What The Dog Doing app icon: two dogs fighting with swords and shields.

What The Dog Doing

Two round dogs. Two swords. One platform. Somebody is going to eat a knockback.

A free-to-play 2D 1v1 fighting game for Android.

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A dog lunging forward with a sword, shield raised, sparks on impact. A dog crouched behind a raised wooden shield, guarding.

What it is

A fighting game you can actually finish a match of

One screen, two fighters, no camera to chase. You get a light attack, a heavy attack you can hold to charge, a guard, and a parry window. Land a clean hit and knockback sends the other dog sliding — hold a direction and you can drift out of it before you land.

Rounds end when a health bar empties. Pick best-of-1 for something quick, or best-of-5 when you want the read war.

Moves

Four buttons, a lot of arguments

A dog standing still, sword in one paw and shield in the other.

Neutral

Sword in one paw, shield in the other. Your problem is the gap between you.

A dog thrusting its sword forward, connecting with a yellow spark.

Light attack

Fast, short, safe-ish. The button you use when you are not sure.

A dog swinging its sword overhead in a wide arc.

Heavy attack

Hold to charge it. Bigger damage, bigger knockback, and a very readable windup.

A dog braced behind its shield with debris at its feet.

Guard

Blocking drains guard health. Run it empty and you get broken open. Time it exactly and you parry instead.

Modes

Ways to play

Online 1v1

Browse public lobbies, or send a private join code to one specific friend you intend to beat.

Match formats

Best-of-1, best-of-3 or best-of-5, chosen in the lobby before the match starts.

Story mode

A tutorial that teaches the combat properly, followed by a first stage.

Bot battles

Practise solo against a bot when you would rather not be judged by a human.

Ranked seasons

Weekly seasons with tier rewards. Climb Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Diamond.

Combat depth

Chargeable heavies, parry windows, guard break and directional influence on knockback.

Arenas

Three stages to get knocked off

A stone colosseum arena with red banners and a packed crowd.

The default arena

Where every match starts. Flat stone, no excuses.

A grassy stone platform floating between snowy peaks under green aurora light.

Mountain

A rune-lit ledge under the aurora. Unlocked in the shop.

A dark stone platform suspended over a churning lava pit inside a ruined coliseum.

Volcanic

A slab over open lava. Unlocked in the shop.

Skins

Ten dogs

Four bought with coins, five earned by holding a ranked tier, and one that only shows up after 100 online wins.

Money

One thing to buy, and that is it

Ad-Free + All Skins Unlock

A single optional purchase. It removes the ads and unlocks every skin. There is nothing else to buy — everything else is earned by playing.

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