I'd just like to say that this game was both an amazing and humbling play! It may or may not have been your intention, but it definitely brings to light the horrors of the breeding industry and how it can go much too far. A wonderful, short play with a very important message.
I know unhealthy dogs taking longer to get to food is supposed to be part of the challenge, but, when I keep losing a level 5 dog when, even though I dragged the food to a couple pixels away from its feet, a level 2 dog gets to it instead, it should probably be turned down a notch.
Other than that, I do like the game.
Probably should have a button to restart, quit, or make it not full screen.
Hiya, thank you for the support!! <3 Unfortunately, we won't be developing Ruff Times further. It was made for a university project and now we are all off working on our own (super cool) separate projects!!
I made the cutest pup :) Too bad the trash can got so full, ha ha silly dogs.
But in all sincerity this game is worth a play. It gets very unnerving and teaches it's lesson incredibly well. I would say more, but people should play it to see everything for themselves.
As a biologist, a geneticist, who studies domestication and domestic animals, this is an excellent demonstration of a very important problem. I wouldn't call it a "dilemma," i'd call it a "big fucking problem," but my point is this game portrays it very, very well.
[spoilers below]
I especially enjoy that the ill-bred dogs are slower to run to their food. So many pieces like this rely purely on visuals to indicate that these dogs are unhealthy, so it's wonderful to feel and experience as a player, on a practical level, how being ill-bred and unhealthy is leading dogs to early deaths. Plus the shaking of the VERY high-level dogs makes it hard to tell if they're eating properly... It's much more show than tell in a way that I feel games like this often fail. Congrats! Very smart game design.
Oh wow thank you!! This was actually made for a university assignment where we had to make a game for impact. A lot of research was conducted around the topic prior to game production, so we are very glad we were able to do the issue justice in the end!
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hope i dont get one of the dogs kille
ok some died
:(
am sad too :[
I mostly heard of this from LaurenzSide and Bijuu Mike on YouTube!
I'd just like to say that this game was both an amazing and humbling play! It may or may not have been your intention, but it definitely brings to light the horrors of the breeding industry and how it can go much too far. A wonderful, short play with a very important message.
Hello, thanks for playing so glad you enjoyed it!!
And yes, that was most definitely our intention - this game was part of a university project in which we were to make a "game for impact"
i heard this game was hounted and i think it is poor puppies i cold not sleep after plaing still shoo
damn this got dark really quickly
Nice game. That shit got DARK at, like, level 8 or 7
Hehe, thanks very much for your support!! We really appreciate it <3
and thanks for making the
horroroh i mean the cute gameWhat a cute game... Really cute... Hahaha..
(I really love the music, it suits the game perfectly!)
(Did I just said perfectly? I mean FUR-FETCH-LY)
Thank you !! We are glad you enjoy it <3
How do you open the game?
Hi! To open the game, download then unzip the RuffTimes.zip and double click RuffTimes.exe.
Let us know if you have any problems.
Enjoy!! :)
when i press RuffTimes.zip it shows me this what do i do
This is to do with the program WinZip, just uninstall it
can you make it so you can play it on the browser because i cannot play it ;-;
I know unhealthy dogs taking longer to get to food is supposed to be part of the challenge, but, when I keep losing a level 5 dog when, even though I dragged the food to a couple pixels away from its feet, a level 2 dog gets to it instead, it should probably be turned down a notch.
Other than that, I do like the game.
Probably should have a button to restart, quit, or make it not full screen.
Hiya, thank you for the support!! <3 Unfortunately, we won't be developing Ruff Times further. It was made for a university project and now we are all off working on our own (super cool) separate projects!!
very nice game its unique and enojoyable! also the art stule is really adorable and well made
thanks for the bit of trauma tho lol
Thank you!!!
And terribly sorry ...... :3
I made the cutest pup :) Too bad the trash can got so full, ha ha silly dogs.
But in all sincerity this game is worth a play. It gets very unnerving and teaches it's lesson incredibly well. I would say more, but people should play it to see everything for themselves.
Thanks for playing!! <3
As a biologist, a geneticist, who studies domestication and domestic animals, this is an excellent demonstration of a very important problem. I wouldn't call it a "dilemma," i'd call it a "big fucking problem," but my point is this game portrays it very, very well.
[spoilers below]
I especially enjoy that the ill-bred dogs are slower to run to their food. So many pieces like this rely purely on visuals to indicate that these dogs are unhealthy, so it's wonderful to feel and experience as a player, on a practical level, how being ill-bred and unhealthy is leading dogs to early deaths. Plus the shaking of the VERY high-level dogs makes it hard to tell if they're eating properly... It's much more show than tell in a way that I feel games like this often fail. Congrats! Very smart game design.
Oh wow thank you!! This was actually made for a university assignment where we had to make a game for impact. A lot of research was conducted around the topic prior to game production, so we are very glad we were able to do the issue justice in the end!
you're welcome! I linked my friend to this game, told her nothing, and it made her cry for 2 days.
oh dear...
uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hi thanks for answering my question! Just wondering can you do it on an apple ipad?
how did 'uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh' solve your question?
I like the commentary here.
I love the art! Amazing game, time to trick my friends into playing it >:)
Hehe thanks for the support!! <3
I wish I could play this game but all I have is a Chromebook :"(
"Dark Humor"
Why u have to do this to my heart....
Loving it by the way, the art, the theme, and the criticism.
Haha, sorry!! We hope your heart has recovered now, thanks for playing and sharing our game :)