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The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows

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85%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
85% User Score Based on 79 reviews

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The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows is a single player and multiplayer open world action adventure game with horror and mystery themes. It was developed by Poultry Party Games and was released on May 5, 2026. It received positive reviews from players.

Has your dog ever stared into the darkness, barking at something you couldn't see? Maybe they've growled at a quiet hallway in the dead of night or watched an empty corner of your ceiling, tracking something invisible with eerie focus.  As the family dog, it's your job to protect your loved ones from danger—especially from the kind they can't see. In The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows, step into the p…

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85%Audience ScoreBased on 79 reviews
atmosphere3 positive mentions
stability4 negative mentions
  • Unique and creative concept of playing as dogs in a co-op horror survival setting with different breeds and customization options.
  • Engaging and fun gameplay loop, especially in multiplayer, with a good atmosphere and spooky soundtrack.
  • Active and dedicated solo developer who frequently releases updates and listens to community feedback.
  • Currently lacks content, features, and depth, with limited game modes and repetitive objectives making solo play boring.
  • Multiple bugs and technical issues including game crashes, glitches with interactions and AI, poor optimization especially on certain maps, and lag.
  • Poor tutorial and guidance causing confusion for new players, with unbalanced difficulty and unrefined enemy behavior reducing horror tension.

  • gameplay

    15 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    20% positive mentions, 60% neutral mentions, 20% negative mentions

    Gameplay is generally simple and intuitive with an addictive core loop and enjoyable cooperative challenges, but it suffers from poorly balanced mechanics, lack of meaningful stealth elements, and minimal sense of urgency or danger. Some core features like sneaking and sniffing are ineffective or broken, objectives become repetitive fetch quests, and XP rewards feel unrewarding. Overall, while the experience is fun with friends and has charming visuals, it lacks depth, clear feedback, and proper tutorial guidance.

    • “And the gameplay loop is addictive with a lot of upgrades to be had.”
    • “There are also tons of mechanics in the game that are intuitive and easy to get a feel for.”
    • “Main gameplay loop is simple currently with the singular gamemode present, but it still manages to be incredibly fun with friends, especially if you try to do various challenges such as no mic and dog pack (everyone sticking together).”
    • “The sneak mechanic is completely useless; you can just run past everything. Unless you collide with a creature, you won't take damage, and even then the food dispenser is infinite, making any threat of danger obsolete.”
    • “From my gameplay at least, you can just run away from any entity and the objective is simply to fetch items and add fuses to broadcast towers (and kill entities if you want extra exp), but all of the main objectives boil down to 'run to place, run back' with little sense of urgency or danger.”
    • “The mechanical dog is confusing to use; most of the time I could only make it follow or send it back, as interacting with its back area almost never showed up.”

  • optimization

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 50% negative mentions

    The game is generally well-optimized, running smoothly in most areas despite challenging weather conditions, but certain maps like Alpine experience significant performance and pathing issues that impact playability. Developers are actively addressing these optimization problems. Overall, performance varies by map, with some areas like Marsh being more demanding.

    • “The game is also optimized well most of the time.”
    • “The other maps are pretty well optimized, with Marsh being a bit more heavy than Forest.”
    • “Except Alpine, which unfortunately has some broken pathing issues, the game is fairly well optimized despite playing only in foggy and/or rainy conditions, which tend to slow down performance regardless of PC strength.”
    • “I said the performance was generally quite acceptable, but there were some areas where dropped frames made it almost unplayable, even with the settings turned down all the way.”
    • “There is a major optimization problem in those areas, and it's not really GPU 'horsepower' related.”
    • “One of the maps (Alpine) has pretty rough performance issues, which the dev is working to fix.”

  • atmosphere

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    75% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's atmosphere is highly praised for its immersive graphics, engaging lore, and thrilling moments, such as jump scares from swarming entities. However, inconsistencies in enemy encounters and some bugs can disrupt the experience, while players also desire more content, accessibility options, and better solo gameplay. Overall, the atmosphere successfully captivates players despite these areas needing improvement.

    • “The atmosphere this game creates as well as its lore already have me addicted to this game.”
    • “The game has a fantastic atmosphere, but its biggest flaws right now are the lack of guidance and a terrible solo experience.”
    • “First off, the graphics and atmosphere are well done.”

  • stability

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game's stability is currently somewhat buggy, with occasional glitches and issues like unreliable invite features and inconsistent mechanics. However, most problems are minor and manageable, which is understandable given the game's recent release and potential for improvement.

    • “The invite feature was buggy; my friend tried to invite me and another friend, but neither of us got the invite.”
    • “Currently the game is in a buggy state, but it's to be expected from being released not long ago; the sniffing trails can be wonky at times.”
    • “A little buggy at times, but this game has a lot of potential.”

  • story

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The story aspect is currently in development, with users expressing anticipation and optimism for the upcoming single-player story mode. Many see great potential in the game's narrative and look forward to future updates that will expand the story content.

    • “The gameplay so far is a lot of fun, and has so much more potential. I am looking forward to seeing where they go with the story and the game development.”
    • “Has a tremendous amount of potential and I would recommend getting it now if the concept as a whole interests you, whether you enjoy the current game mode or not, since there will be a lot more to come, including a single player story mode.”
    • “I can see great potential in this game, especially if the planned story mode gets added later.”

  • music

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The music is well-liked for its spooky atmosphere and plays a crucial role in gameplay by signaling when an entity is nearby or has spotted the player, enhancing immersion.

    • “I really enjoy the spooky soundtracks too.”
    • “Sound also appears to be very important as the music will indicate whether an entity has spotted you or is nearby.”
    • “The soundtrack is very nice so far!”

  • graphics

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The graphics are well-executed and create a strong atmosphere, running smoothly on medium settings; however, enemy design and placement feel inconsistent, affecting the visual experience.

  • humor

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's humor is praised for its charming and amusing character animations, such as the stretching spiders, contributing to a fun and entertaining experience, especially when playing with friends.

    • “The different ghosts are great, and I love that the spiders stretch out hilariously when they perish.”
    • “It is such a funny game, especially when playing with friends.”

  • grinding

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game features a grindy progression system that, despite its repetitive nature, adds to the fun and engaging PvE extraction gameplay involving various dog breeds.

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The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows is a open world action adventure game with horror and mystery themes. Common tags for The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows include 3D, realistic, exploration, choices matter, third person and others.

The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows is available on PC and Windows.

The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows was released on May 5, 2026.

The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows was developed by Poultry Party Games.

The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows has received positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows for its atmosphere but disliked it for its gameplay.

The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

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