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Grapple Dog, the cute grapple hook platformer about a dog, launches Feb 10thEverything I need

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A screenshot of Grapple Dog, a 2D platformer, showing a dog using a grappling hook. It’s cute and colourful.

Grapple Dogis one of those games I’ve been watching on Twitter for years. It’s a 2D platformer in which you play as a dog with a grappling hook. Grappling hooks are the best thing in video games, and I am fully ready to swing through a colourful, cute platformer. To my infinite delight, Grapple Dog now has a release date: February 10th.

Grapple Dog Trailer 🐶 Release Date Announcement trailer ✨Watch on YouTube

Grapple Dog Trailer 🐶 Release Date Announcement trailer ✨

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Grapple Dog is primarily the work of pixel artist Joseph Gribbin, whoseTwitter accounthas been entertaining me with GIFs for the past couple of years.Look how satisfying this seems. I’m particularly fond of the overworld between levels, which you navigatewith the cutest steamboat.

The full game will contain 33 levels spread across 6 worlds, plus bonus levels and secret areas to find. There are also optional collectibles, a time trial mode, and “in-built accessibility options to play without restrictions.” I like platformers a lot and I’m decent at them, but I’m a big fan of the increasingly common practice of them just letting you futz with their rules if you want to. “Have fun however you see fit,” says the Grapple Dog press release. Good stuff.

You can wishlist Grapple Dogon Steamto be notified when it launches on Feb 10th.