dog days
little lab games presents...
Dog Days
based on a section of the novel dog days by will boechler (and his real dog, walter)
about: riley davidson returns home after his father’s death.
trigger warning: mention of parental death, implied racism, sibling angst
controls:
- use arrow keys or wasd on pc or swipe on iphone/android to navigate
- interact with things in the world by walking up to them
- talk to or pet walt by going up to him
soundtrack:
01: dog days (theme)
02: reflection
03: the dinner
04: walk/night
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let me know what you think of the game by leaving a comment. enjoy!
soundtrack available as a download below!
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Development log
- release (beta version 1.1)Jun 10, 2024
Comments
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Lovely little game. I really enjoyed the music and the prose. My favorite line is the one describing the stars like snow on asphalt.
I initially read the narrative with a tint of CSA, which I have background with and is why my family is estranged. Given that this wasn't mentioned anywhere at all, I believe it was an unintended reading. I enjoy the ways that narrative works can be interpreted differently.
The real Walter is very cute. I pet the pixel Walter every chance I could. I miss my own dog, a labrabull, and it was nice seeing pixel Walter be so in tune with Riley the way my dog was with me. This game was very touching.
Thank you so much for your kind message. It touches my heart to see that Riley and Walter's story connected with you in this way. Thank you again. Walter also says hello :)