Super Space Pug

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"Super Space Pug" is a fast-paced, bullet hell shoot 'em up game featuring classic arcade-style gameplay. Defend your personal space from waves of evil cats, monsters, and other hazards while utilizing power-ups like the Poop Cannon and Ninja Stars. Compete against friends on the leaderboards for high scores and look out for community-voted power-ups.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

57%

Audience ScoreBased on 292 reviews

music10 positive mentions

stability14 negative mentions

The game features quirky humor and a unique premise, making it enjoyable for fans of lighthearted arcade-style games.
Power-ups like Poop Cannon and Ninja Stars add a fun twist to the gameplay, keeping it interesting.
The competitive leaderboards provide an extra challenge for players looking to improve their scores.

The game suffers from poor performance and glitchy mechanics, including unreliable hitboxes and a lack of polish.
There is a significant lack of content, with no unlockable characters or additional maps, making the gameplay feel repetitive.
Many players found the controls clunky and the gameplay frustrating, leading to a lack of enjoyment overall.

music
26 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
50%
12%
The music in the game receives mixed reviews, with some players appreciating the relaxing and enjoyable soundtrack, while others find it repetitive or annoying. Many agree that the music is one of the game's stronger aspects, despite criticisms of the sound effects and narration. Overall, while the soundtrack enhances the experience for some, it is not enough to elevate the game as a whole for others.
- “One of my favorite games that you have made, full of action, the music is awesome, looks like I found myself a game that will never bore me!”
- “The music is nice, and the art is very comfy.”
- “The only good thing I could say about this game is the music is okay.”
- “You shoot at cat aliens while listening to midi-type EDM space music, and blowing up asteroids.”
- “[*] The soundtrack can get annoying.”
gameplay
24 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
50%
25%
The gameplay is characterized as fast-paced and challenging, featuring bullet-hell mechanics and quirky power-ups that add some enjoyment. However, many users criticize it for being janky, unpolished, and rudimentary, with clunky controls and poor collision handling leading to a lack of excitement and quick boredom. Overall, while there are moments of fun, the gameplay fails to deliver a compelling experience.
- “The gameplay is difficult, fast-paced, and full of bullet-hell action that will keep you on your toes.”
- “The power-ups like poop cannon and ninja stars add a fun twist to the gameplay and keep things interesting.”
- “The gameplay is pretty simple: using the mouse, dodge the asteroids and enemy projectiles.”
- “Additionally, the gameplay itself feels kind of janky and unpolished.”
- “Glitchy bleak shoot'em up with very rudimentary gameplay that bores quickly.”
- “The controls are clunky and the gameplay is pretty rudimentary and crude.”
graphics
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
21%
58%
21%
The graphics of the game receive mixed reviews, with some players finding them generic and lacking in artistic direction, while others appreciate the solid visuals given the game's price point. Despite some glitches, the graphics are deemed acceptable for a side-scrolling shooter, appealing to those who prefer simpler aesthetics. Overall, the visuals are described as nothing special but functional for gameplay.
- “Solid graphics (for what it is and for its price).”
- “Despite slightly glitchy graphics, it's one of the most playable cute 'em ups I've played.”
- “I like side scrolling shooting games, and I am happy with fairly basic graphics.”
- “There's no art direction; everything is generic and random. The graphics aren't nice to look at at all.”
- “Graphics: nothing special.”
- “(some time later) all the graphical and audio assets are PNGs, WAVs, and OGGs!”
stability
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game suffers from significant stability issues, including buggy hitboxes and glitches that can lead to unexpected deaths, even when no threats are present. Despite these problems, some players still find enjoyment in the gameplay, though the overall experience is marred by these technical flaws.
- “Buggy hitboxes, even my puppy is buggy and randomly disappears?”
- “Also, while everything I mentioned is going on, you also have to deal with weird hitboxes and glitches that randomly kill you, even if nothing is near you.”
- “I found it to be hectic and buggy.”
humor
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
75%
25%
The humor in the game has garnered mixed reactions, with some players appreciating its quirky and unique premise, particularly the amusing concept of a pug in an astronaut helmet. However, others feel that the humor falls flat and is primarily a gimmick to attract attention rather than delivering genuine laughs. Overall, the comedic elements seem to resonate with fans of the theme, while leaving some players unimpressed.
- “If you love pugs and you love space, I highly recommend this hilarious FPS-style game with a pug in an astronaut helmet as your hero.”
- “This is a 2D retro side-scrolling bullet hell shmup with a jokesy 'space pug' theme, which doesn't make a lot of sense apart from trying to sell games just from the funny name.”
- “While the game has received mixed reviews, I personally enjoyed the quirky humor and unique premise.”
- “Not funny!”
- “Not funny!”
story
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
25%
50%
The story conveys a moral about perseverance and the unpredictability of life, emphasizing that giving up can prevent one from achieving their potential. However, some users express uncertainty about the clarity or development of the storyline itself.
- “Moral of the story: you never know what life has in store for you, and if I had given up when all odds were against me, I wouldn't be where I am today.”
- “Cannot tell if there's a storyline yet.”
- “Cannot tell if there's a storyline yet.”
optimization
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The game's optimization is severely criticized, with users reporting significant performance degradation over time, leading to erratic movement that feels more like jumping than smooth navigation. This issue detracts from the overall gameplay experience.
- “You control movement with the mouse, and as performance degrades, you don't so much move around the screen as jump around the screen while the game catches up with your mouse movement.”
- “Garbage performance, which gets worse the longer you play.”
- “You control movement with the mouse, and as performance degrades, you do not so much move around the screen as jump around the screen as the game catches up with mouse movement.”
- “Garbage performance, which gets worse the longer you play.”
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's replayability is considered low, with users finding it only mildly entertaining upon revisiting. Overall, it lacks significant incentives to encourage multiple playthroughs.

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