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DOGWALK
Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.
“It’s very short and simple, but the art style paired with the calm music makes it a genuinely relaxing play session. You’re not here for challenge or depth; just vibes, snow, and gentle exploration. The fact that it’s free and open source makes it even more amazing.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“A simple two item fetch quest, but its gameplay and controls simplicity makes it great for young kids. And the artwork and production is the real star of the show here.”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played“Very short but great game to play to cool down at the end of the day. So cute”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedLatest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Patch (v1.0.4)
It's been a while. We ended up skipping a version because of ongoing testing and bug fixes. This new version adds some improvements to reduce motion sickness and make the game generally easier to play
Patch (v1.0.2)
Bug fixes Fixed the walking speed of the kid on snow Fixed the kid detecting the shovel where you can first spot it Fixed the kid jittering on uneven ground in the forest Fixed a bug where bumping int
A Big Thank You!
On Friday the team at Blender Studio was proud & excited to finally share DOGWALK with everyone. And the response has been truly breathtaking! Thank you all so much for playing and responding so posit
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.
| Genres | Casual, Indie, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Casual · Exploration · Wholesome · Short · Dogs · Singleplayer · Top-Down · Walking Simulator · 3D · Hand-drawn · Colorful · Relaxing (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Custom Volume Controls · Mouse Only Option · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Touch Only Option · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English |
| Official site | https://studio.blender.org/projects/dogwalk/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8200 / AMD Athlon XE BE-2300 / Snapdragon X Elite Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5500 / AMD Radeon R5 Graphics Storage: 1500 MB available space