LONER_DOG://Snuff Puppy Carnage Society

A really wonderful experience that played to the strengths of the creators. Messy, brutal, overwhelming and mundane feelings. i was very impressed with how cohesive everything felt, and how engaging the writing was. thank you for sharing.

Is there hope for an Android version? I would really love to play this as it looks to be right up my alley

jesus fucking christ this is so good. It's definitely one of those if-you-get-it-you-get-it games for sure. I really appreciate so much of it. It feels like a shattered mirror of a game to me, and though some of the pieces aren't necessarily pointed at me, the ones that are reflect with crystal clarity. The writing is really good, it did such an amazing job of weaving together multiple scenes happening simultaneously in a way that didn't feel confusing at all, everything just flowed so well together.

The sheer pain, misery, anguish of the girls and dogs living not just in hell but in a decaying corpse of a world is so potent. To me, Snek is best at portraying these dead, rotting worlds following girls and its whose freakish nature puts them in the funnel of reality's meat grinder, desperately trying to claw their way out and bring as many others with them as they can. Loner Dog feels almost like the logical endpoint of that concept, a definite peak in it's portrayal of this from the few of it's games I've played. It's violently hopeless to me, a constant assertion of the impossibility of a meaning besides to help your fellow sister and try to enjoy the little of life you can squeeze into the margins you've been shoved into; "you deserve a tomorrow worth knowing" is a chapter title that really really stuck with me for sure. The little bits of hope or kindness in the game are fought for tooth and nail, the characters have to go far out of their way for it almost always, and when not it's often just a bandaid on the bullet hole, something to try and ease the pre-existing overwhelming pain of their situation. A few of the situations were uncannily realistic, written in a way that shows a real familiarity and understanding of them, the fucked-up-ness of it. "The world is not a gentle place" is another chapter title that stood out to me; not only is it not a gentle place, it is actively cruel and antagonistic towards the happiness and existence of these characters, as reality often feels to myself and many others like me.

As for characters, I really really like all of them honestly. All of them feel like people I've either been or met, and they feel so raw and real, freaks like those I know and love, if not a bit more intense. The intensity serves the aesthetic and feeling of the story quite well though. Haley's story is especially tragic as I'm sure anyone who's played it would agree, but it's a familiar tragedy. All too familiar, a zing from moving in a direction my deeper scars make difficult from nerve damage, if that makes sense. Harsh Noise might be my favorite character because of just how checked out they are the whole time, they're really cool I think even though they're kind of just on the sidelines the whole time save for a couple scenes. Their tats are so cool, also I have an affinity for using "Noise" as a name because of things in my own life, so I just kind of immediately thought they were cool.

This game was genuinely so crazy I'm still thinking through everything. The character portraits and backgrounds are so good and evocative, the characters are all so great and horrible and fucked up. It brought up a lot of memories and emotions about trans community, I full cried like, 3 times. It also really makes me want to try making something myself again, truly a really exceptional piece of art. It's the first game of yours I've played (via going through game jam submissions) and I need to now check out the others. 

I'm still processing it but goddamn that was an amazing vn, was just gonna read a little bit of it but ended up not being able to put it down and read it all in one go. this is def gonna be stuck in my brain for the next few weeks

Honestly like, HOLY FUCK!!! I very rarely play things with such intense CWs (and I very nearly didn't finish the game because of them) but I'm very glad I did. What an unabashed exploration into sexuality, grief, and queerness. The things these characters did made me sick, but the context in which these characters were forced to endure and try to survive in made it all make sense. I don't know if I "understood it" exactly as you intended and there's always the chance that it was just a fun way to explore some more fucked up kinks (and even then, more power to you!) but I do think that there is IMMENSE value in the story being told. How people endure in such a fucked up and downright fucking EVIL society (the hole, holy fuck.) would be equally as fucked up, and it's not hard to see the parallels to what Trans and Queer people have to endure day-to-day. What a story, fuck.

came across this randomly late last night during a pretty heavy depressive episode, didn't expect to find such a beautiful piece of media. it comforted me significantly and will most likely stick with me as a comfort piece. the music helped drown out the bad thoughts, discovered a new coping mechanism and im not against it. even the day after the game and its writing is still painted into my brain magically and hauntingly wonderful 

without spoilers i can relate to a good chunk of the characters and their more emotional moments,'specially haley with recent events in my life. (as well as the large possibility that i am undiagnosed bpd)

anyways, very glad i stumbled across this little corner of the internet, thank you for your hard work and dedication to making this <3

Jesus fuck, another amazing work of art by you.  It took me a little bit to get invested but this is right behind "She Was Swallowed By The Sun" for me. Went on for way longer than I expected (not a bad thing).

Welp. I feel like my heart has been hollowed out with a fucking melon baller. Playing this felt like encountering something bigger than it should be, like a hidden timeless classic or an eldritch god or something- that probably doesn’t make sense. This is operating on frequencies so far above me I can’t parse them but I can still feel the reverberations.

I need to take a shower and lie in the dark for a week lol. This will be on my mind for a while. You’ve made something special. I hope you all are okay.