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Barking Dogs · Published by Electronic Sheep Games, Barking Dogs
Very Positive — 82% positive (230 reviews) · 35 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Face relentless alien hordes, collect their resources and assemble an unstoppable squadron of mechs! In this Action Roguelite, discover game-breaking synergies, mix and match weapons and units, unlock upgrades, harvest and conquer alien planets.
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Commandeer mechs to face alien hordes and conquer planets in this intense roguelike experience from Barking Dogs, where every resource collected shapes your squadron's destiny.
About this game
Harvesting a foreign planet’s resources comes with its dangers.
Build up your grid: defend, position and improve your units and weaponry.
Survive the increasing onslaught that the planet harvesting awakens.
For the corporation, you must destroy to survive.
GAMEPLAY
Survivors - Attempt to outlast 1000s of enemies over 20 minutes.
Auto-battler elements - Assemble a team of mechs, mixing and matching units and weapons to create game breaking synergies.
Roguelite - Runs are tough but you can unlock permanent upgrades for your grid and your mechs.
CONTENT
Corporate ladder - add new challenge modifiers to runs for added difficulty.
Grid upgrades - permanent upgrades that can be purchased using in game currency.
Two planets.
13+ unique enemies.
6+ unique bosses.
Thousands of different potential team combos.
80+ unique weapons.
80+ unique units.
10+ unit synergies.
15+ weapon synergies.
Original music.
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Graphics: GTX 950
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or later
- Processor: 2.0 GHz
- Graphics: GTX 1050
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Fix soft lock in tutorial.
- Fixed soft lock in the tutorial if you click a "hidden" button.Read full article on Community Announcements (Beans)Patch NotesOfficial
1.0 hotfixes and changes
Changed dash behaviour so that when you're standing still, you will still dash. When using mouse/keyboard: in the direction of the mouse. When using controller: in the direction of your last move direction. When using controller and manual aiming: in the direction of your target. Fixed some spacing issues in Russian on the success/failure screen. Fixed a problem where the nest spider would walk on the spot during buy phase. Boss drops won't spawn out of bounds any more, they will be moved to the closest boundary. Free rerolls will now stack when holding level ups. Reduced SHR22 damage from 24 -> 18.Read full article on Community Announcements (Beans)AnnouncementsOfficial
Battle Grid - 1.0 Released!
Thank you to everyone for playing our game! Included in the 1.0 release is the GAMEPLAY UPDATE. New bosses: Face off against two brand new bosses if you initiate an extinction event after winning a run on the Moon or Ice Planet. Dash move: Dodge and position your squad (SHIFT or middle click). Alternate boss moves: Use the new alternate boss moves modifier in the ladder to see the new boss moves that have been added. Manual aiming: Available in the options menu. New enemy type: Exploding plant that surrounds players. Corporate ladder now gives increased hex gain (10% per level). Updated FX. Progression changes New corporate ladder items: No salvaging, less levels per perk, escalating shop prices (instead of increased shop prices). Reworked Annihilation Protocol synergy: is now a hybrid synergy with guns and synthtech. Reworked which synergies you can unlock in Grid Upgrades. The Ice Moon is unlocked at Corporate ladder 5. Balance changes Ladder level gain on corporate ladder win increased from 1->3. Synthtech Supercharge cooldown reduction decreased from 90%->50%. Interest damage decreased from 100% to 50%. Hex payment increased by 33%. Venture Capitalist ZAR payout and damage decreased from 30->20. SR Radio Gun (t3) (Self-intelligent -> Annihilation Protocol) Orbital Drill Control (t3) (Annihilation Protocol -> Self-intelligent) Apocalypse Launcher (t5) (Self-intelligent -> Annihilation Protocol) Fractal Revolver (t2) (Subatomic Precision -> Annihilation Protocol) Creeping Scythes (t2) (Annihilation Protocol > Subatomic Precision) Bug fixes Fixed an issue where the tooltip was stuck during perk/level up. Fixed an issue where tooltip would get stuck in main menu. Fixed a few issues where CN and JP localisation was incorrectly formatting. Fixed an issue where you could still move when dead. Adjusted height on some spells that were clipping through the terrain. Thanks again!Read full article on Community Announcements (Beans)Patch NotesOfficial
UI Update 2 Hotfix
- Fixed an issue where the DPS increase shown could be a NaN. - Fixed an issue where Grid Support items were showing the DPS of previous weapons.Read full article on Community Announcements (Beans)Patch NotesOfficial
Hotfix: UI Update 2
- Fixed a problem where the grid capacity grid upgrade wasn't applying. - Changed info panel to get smaller when reducing a weapon (the button space wasn't being removed). - Fixed an issue where you couldn't move properly with WASD if a gamepad was plugged in and the stick would drift slightly.Read full article on Community Announcements (Beans)
