Hair of the Dog
Released Mar 2021
Help Cummerbund Bandersnatch in this quintessentially British point & click comedy adventure as he explores the darker side of Victorian England, oblivious to its perils. Manipulate time, talk to a host of dubious characters and solve puzzles to get Bandersnatch out of a fix before it's too late.
98% positive · 114 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
Hair of the Dog is a free, short point-and-click adventure game that was created during a game jam in 2020 and released on Steam on March 24, 2021. The developer has described it as a roughly one-hour experience built in just twelve days. There is no DLC, no post-launch content updates, and no indication of any planned additions to this specific title.
The developer's activity since launch has been entirely focused on a separate, full-length follow-up called "Heir of the Dog" (a different Steam app). In August 2023, the developer announced Heir of the Dog as a standalone new game inspired by Hair of the Dog. In November 2023, they confirmed it was in production. In April 2024, a Kickstarter pre-launch page went live, and by July 2024, the Kickstarter campaign fully funded within two hours. The store description for Hair of the Dog itself references Heir of the Dog and Lucy Dreaming as separate products to wishlist or purchase.
Hair of the Dog itself launched as a complete, self-contained short game and has received no post-launch content additions. All developer energy has moved to the successor title. This game is finished as originally designed.
Evidence
Developer describes Hair of the Dog as a short game jam submission used as a 'test-run' before Lucy Dreaming, and announces Heir of the Dog as a new, separate full-length game — not an update to this one.
Store description presents Hair of the Dog as a complete ~1 hour adventure game, created in twelve days for a game jam. No additional content or updates are mentioned for this title.
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Developer
Publisher
Tall Story Games Ltd
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Platform
Windows, Linux
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Help Cummerbund Bandersnatch in this quintessentially British point & click comedy adventure as he explores the darker side of Victorian England, oblivious to its perils. Manipulate time, talk to a host of dubious characters and solve puzzles to get Bandersnatch out of a fix before it's too late.
Full-length version in production!
After three years and 50,000 downloads, this free game is finally getting made into a full-length adventure. Play the demo and add it to your wishlist now:Lucy Dreaming - OUT NOW
Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in our first full-length point & click adventure, available now.A thoroughly British adventure
After a mysterious explosion over Victorian London, Cummerbund Bandersnatch visits his uncle to find he's been experimenting with a new formula he's created in an attempt to give himself a "good time".Seduced by the promises in his uncle's journal, Cummerbund decides to drink the same formula and discovers that his life will no longer be the same again (at least between the hours of 8pm - 8am daily).
Can he reverse the effects of the formula before it's too late?
An hour of mystery, cannibalism and nob jokes
Hair of the Dog is inspired and influenced by the classic 90s point & click adventure games, from its retro pixel-art style to its irreverent, sarcastic humour. This exquisitely voiced comedy provides an hour of frivolous point & click goodness like no other.Play in real time
This game can be played in "real time". Meaning that if you play between the hours of 8pm - 8am some of the scenes, objects, actions and characters differ to those found during the rest of the day. Of course, if you don't want your game to last several months, you can enable "Time skip" mode in the game's settings.Game Features:
- Control time – but beware it comes at a cost!
- From Louse-tamers to street urchins, you'll encounter a cast of colourful characters.
- Explore rich environments with an abundance of witty retorts to almost everything you can point your cursor at.
- Enjoy the distinctive and beautifully realised voice acting (English)
- Travel instantly between scenes with a double-click.
- Having trouble? Just hit the space bar to get a sneaky peek of each scene’s hotspots.
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Last evaluated Jun 23, 2026
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