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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 SteamSpy 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 count fetched 2026-08-02 19:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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 |
| Estimated owners | 20,000 – 50,000 (SteamSpy) |
| 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