When does Domestic Dog get good?

Hooks you right away. 73% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (73%). Only 57% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Domestic Dog

Apr 10, 2015 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 57% of owners

Steam reviews 82% positive of 493

What the data shows

73% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (73%).
Only 57% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 496 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 286 reviews: 2.9h for positive, 0.8h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (57.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (32)

A Dog's Worst Nightmare Visit the Vet 100%
Flea Bag Get Fleas 99%
Level 2 Achieved Level up to 2 97%
Record Retriever Find a Record 95%
Roller Rover Get roller skates 71%
Stay Out of My Territory Piss on 100 objects with a single Dog 49%
Mobile Medic Save a fellow dog from fleas 46%
Dig Dog Arcade Master Score 200 points in the Dig Dog Arcade Game 40%
Dude, Where's My Ball? Consume DogFlower 10 times with a single Dog 33%
Level 5 Achieved Level up to 5 30%
Bonemuncher Arcade Master Score 200 points in the Bonemuncher Arcade Game 29%
The One Who Barks Bark 100 times in 1 life 29%
Dig Doge Dig 50 holes with a single Dog 27%
Astrodog Arcade Master Score 200 points in the Astrodog Arcade Game 27%
Squares Arcade Master Score 200 points in the Squares Arcade Game 26%
Resonance Cascade Randomly become a certain breed of Alien Dog 25%
Golden Fountain Piss into a water fountain until it's filled with piss 22%
Woof Woods Secret Discover the secret of Woofy Woods 19%
Shell Shocked Piss on 4 turtles 19%
Poo Poo Platter Eat your own poop 10 times with a single Dog 15%
Cemetery Secret Discover the secret in the cemetery 13%
Caffeinated Canine Drink 10 cups of coffee with a single Dog 11%
Musical Mutt Find 5 Records 10%
Rabbit Meat KO 20 Rabbits with a single Dog 10%
Art Connoisseur Buy 10 pieces of art with a single Dog 9.6%
Toys R Mutts Unbox 10 Toys with a single Dog 9.1%
Dog Generator Pro Generate 100 dogs 8.2%
Dog of the Dead Urinate on 10 ghost dogs with a single Dog 8.2%
Butterfly Destroyer Piss on 20 butterflies with a single Dog 8.0%
Reservoir Dog Rob the Dogfood Warehouse 7.9%
Grand Dog Auto Destroy 10 cars with a single Dog 7.7%
Fat Stacks Earn Ð 10,000 Dog Coins 6.6%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.