DOGWALK

DOGWALK

Released Jul 2025

Explore a hand-crafted winter forest as a big adorable dog and a little kid in tow. A short, free, open source project brought to you by Blender Studio.

98% positive · 2,970 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

DOGWALK is a short, free, open-source casual game released by Blender Studio on July 11, 2025. The store description and short description both explicitly describe it as "a short" interactive story and a "short, free, open source project" — language that clearly positions this as a self-contained, complete experience rather than a platform for ongoing content. The only DLC is a Supporter Pack, released on the same day as the game (July 11, 2025), which is a cosmetic/funding item rather than a content expansion. There are no unreleased DLC entries. Post-launch, the developer posted a thank-you message on July 14, 2025 confirming they were working on patches to fix bugs discovered at launch. This was followed by a bug-fix patch (v1.0.2) on July 17, 2025 and a more substantial quality-of-life and accessibility patch (v1.0.4) on September 3, 2025. These patches address polish and stability rather than new content additions, which is consistent with a completed game receiving post-launch maintenance. No announcements of future content, expansions, or a development roadmap have been made. The game's own description frames it as a finite, complete experience. The developer communications since launch have been focused solely on improving the existing game, not extending it.
Evidence
Described as 'a short, free, open source project' — explicitly positioned as a finite, complete experience
store metadata · Jul 11, 2025 source development ending
high
Store description calls it 'a short casual interactive story,' reinforcing the game's self-contained nature with no indication of ongoing content additions
description · Jul 11, 2025 source development ending
medium

Content

1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Released
Jul 2025

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
Blender Studio
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Blender Studio's official game project is a short casual interactive story.
Play a big, adorable dog traversing through winter woods and help out a little kid decorate a snowman with colorful items hidden in the environment.

Explore

You are let loose to roam camping grounds, forest paths, idyllic creeks and a frozen pond in this miniature open world.

Bound together

Guide or drag around your little kid owner that you have in tow. Help each other out, be a menace or be a good boy.

Play your way

Dive straight in and have the game react to your play-style and choices.
There are no fail states. Only player driven moments.

A paper craft world

Traverse an environment made of real-life paper crafted models, scanned and recreated to be played with.

Free for everyone

Brought to you by the Blender Studio as the new free and creative commons "Open Project".
Made with, and available as free and open-source software.

The project was used to test and improve both Blender and the Godot Game Engine.

Find out more or support our work on the Blender Studio website!

Last evaluated Jun 16, 2026
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