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METAL DOGS

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.

Released Mar 23, 2023 Developer 24Frame,inc. Platforms Windows Hack and SlashCasualDogCuteAction Roguelike
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-09-25)

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.

81.5%positive798 reviews

What reviewers agree on

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Counted across 84 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 81.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13

Recommended · 241 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 47 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 19 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2024-09 via SteamCharts.

722all-time peak
0 100 200 2022 2023 2024 No data collected for this period 184 avg · Aug 2021

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-08-12. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-09-25 21:36 UTC
$19.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-12
US19.99 USD
EU16.79 EUR
UK15.49 GBP
Australia28.95 AUD
Canada22.79 CAD
Japan2,380 JPY
Brazil37.99 BRL
China70.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$7.3 China Japan Canada EU US Australia UK≈$21

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 08-12 08-21 08-30 09-08 09-16 09-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Dec 19, 2024
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

Sep 13, 2024
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

Sep 13, 2024
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

Jul 26, 2024
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

Jul 26, 2024
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

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsHack and Slash · Casual · Dog · Cute · Action Roguelike · Singleplayer · Post-apocalyptic · Action RPG · RPG · Top-Down · Controller · Procedural Generation (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesJapanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean
Official sitehttps://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