Dogpile

A very good Balatro-like, Suika-like game. Fantastic music, animations, sounds, and very funny can't recommend enough 👍

It's just fun game.

Dogpile è uno di quei giochi che a prima vista può sembrare quasi banale: un semplice merge game, con meccaniche apparentemente ridotte all’essenziale. E invece basta iniziare a giocare per rendersi conto di quanto sia dannatamente coinvolgente. È il classico gioco in cui pensi “faccio ancora una partita e poi smetto” e, quando guardi l’orologio, ti accorgi di averci passato ore senza nemmeno rendertene conto. Le meccaniche sono semplici da capire, ma riescono a creare quel meccanismo di “ancora una fusione” che ti porta a continuare senza pesare mai. Mi è piaciuto davvero molto proprio per questa sua capacità di divertire senza complicarsi inutilmente la vita. L’unico vero peccato è l’assenza della localizzazione italiana. Il testo presente nel gioco non è moltissimo e, più che una necessità, sarebbe stato un bel pregio avere anche l’italiano tra le lingue disponibili. In definitiva, un piccolo gioco che parte in sordina ma che riesce a tenerti incollato per ore. Consigliato se cercate qualcosa di semplice, rilassante e tremendamente addictive. Voto: 8/10 - ti piace puyo puyo? Ti piacciano i cani? Compralo.

i love this game

Really like this game. Its like a "match three" roguelike but you are just merging identical dogs together to make the next tier of dog. So Aces combine to make 2s, 2s into 3s, etc. You win when you get a KING on the field or even merge two kings. Affecting this goal are the roguelike elements. The only persisting upgrades are unlocking new tags(relics ala slay the spire), so yes I consider it a like and not a lite (like hades where you can upgrade yourself between runs). The good traits that dogs can have are met by bad traits as well. Dogs can have infinite traits which is really cool. Beyond its charm, the actual mechanics of the game are very fun and rewarding. You can just wing it and have fun, but there is something super awesome about planning a play or getting a dog or tag that changes your whole focus. A tag might be "when you merge 3's, all 1s and 2s get promoted". So now having 1s and 2s in your deck does not feel the worst because you can promote them easily. Another tag might be "the yard flips upside down every time you shuffle your deck". I will be honest, the first few runs were just okay. Like a "is this is" kind of vibe. The more I play, the more I am rewarded. I do think that there is some luck involved but no more or less than something like balatro. I am just mainly impressed with the logic puzzles for a premise that is so simple. You can obviously build your deck ie add or remove or enhance cards throughout the run. Bigger dogs give more points/bones but smaller dogs fit in the yard better. To win you need a super big dog eventually. Everything feels really balanced. Honestly, I do hate the size of the queen dog though. I seem to lose very often because of how much space that one takes up and its odd shape. I think many would agree its like the line between a good run and a bad run is when you get a queen on the field/yard. Yeah maybe too much wall for such a simple game, but this was a shot in the dark for me. I would say that if you like match 3s or more specifically like that game with the cannon that shoots different color balls and you match 3, this will feel awesome. Its like tetris but with dogs basically, and the crux of enjoyment is getting a very full screen, and you get a merge domino effect that gives you all that space back. It feels incredible when you do that in this game. Also, the palettes are really cool. I have it set to random right now and I just think its a small but cool thing for a game where you spend all your time at one screen or background.

I have a weakness for good looking games. This one is one of those. Simple gameplay to sit and relax after hard work day. I played it for more than 12 hours and didn't manage to collect all the dogs. So it's quite challenging. Sometimes it's frustrating because I get so close. What to expect. Just cute little dogs dropping at the ground and you trying to match them. Nothing more, nothing less. You can buy power ups and hope that they will help. But still lose :D