Released Sep 29, 2026 $17.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

Dog in the Machine

By Studio Chahut · published by Goblinz Publishing

Turn-Based Tactics Deckbuilding Roguelike Cyberpunk StrategyDogsTurn-Based Strategy Roguelite CartoonyColorful2.5DDystopian

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Dog in the Machine is a game tagged Turn-Based Tactics, Deckbuilding and Roguelike by Studio Chahut, released Sep 29, 2026. It has 53 Steam reviews (Very Positive). The Steam games most like it include Trizon, Roll of Chaos and NEUROSHIFT.

Train an AutoDog to escape a dystopian mecha-city in this tactical roguelite. Craft powerful modular attacks, plan every move with stress-free real-time previews, and unleash devastating chain reactions to outsmart hordes of killjoy robots!

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Trizon 68% match · Turn-Based Tactics, Deckbuilding, Roguelike
Roll of Chaos 67% match · Turn-Based Tactics, Deckbuilding, Roguelike
NEUROSHIFT 65% match · Turn-Based Tactics, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy
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CYBER ORBADIER BULBUS MACHINA 61% match · Turn-Based Tactics, Roguelike, Strategy

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Everything Steam lists for Dog in the Machine · record updated 1 day ago

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Overview

App ID4613180

Release dateSep 29, 2026

Last change number39965628

Last record update1 day ago

App type: Game
Developer: Studio Chahut
Publisher: Goblinz Publishing
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked 1 day ago
Franchise: Goblinz Publishing
Website: goblinzstudio.com/game/dog-in-the-machine

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Price · US$17.99

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Lowest seen · US$17.99Oct 23, 2026

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Patches

Oct 16, 2026 Dog in the Machine — Second Patch!
Hello everyone!One week after the first patch, here is the second one.What do we have on the menu?Killing a boss will now give you full Mechabones, even if you don't kill its minions.The autoDog selection screen will let you know with whic…
Oct 8, 2026 Dog in the Machine — First Patch!
Hello everyone!9 days after the release, here is the first patch.What do we have on the menu?Fixed an issue with macOS launch.Fixed an issue where Records were duplicated in the Control Station.Fixed a bug with a weird game over happening …

Build	Branch	Updated
26027136	public	Oct 18, 2026

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
4613181	—	Windows	4.35 GB	478.5 MB	4212077624014105515
4613182	—	macOS	4.42 GB	501.2 MB	4075304828204299543

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	26027136	Oct 18, 2026	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Dog in the Machine

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Dog in the Machine.exe		Windows	Windows
Dog in the Machine.app		macOS	macOS

Space per player47.7 MB

Filesup to 20

Save locations0

Achievements

Achievements425 hidden

Most unlocked89.8%The Signal

Rarest1%Top autoDog

The Signal Complete the Tutorial 89.8%
Sleepy Automatown Win a fight without raising the Alarm 82.7%
Dog-Eat-Dog Make an enemy hit another 80.9%
Tough Hide Win a fight without losing HP 79.9%
Through Automatown Complete the 1st District 75.5%
Junkyard Dog Defeat The Scrap Crusher 74.5%
Massacre Destroy 4 enemies in 1 turn 57.1%
K9 Training Purchase your first autoDog Upgrade 56.1%
Deep in Automatown Complete the 2nd District 53.1%
Watchdog Defeat The Neighborhood Vigilantes 46.2%
Underdog Defeat The Compressor 44.5%
Fetching a Good Price Defeat The Market Crasher 43.5%
Collision Chain Trigger 4 collisions with one single attack 40.6%
Not Just Bark Complete a run with the Wrecker 37.4%
Another One Bites The Dust Hit 4 enemies with one single Wrecker attack 37.4%
Hunting autoDog Destroy 15 enemies afflicted with Hunted 32.8%
Chain Reactions Destroy 20 enemies with a reactive obstacle 32.5%
Strike! Hit 3 enemies with one single Shover attack 31.8%

All 42 achievements

Creative Trainer Train a new Custom Command 31.7%
Drooly Destroy 15 enemies afflicted with Corroded 29.6%
Can You Pet the autoDog? Hidden achievement 27.1%
Walk the Dog Move across 250 tiles 26.6%
Agility dog Use Through Pipe Command 100 times 24.2%
Dog in a China Shop Complete a run with the Shover 23.4%
autoDoggo Complete a run in Doggo difficulty 22.7%
Toy Hoard Create 30 Toys 16.5%
Lazy Dog Hidden achievement 16.5%
Elite autoDog Complete a run in Elite Dog 1 difficulty 14.8%
Dog of War Destroy 500 enemies 14.5%
To the Nexus Throat Unlock the access to the Nexus Nodes 12.8%
Automa-Down! Defeat The Nexus Bulwark 10.6%
The autoDog of Baskerville Defeat 25 Bosses 10.2%
“So Long, Friends.” Hidden achievement 8.9%
Robot’s Best Friend Discover the storyline of each Automatown character 6.7%
Pull no Punches Complete a run with each breed of Shovers 5.7%
They’ve Got Bite Complete a run with each breed of Wreckers 5.5%
Think Outside the Doghouse Hidden achievement 3.8%
Pack Leader Complete a run with each breed of autoDogs 3.7%
It wouldn’t Steal a Bite Hidden achievement 3.2%
Veteran autoDog Complete a run in Elite Dog 6 difficulty 2.1%
Iron Dog Complete a run in Irondog mode 2%
Top autoDog Complete a run in Elite Dog Max difficulty 1%

News

Oct 10, 2026 · Community Announcements First dev live-stream on October 12, at 8:30 PM CEST!
How do experienced players and developers play Dog in the Machine?There are already plenty of videos showing people playing the game for the first time and learning its mechanics.To show you some mor…
Oct 6, 2026 · Community Announcements A Discord server for Dog in the Machine
Hello everyone!It’s been a week since the game was released. Now that the dust has settled, we’re starting to focus on growing our community, giving you a place to exchange ideas, share development s…
Sep 29, 2026 · Community Announcements Dog in the Machine AVAILABLE NOW!
"Who let the AutoDog OUT ?!"Automatown's hostile robots would certainly party to this song in the great dystopian mecha-city. If partying was considered productive, that is. Indeed, so-called "useles…
Jul 16, 2026 · Community Announcements We just released a new chapter for our demo!
The original Dog in the Machine demo was designed to give a quick overview of the game: one dog, two districts, and a first look at its core mechanics.Many of you asked for more content and other dog…
Jun 18, 2026 · Community Announcements The demo is now available in German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
Hi everyone!Many players have tried our demo since Friday, and we hope you've been enjoying it!We're happy to announce that Dog in the Machine is now available in German, Simplified Chinese, Japanese…

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