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Dog in the Machine · Published by Dog in the Machine
Last updated 28 Sept 2026
FriendOS is a 1-3 player action RPG where viruses must die! Strike and batter your opponents in Cartoon Sports Combat, and create the virtual animal avatar of your dreams. Hang out in lobbies with up to 12 friends and team up to protect the world of FriendOS from virus corruption.
Action, Adventure, Indie, RPG, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access · 2027 · More free games
Explore FriendOS, a cartoon world where you can create unique animal avatars and team up with friends to fight off virus threats. Engage in action-packed combat and socialize in lobbies with up to 12 players.
About this game
Welcome to FriendOS, a 1-3 player action RPG set within a virus-infected computer. Join other Friends to face difficult challenges in a forgotten virtual world.
Perform in novel, acrobatic combat and beat down Viruses in a chaotic, metaphysical baseball arena. You can rally projectiles with other Friends to rapidly build damage, turning baseballs into weapons of mass destruction.
Virus combat is designed to be simple and approachable – but the difficulty can be pushed up as far as you’d like to boost your rewards. Will you let your Hubris be your downfall?
FriendOS features a highly robust character customizer, where everything is colorizable!
Experience a disturbing amount of personalization over your own, beautiful Friend.
Please mix-and-match all of your limbs and stack hats (and more) senselessly.
FriendOS empowers you to FINALLY become the Friend of your Dreams.
Hang out with up to 12 players in online lobbies, hosted by other players.
Break into virus-infested programs in 1 to 3 player dungeon raids.
Meet the many eccentric virtual assistants of Bliss!
All progression is stored locally, letting you play whenever you'd like.
Perform in extracurricular activities, including card games and 🐟 fishing 🐟
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10+
- Processor: 2.5Ghz+ Quad Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB, OpenGL 4.6
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10+
- Processor: 2.5Ghz+ Quad Core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: 2 GB, OpenGL 4.6
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 4 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
AnnouncementsOfficial
Devlog 03 - Dental Care
Dental Care: A Cavity in our HeartsThis devlog exists under the pretense of dental care but it's actually about a bunch of ways we're deepening the gameplay of FriendOS. Brush Your Teeth, Friend! Here's an image from the devlog that does a lot of talking but also the devlog does a lot of actual talkingClick Here To Read For Freehttps://www.patreon.com/DogintheMachine/posts/03-dental-care-165103420 🐶 How may I patronize your goods?Oh so now you tell me that there's a free patreon with free devlogs for free. Recently, we've gone ahead and fired up a new Patreon!We're using this space to host a whole bunch of little update devlogs.You can expect most of them to be free, and you even register as a free member to get emails for when we put new ones out (which we plan on doing every 2-4 weeks or so).Any financial support will go towards various operational costs for our game studio.Here's da link to our page.as warned previously, this is now a numbered list. don't push us furtherDog in the MachineRead full article on Community Announcements (ItsBrieDude)AnnouncementsOfficial
Devlog 02 - Derelict Delve
after the Demo, we took time to catch some zs. But then after catching some zs, we started working on a new type of dungeon where you go Beneath The Crust and it looks really cool and plays really cool.Once again, the development log is on the Patreon for free.https://www.patreon.com/DogintheMachine/posts/02-derelict-162535941 🐶 whom is pat reon ???Oh, so you missed it here's the same text copied and pasted from last time, but in bullet point formRecently, we've gone ahead and fired up a new Patreon! We're using this space to host a whole bunch of little update devlogs. You can expect most of them to be free, and you even register as a free member to get emails for when we put new ones out (which we plan on doing every 2-4 weeks or so). Any financial support will go towards various operational costs for our game studio.Here's da link to our page.next time it will be in a numbered list. you have been warnedDog in the MachineRead full article on Community Announcements (ItsBrieDude)AnnouncementsOfficial
Devlog 01 - Sprinting
Hi! Hello! Hi!If you're reading this, then there's a good chance that you like FriendOS. Make no mistake, I will be operating under this assumption...Anyways sorry for the ramble. The devlog you're looking for is hosted here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/160459523 (I would have gladly forwarded the whole post onto this steam announcement, but I can't upload videos here as easily!!)🕊️ Wait. Tell me more about this " Patreon " ...Sure thing, Loud H2 Header!!Recently, we've gone ahead and fired up a new Patreon! We're using this space to host a whole bunch of little update devlogs. You can expect most of them to be free, and you even register as a free member to get emails for when we put new ones out (which we plan on doing every 2-4 weeks or so). Any financial support will go towards various operational costs for our game studio. Here's da link to our page.Thanks for sticking with us since the demo came out a couple months ago, it's been a wild ride. FriendOS is a project that we're extremely proud of! It will take us some time for us to get an Early Access release prepared, but if you've liked what we've made so far, then I guarantee that you won't want to miss it.Thanks again,Dog in the MachineRead full article on Community Announcements (moondog!)Patch NotesOfficial
🎺 Grab Update v1.0.1 for the FriendOS Demo!
It seems like you enjoyed the Free FriendOS Demo, so we're giving you more Free Stuff in the Free FriendOS Demo for Free (It's Free)Wowee the response to FriendOS Demo has been crazy. Almost 4000 unique Friends have grabbed the demo (and about 2500 of those people actually Engaged with the Video Game for an Extended Period), which turned into over 3000 new wishlists??? YayWe're sitting at Very Positive with over 140 reviews, so maybe we did something right. But thanks to the wonderful Feedback Form and the scary Bug Report Form, you've all given us some Feedback and Mistakes to Apply to the Video Game. Rather than wait for the Early Access launch, we decided to just make the demo even better!The Patch Notes (long)Features- Added four new fish LOL- The refresh button in the server list has been expanded into a search popup. - You can now toggle the visibility of full lobbies. - You can now filter lobby distance (previously, lobbies too far away would be hidden).- Added the /toggleui command, which hides/shows the game UI. Can be helpful for taking screenshots or recording videos more cleanly. - Be warned, the chat is also hidden. To exit the hidden UI mode, you'll need to type /toggleui again without looking. Good luck!- Added the /hidecharacter command, which hides your Friend locally. Other Friends can still see you. - Also can be helpful for screenshots/videos. - or challenge modes i guess.Tweaks- Camera Sensitivity can now go even lower, and can be adjusted more precisely.- Fixed the environment lighting in Bliss, so Friends will look the correct color now.- Friendcoin Labels now uses the "Condensed" setting by default. - This is a more intuitive display for Friendcoin labels. - You may have to enable it manually in Settings if you've already played.- Doubled fragment drops for the Great Registry.- You now have unlimited boss rematches in Hubris 1.- Increased the duration of Pastry Ball's debuff by 50%.- Increased the surface area of Great Registry's X battle lay...Read full article on Community Announcements (ItsBrieDude)AnnouncementsOfficial
FriendOST Vol. 0 is now available on Bandcamp!
HELLO Friends and Friends of Friends !!!!wanna listen to some Friend-ly tunes while supporting the team? wanna hear some B O N U S tracks that aren't in-game? wanna listen to the friendmaker music without leaving your game idling? well now's your chance!! this demo ost includes FIVE bonus tracks, including 3 beta/early versions of songs, and early listening for two tracks for future areas not featured in the demo!!check it out here!! - https://rolobi.bandcamp.com/album/friendost-vol-0Read full article on Community Announcements (ItsBrieDude)
