-30 — best price $14.992023-11-10 — best price $7.492023-12-02 — best price $14.992024-01-04 — best price $14.992024-03-04 — best price $3.002024-04-05 — best price $7.492024-06-27 — best price $2.252024-07-29 — best price $5.992024-10-11 — best price $10.162024-11-06 — best price $14.992024-11-16 — best price $14.992024-12-04 — best price $14.992024-12-20 — best price $1.492025-01-31 — best price $7.502025-02-22 — best price $12.632025-06-27 — best price $1.492025-09-29 — best price $7.492025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-03-16 — best price $14.992026-04-14 — best price $12.632026-05-02 — best price $12.632026-06-20 — best price $12.632026-07-15 — best price $14.992026-08-07 — best price $12.622026-08-14 — best price $12.132026-10-08 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

56
achievements tracked
88.4%
earned "Good Boy"
11.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-10-07 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2DDogCuteAnimeIndie1990'sActionCasualCartoonyColorful

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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