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Dog in the Machine

Dog in the Machine

Released: 9/29/2026

Train an AutoDog to escape a dystopian mecha-city in this tactical roguelite. Craft powerful modular attacks, plan every move with stress-free real-time previews, and unleash devastating chain reactions to outsmart hordes of killjoy robots!

Train an AutoDog to escape a dystopian mecha-city in this tactical roguelite. Craft powerful modular attacks, plan every move with stress-free real-time previews, and unleash devastating chain reactions to outsmart hordes of killjoy robots!

Train an AutoDog to escape a dystopian mecha-city in this tactical roguelite. Craft powerful modular attacks, plan every move with stress-free real-time previews, and unleash devastating chain reactions to outsmart hordes of killjoy robots!

Critics
100
Steam
100

Score Breakdown

100.0

Critic Average

1 reviews

100

Steam User Score

62 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
0.0
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
0.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

1 launch window (100%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 18, 2026

Based on 1 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 100.0/100. Critics score this game about the same as Steam users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(1 recent of 1)+
  1. Thumb Culture StaffviaThumb Culture
    Oct 6, 2026·Launch window
    100/100View review
    Steam 100/100 · 0.0 pts