Play the best game where the objective is to ignore people and pet dogs at a house party

New game Pet the Pup at the Party could be one of the most relatable games ever, even if you’re a cat person like me. Made by designer Will Herring, the game is all about alleviating social anxiety at a house party by ignoring people to instead search for very good boyes to pet.

Made from a first-person perspective, you’re only given two minutes to zoom through rooms in a house in order to find pups. This means pushing by party-goers on phones or eating pizza who are mostly grumpy and always looking in your direction, which only enhances feelings of uneasiness. There’s the option to chat to people, but a) why would you when there are doggos to find and b) the one person I did try to talk to just swore at me, so whatever, and this is why...

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