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Dog Sled Management Game ‘Dog Sled Saga’ Hits the App Store

Posted on by Eli Hodapp
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One of the things I saw at PAX was Dan FitzGerald’s Dog Sled Saga ($3.99), a surprisingly complex dog sled management game. The gameplay loop involves racing dogs via a mechanic where you’re aiming and tossing dog biscuits to each of your dogs to keep them going full speed. (It almost reminds me of managing your carrots when riding Epona around in Zelda games.) After each race, the “real" part of the game begins and you micromanage all the aspects of your dog sled team and their training to build the ultimate group of canines.

Dog Sled Saga has been in development forever, and I’m curious to see how it’ll do- Particularly as a game that’s launching at the same time on Steam, Android, and iOS. We’ll try to get a review up soon, as I think there’s a lot of stuff people will like about this game that might not seem immediately apparent from watching the trailer. Also, for a bunch more screenshots and video, check out the Dog Sled Saga web site.

  • Really Bad Chess
    Really Bad Chess is just like chess, but with totally random pieces. Try 8 Knights, 4 Bishops, and 3 pawns — why not? …
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  • Dog Sled Saga
    A game by Dan + Lisa As a rookie musher, foster a dogsledding team whose skills will grow if they're treated right. Wee…
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    • 11 Comments

    1. Wizard of Odyssey
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      I suck at chess, but I like it anyway! This is for me!!

    2. guttaperk

      I so, so hope this is good.

    3. vectorarchitekt

      Hell yes!! Man I love this guy's games. He makes definitive games for each genre.

    4. ThePawn

      I'll pay this for sure. He makes good games. I still play safe solitaire daily since the release.

      1. ThePawn

        Sage*

    5. curtneedsaride

      Cool idea. I'm in.

    6. rezn

      I love the look of this just like Sage Solitaire.

    7. Zach Gage

      Thanks so much everyone! I'm really glad you're excited for Really Bad Chess! I hope you enjoy it when it finally releases!

    8. zen_mode

      Wasn't this the premise for Chesh? Wonder if it got inspiration from that

      1. Zach Gage

        chesh is randomized piece abilities, this uses all the normal pieces. I love chesh but it wasn't the inspiration. I was interested in learning how to play chess but it frustrates me that chess is very rigid and you really need to play people close to your skill level. I figured maybe if I broke the "fairness" of chess by making the pieces totally random it might make it more fun for people like me who aren't good at it — it turned out to do a whole lot more than that, so I took the design and ran with it.

        1. yachris2112

          What a great idea! Really looking forward to this.