{"id":13267,"date":"2026-08-21T20:46:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T17:46:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=13267"},"modified":"2026-08-23T05:07:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T01:37:48","slug":"soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Soulslike Game Where You Play as a Sword-Wielding Dog Goes Viral Because, Well, You&#8217;re a Sword-Wielding Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u2018Stray Dog: nobody cares\u2019 is going viral, and it\u2019s not hard to see why: it\u2019s an upcoming Souslike game where you play as a stray dog on a mission to rescue its master.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">If you like Soulslike games, or really enjoyed the part of Twilight Princess where you play as Wolf Link (or Okami, for that matter), this is the game for you. In Stray Dog: nobody cares (yes, that\u2019s the title, and that\u2019s how it\u2019s capitalized), you take control of a stay dog who was raised by a disgraced knight from birth.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As told by the game\u2019s description on Steam, this knight once earned glory fighting for an unnamed legion, but was later slandered and cast aside after uncovering its \u201cdark secrets.\u201d Now an outcast, he travels the kingdom with only his hound by his side, teaching the animal how to survive the dangers they face on the road together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"light\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Finally, we decided to make Stray Dog: nobody cares. https:\/\/t.co\/PkJyPZz9zI Wishlist now! pic.twitter.com\/CukYsRHmxL<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stray Dog Official (@Parry_Frames) August 20, 2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The knight is suddenly and tragically captured, forcing his pup to brave the treacherous border fief Greythorn and the tyrannical legion that has invaded it in order to save him, using only its wits and the sword it wields in its jaws.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">The game promises a slew of the standard Soulslike mechanics we\u2019ve become familiar with over the last two decades, with our trusty doggo able to parry, stealth kill, backstab, and deliver a fatal \u201cdeath blow\u201d to its opponents. Its Steam page touts multiple combat arts, custom levels, &#8220;brutal boss fights,&#8221; and exploration of the standard dark and gloomy medieval environments common in the genre.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Screenshots and gameplay footage from Stray Dog have spread across social media, earning oodles of praise and countless comments promising to wishlist it once it finally releases at an as-yet unannounced date.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Stray Dog: nobody cares Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3027214138 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In fact, the game has gotten so much attention that its developer, Parry Frames Studio, published a statement on Steam thanking fans for their interest and providing an update as to its current progress.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cTo our surprise, our game suddenly became popular on X, and in the past few days, many enthusiastic players have flooded in. Firstly, allow me to express our gratitude to everyone for their attention to us,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">&#8220;When we set out to create our own game, we were just a small group passionate about [Souls] games. We self-taught the Unreal Engine and last year, we were awarded a Megagrant by Epic Games as encouragement, which helped us release our first game, Crimson Oath.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201c&#8230;What I want to express is that our team currently gathers a group of professionals, whose positions include battle design, game programming, game art, as well as level design and level art. We are a team that has a passion for Soulslike games, so please believe that we have sufficient technical capabilities to make this game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"poll-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<section class=\"box-wrapper jsx-2673806401\"><\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s currently unknown when Stray Dog: nobody cares will launch, but it looks like its title will need a change, because it seems a lot of people <em>do <\/em>care, actually.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">For more games where you play as an animal, check out our review of Stray, a puzzle-solving action platformer where you play as a cat traversing a dangerous post apocalyptic world.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Virginia (she\/her) is IGN\u2019s News Editor. With ten years of experience reporting on games and entertainment, she\u2019s got a storied background in the fighting game community, influencer news, and viral online trends. Find her on Twitter at <\/em>@TheeMissGlaze<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soulslike-game-where-you-play-as-a-sword-wielding-dog-goes-viral-because-well-youre-a-sword-wielding-dog.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[59,50],"class_list":["post-13267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-49","tag-soulslike","tag-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13269,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13267\/revisions\/13269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}