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METAL DOGS
Set in a world after the destruction of humankind, the harsh battle of the combat dog "Pochi" begins. Explore dungeons that change every time you enter, get a wide variety of weapons, and power up your dog! Hunt the evil "WANTED"! Enjoy exhilarating battles casually in this shooting action game.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“I'm in this for the doggos, the gameplay is ok too I guess.”
“At first glance METAL DOGS looks like it should be a twin stick shooter and is even tagged on Steam as 'Action Roguelike'. This is incorrect. Wizard's Lizard is an Action Roguelike. Binding of Isaac and Gungeon are…”
“Exactly what it says on the cover; be a dog that blows things up with giant guns. The biggest downside is the lack of ability to customise keyboard controls to my preferred set, however the defaults aren't completely…”
11 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“At first glance METAL DOGS looks like it should be a twin stick shooter and is even tagged on Steam as 'Action Roguelike'. This is incorrect. Wizard's Lizard is an Action Roguelike. Binding of Isaac and Gungeon are…”
“Strictly on the good side of okay, but giving a thumbs up to encourage the developers. What you have here is dungeon layouts and progression similar to Chocobo Mystery Dungeon fused with a top down action RPG. It's not…”
“In case you're looking for a review of Metal Dogs that isn't just "wowee look at the heccin pupperinos": Firstly, it's not a rogue-lite, not really, unless you want to stretch that definition like a your mom in a…”
7 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“This is so much easier than trying to tape a shotgun to my dog”
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget the Real World ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ My Eye's!!! ---{ Game play }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just game play ☐ Meh...... ☐ Watch paint dry…”
“Exactly what it says on the cover; be a dog that blows things up with giant guns. The biggest downside is the lack of ability to customise keyboard controls to my preferred set, however the defaults aren't completely…”
6 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget the Real World ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ My Eye's!!! ---{ Game play }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just game play ☐ Meh...... ☐ Watch paint dry…”
“I think the first thing to do before you play this is to go to the settings and turn down the sound effect volume (its maxed by default). The first Wanted™ enemy is a flower (?) that shoots out explosive orbs and spawns…”
“I got this solely because attaching a gun to a dog looked funny. It's an alright game, but gets a bit repetitive after the three hour mark. The new weapons and enemies doesn't bring much to the table. Still, worth…”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget the Real World ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ My Eye's!!! ---{ Game play }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just game play ☐ Meh...... ☐ Watch paint dry…”
“If you like dogs and top down games and guns, then this is the game for you. It's too cute, I adore Shibas so much and this scratches the itch to play with guns while being a cute little Shiba. Also the attention to…”
“Absolutely love the idea of a doggo being a tank! cute idea, can't wait for this game to grow and have more to it.... i want 2 player and instead of MVP its best doggo! . just streamed a lets play of the game on twitch…”
10 of the 84 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Cute game that shows promise. Subjectively, I don't like that it isn't actually a twin-stick shooter in spite of its insistence that it plays like one. Auto-target with right stick swapping isn't the vibe I wanted from…”
“Exactly what it says on the cover; be a dog that blows things up with giant guns. The biggest downside is the lack of ability to customise keyboard controls to my preferred set, however the defaults aren't completely…”
“Technical Review - Only support up to 1080p resolutions (fixable) - No mouse support, keyboard only. - Support high framerates, thankfully (I'm up to 144 fps) - Only 2 graphic settings, resolution options and fullscreen…”
9 of the 84 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget the Real World ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ My Eye's!!! ---{ Game play }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just game play ☐ Meh...... ☐ Watch paint dry…”
“Extremely mediocre dungeon crawler type game with very little variety. It's fun initially but once the novelty of "haha look at the funny dog with gun" wears off, it becomes increasingly obvious that the game has very…”
“Originally this was going to be "Recommended", with a massive caveat. Metal Dogs at best is a mediocre game, given relevance through its Metal Max/Saga setting. As I began listing how the game falls short in absolutely…”
8 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Extremely mediocre dungeon crawler type game with very little variety. It's fun initially but once the novelty of "haha look at the funny dog with gun" wears off, it becomes increasingly obvious that the game has very…”
“Originally this was going to be "Recommended", with a massive caveat. Metal Dogs at best is a mediocre game, given relevance through its Metal Max/Saga setting. As I began listing how the game falls short in absolutely…”
“This game is not a rouge-like its an rpg with missions your progress through, idk if the developer is lying or just doesn't know what a rouge like is but its a bad look. They need to change up there description because…”
5 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Extremely mediocre dungeon crawler type game with very little variety. It's fun initially but once the novelty of "haha look at the funny dog with gun" wears off, it becomes increasingly obvious that the game has very…”
“Underwhelming in terms of content, thought there'd be alot more too this game but the latest thing was about how this game was "actually this is a spin off to a game that we just released", kinda bs”
“Play as one of three dogs across a series of monster slaying missions. Shoot, loot, upgrade, fight bosses and enjoy what story there is. It's quite short, as I beat it in just under seven hours. However, I only used the…”
4 of the 84 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“If you're a fan of the Metal Max/Saga series and a fan of Top-Down Action RPGs, i think you should buy and play this (On Hardcore). But i also recommend to buy it on sale because the amount of content in the game right…”
“Not good for twenty whole american dollars. Spend your money on anything else.”
“Eh. Well... do you like what you see in the trailer? If so, get it. It's as advertised. Like, You get exactly what's in the trailer and absolutely nothing else. It feels very barebones even by the last game in metal max…”
Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“This is not a roguelite. You get to keep the xp, money and items. This is more like a normal hub based action rpg. Not that I don't like it though, just pointing it out for people who think this is a roguelite.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“Game is a fun little dungeon crawler with a very 'Japanese game' feel. It's not as much of an RPG as it is a Diablo Equipment farm. Gear is your stats, and leveling up seems to only increase your max health a bit. Three different dogs that as far as I can tell are only slightly…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Currently this game is fun for about 10-20 mins. I love the concept and almost Diablo II like gameplay in portions of it and it has potential to be quite good... but a lot of work is needed to make this a game worth $30. I would say in the games current state it feels like a $5…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-09 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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45% off in the Winter Sale!
During the Winter Sale, the main game and DLC are 10% to 45% off the regular price! Go on an adventure with your cute dog! Start date and time December 19, 2024 10:00 am (PST) End date and time Januar
Released the 3rd DLC, "METAL DOGS NEW DOG ADDITION:Chihuahua and Shiba B"!
The 3rd DLC for METAL DOGS is the first character addition! A new Chihuahua "Rondot" & Black Shiba "Kotetsu" joins the team! The regular price is 6.90 USD, but for 14 days from today, it will be avail
1.5.0 Patch Notes
ver 1.5.0 (9/13 update) Build ID : 15634146 ◆ Addition of New Equipment Items! Added 3 types of "Neo Flying Disc" as exclusive equipment for the Chihuahua "Rondot"! *You can exchange them for Dog Tags
45% OFF Sale Now On!
We have released the 1.4.0 update today! To celebrate, we will be holding a sale on the following dates. Start Date and Time Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 8:00 PM (PDT) End Date and Time Sunday, August
1.4.0 Patch Notes
◆Three More Quests Added to Play Mid-Game! SUB. Under the desert, even dogs freeze SUB. Numb and Numbed! Battle for control! SUB.Petroller A Close Call! https://clan.akamai.steamstatic.com/images/4006
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Hack and Slash · Casual · Dog · Cute · Action Roguelike · Singleplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Action RPG · RPG · Top-Down · Controller · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean |
| Official site | https://metaldogs.24fps.jp/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows® 10 64-bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-530 2.93 Ghz, or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11.0 compatible GPU with at least 1GB of VRAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space