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Dogpile

PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2025

Should you play it?

Dogpile is a roguelike deck builder about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs. Play dogs, get money, customize your dogs with special Traits, refine your deck, PLAY MORE DOGS! DOGS!

What works
  • Charming and cute dog theme
  • Deep and engaging deckbuilding mechanics
  • High replayability with many decks and tags
  • Addictive and satisfying gameplay loop
  • Good value for price
Things to keep in mind
  • Some bugs and technical issues reported
  • Lack of narrative or story depth
  • Minimal social or cooperative features
  • Controller support could be improved
  • Some randomness can frustrate players

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Balatro

  • Dice A Million

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  • Clockwork Cleanup

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  • RACCOIN: Coin Pusher Roguelike

  • BalanCity

  • Coffee Caravan
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Clockwork Cleanup

  • Cursed Words: The Word Game That Isn't

  • Genome Guardian 2
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Dogpile: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Violence, Survival, Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story, Fantasy.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Escapism

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  • Experimenting

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  • Exploration

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  • Expression

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  • Fantasy

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  • Health

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  • Progression

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  • Story

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Last update: 01/06/2026