Stray Dogs
Take a walk down a winding forest trail crawling with snarling strays, and get as far as you can.
About This Game
Take a walk down a winding forest trail crawling with snarling strays, and get as far as you can. Every meter is earned step by step in this retro green pixel escape.
The dogs aren't mindless. Each one has a two-ring temper: drift into its outer ring and it growls a warning “!” and starts creeping toward you; cross the inner ring and it lunges. Back away in time and it settles down — but linger inside the warning ring and it charges anyway.
The trail never runs straight. It winds from dirt paths to paved promenades, crosses narrow wooden bridges and sometimes splits in two around a flower bed, so you have to pick a side. Watch the trees, too: when a bush starts shaking and a “!” pops up, a stray is about to burst out of the woods and dash straight at you. The farther you go, the faster and fiercer they get.
Sticks lie along the trail: grab one and it fills your item slot, and when a dog charges you swing it automatically and send the dog yelping away. You can only carry one, and it snaps after a single swing, so each stick buys you exactly one mistake. One bite ends the walk.
Game Tips
- ❗ When “!” pops up, step aside fast — the dog creeps closer the longer you linger.
- 🌳 A shaking bush means a dog is about to leap out at you: get off its line.
- 🪵 Grab sticks whenever you can: each one stops a single charging dog.
Controls
- ◀ ▶ : move left and right
- ▲ : walk forward
- ← → : move left and right
- ↑ : walk forward
- ※ Walk over a stick to pick it up (one at a time). It swings automatically when a dog charges.
Game info
- Players
- 1 player
- Developer
- PLAYMINIT — original game, made in-house
- Released
- 2026.05.06
- Last updated
- 2026.11.05
- Version
- v3.3
- Scoring
- m · Higher is better
- Monthly ranking
- Supported
- Controls
- Touch · Keyboard
Dev Log
- v3.3
Behind-the-scenes cleanup
- No changes to gameplay
- v3.2
Forest walk
- A winding forest trail that sometimes forks in two
- Strays now ambush from the trees
- Dogs creep closer and strike faster
- v3.1
Roadside strays
- Pixel-art strays now leap out of the roadside grass
- Chased-off dogs gallop away
Earlier versions (9)
- v3.0
Mountain trail rework
- Winding mountain trails and roads with bridges and crossings
- Sticks on the path replace the SHOO button
- Tougher dogs and a redrawn hero
- v2.5
Behind-the-scenes cleanup
- No changes to gameplay
- v2.4
Smarter dogs
- Dogs now warn you before they lunge
- Back away in time to calm a dog down
- Packs now come in five formations
- v2.3
Keyboard tweak
- Enter now also triggers SHOO!
- v2.2
Tab switch fix
- Fixed a brief skip ahead after returning to the tab
- v2.1
SHOO! button
- Added a SHOO! button or Space to scare off chasing dogs
- Most dogs are smaller and notice you only up close
- v2.0
Full rebuild
- Retro pixel art and new sounds
- Walk and sidestep past rows of dogs
- Move with buttons, arrow keys or W, A, D
- Removed kicks and weapons
- v1.1
Leaderboard and calmer pace
- Added a leaderboard ranked by distance
- Calmer pace with fewer, slower dogs
- Fixed no results screen after a new best
- v1.0
First release
- Run down a road and escape stray dogs that give chase
- Kick dogs away or grab a branch or bat
