
After his companions find him, Pablo, and the rest of the crew, must journey across vast oceans to save the world and stop Nul. In the process, he discovers the central tool of the game, the grappling hook. Fortunately, he manages to escape with his life. In classic fashion, a visit to a historic sight goes wrong, and Pablo ends up accidentally freeing and reawakening Nul. She’s a mechanic and an awkward, nerdy inventor, and she may have a crush on Pablo. A cute white bunny named Toni maintains the researcher boat they use to travel in. Pablo is serving as a research assistant to the researcher/historian-wannabe turkey, writing about the great inventor who once saved the world from an evil creation called Nul. But, he has a hero’s determination and an always cheerful and optimistic attitude. Pablo’s not too smart and a little bit of a klutz. You play as Pablo, the dog, in an anthropomorphized animal world. In-game Screenshot “Grapple Dog is no slouch when it comes to the mechanic.” The speed and sound of Sonic, and the precision and flow of indie hits like Celeste, run deep in its DNA, and it is all tied together with an adorable art style and charming story. It may be early to declare it, but Grapple Dog might be that platformer for 2022.

Where game feel, momentum, tight controls, and a strong art style come together to strike at the core of what makes a great platformer.

Every year, it feels like there is one indie platformer to stand among the rest a clear winner.
