Launch Day Initial Impressions Review:
First off, the game is naturally in a rough state, but that is to be understandable with only one main developer and with it only JUST being released in Early Access! It is completely understandable to not like it in its rough state and to want to wait until it is more advanced to spend money on it, but I would keep an open mind and try to provide constructive criticism. Having said that...

The Good Dog is a game where you rely mostly on your senses: i.e. using your sense of smell to locate supplies and radio towers in the current gamemode FETCH. Sound also appears to be very important as the music will indicate whether an entity has spotted you or is nearby. The soundtrack is very nice so far! I have only played for a little bit so far, but this will be updated as the game also gets updated.

The Wraith is an issue so far. Once it locks onto you, it very hard, or even impossible, to outrun it and that is an issue as it cannot be attacked or barked away! Another bug I have encountered and already submitted for review is that the fuse box dispenser sometimes does not dispense a fuse after the timer is up.

There is not yet a tutorial level, however, there is a menu in Settings where you can find your controls (for both keyboard and controller) and information on how to play! It did not take me long to skim through the information and figure out the basic mechanics. Those who have run into mechanics issues I bet are just simply not patient enough to read through the information or have not yet found the menus for said important information.

I am also a kickstarter backer for this game and can see that it has potential, but naturally, a long way to go. I am eager to keep watching out for updates and I hope this initial impressions review helps anyone who may be curious, or wants to keep an eye on the game but maybe wait until it has a few updates to try it out. It is rough, but I do recommend it once it has a few major updates. The developer is very kind and passionate as well and I encourage supporting him if you are willing.

Needs a little bit more work but it's promising so far. I'm hoping for that sheep herd mode to Release soon and Hopefully it'll be playable on the Steam Deck soon as well. Keep up the work man!

Havent played much yet but its looking good. Sadly first play through i didnt make it to the safe zone. Controller use is needing a little touch up but i was playing on deck so that could be an issue.

My only disappointment is there is no Malinois *cries*