DogFighter

Released Jun 2010

Take to the skies in this fast paced, arcade aerial combat game featuring arena style gameplay. Fly solo in single player or compete against other players in online multiplayer modes.

61% positive · 434 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

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Evaluation

DogFighter launched on June 14, 2010 as a complete arcade aerial combat game. Following launch, Dark Water Studios delivered a series of free content updates, including the "Aces High" content patch on March 16, 2011 (which added 2 new craft and a new level), and a 1st Anniversary Patch on June 13, 2011 that added two community-created aircraft and Italian language support. The Anniversary Patch post is the last recorded developer communication, and the store description's "Updates so far" section reads like a summary of what has already been delivered — ending with "...and that's just the start," which appears to be legacy marketing copy from the game's early days rather than a current promise. There have been no developer posts, announcements, roadmaps, or unreleased DLC listings in the years since June 2011. The game has been on sale continuously with no new content cycle established after that point. Given the absence of any post-June 2011 developer communication and no outstanding commitments, the game is best understood as a finished product whose post-launch content additions concluded with the Anniversary Patch.

Evidence

1st Anniversary Patch shipped, adding community-created craft and Italian language support. This is the last recorded developer communication.

news post · Jun 13, 2011 source content shipped

high

Aces High content patch released, adding 2 new craft and 1 new level.

news post · Mar 16, 2011 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Dark Water Studios Ltd

Publisher

Instinct Software Ltd.

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

partial support

Steam Deck

Playable

Players

Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

Action Indie Flight Arcade

About this game

DogFighter is a fast paced, arcade aerial combat game with arena style gameplay values. Players can compete against up to 15 opponents in 4 multiplayer modes, or go solo in 7 single player game modes, using beefed up biplanes sporting over 20 different offensive and defensive weapons...

Key features:

Take to the skies against up to 15 players in classic online multiplayer game modes such as Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Capture the flag flag as well as the all new Wolf Pack Co-Op game mode.
Use several advanced server options to enable variations on the normal game modes by including the likes of Insta-Gib, Turbo Mode and Black Death.
"Easy-to-fly" flight model with the controls you need to execute advanced manoeuvres such as Barrel Roll and Immelmann Turn.
Beautifully created environments that are as much a player in the game as the people piloting the craft.
With 8 unique craft and over 20 different weapons and defensive measures, DogFighter caters to all game play styles.
Online leaderboards and friend tracking.
Steam Cloud supported.
Includes Steam Achievements.

Updates so far:

Joystick Support
New Map: The Old Gods
New Craft: Mongoose
Added: Tutorial Mode
Added Game Modes: Lone Wolf and Wolf Pack

... and that’s just the start.
Since its launch, DogFighter has been updated on numerous occasions. As well as the usual bug fixes and polish we have introduced...

Joystick Support
Weapon and Control completely rebalanced
A new map, new co-op game mode “Wolf Pack” and the new craft; The Mongoose.
Configurable Xbox Controller Support

Take to the skies and deal lead death to your enemy using a state-of-the-art flight model that gives players unprecedented command of DogFighter’s craft. Complete control of the craft, combined with easily executed advanced manoeuvres such as the Barrel Roll, give DogFighter players the tools they need to master the skies.
With environments built to both slay and save you, the environments in DogFighter offer the player a more interactive experience than is usual for the genre. Players can enjoy piloting their craft down mining tunnels, through pyramids and active volcanoes, in environments designed to deliver a more varied, more interactive gaming experience. Fly low, fly fast!