Pup Champs

Pup Champs

Steam Deck Verified

Afterburn · Turn-Based Tactics · May 19, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $7.79.

98%
Very Positive
102 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 48 sampled reviews

Based on 102 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 48 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise48 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually, the game embraces a colorful and inviting art style that perfectly complements its lighthearted tone.
13 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The levels are accompanied by a comic in between stages that tells the story of a doggie dad coaching his kid to play soccer, being joined by his friends and then by other neighborhood kids.
11 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The characters and setting is adorable, and the puzzle difficulty has quite the range.
9 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This gradual progression makes the game approachable for newcomers while still providing satisfying complexity for experienced puzzle enthusiasts.
5 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played on my Steam Deck and it worked perfectly.
4 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
🔸 Pup Champs' art is great, as is its music and sound effects.
3 of 48 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Graphics13 reviews
Story and characters11 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Steam Deck4 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $7.79 (−40%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.79

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
98%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.