One Dog Story similar games & best alternatives

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One Dog Story

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

One Dog Story is an engaging pixel adventure game with RPG elements, gameplay that’ll get you hooked for hours, and well-developed characters. You wake up in an underground laboratory, free again after a horrific accident. Prepare to explore this expansive game world and its many secrets and mysteries.

What works

  • Charming pixel art and graphics
  • Engaging soundtrack
  • Variety of weapons and upgrades
  • Multiple endings and story paths
  • Atmospheric and nostalgic gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical bugs and glitches
  • Frustrating save system and checkpoints
  • Awkward controls and hit detection
  • Linear level design with limited exploration
  • Some bosses and enemies lack challenge or variety

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with One Dog Story. These titles are not in What to play next.

One Dog Story: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competence, Thrill.

Last update: 24/08/2026