Big Bad Dogs
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
SHIFT 1 AND 2 AVAILABLE.
This game contains themes that may be distressing to some players, including : Stalking & Obsession, Psychological Manipulation, Toxic Relationships, Strong Horror Elements, Violence, Blood.
Player discretion is advised.
Note: This game features a character, Lane, whose dialogue and behavior reflect casual sexism, vulgarity, and outdated attitudes. These traits are intentional to portray a flawed, realistic person, not to endorse his views.
ONCE IT BITES, IT WON'T LET GO.
You're a woman working the night shift at the 24/24 Mad Dog Convenience store in the U.S, in the year 2009. You're trying to survive. Pay rent. Stay awake. Pretend your life hasn't stalled.
But one day, a man in a helmet - painfully shy - begins showing up night after night. He never says much. Never takes off his helmet.
You donโt remember everything. But thereโs something about the blood you canโt forget.
MEET THE CHARACTERS AND LOVE INTERESTS.
LANE. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ค๐ฐ-๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ'๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ข ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐ซ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฅ-๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ.
BIKER BOY (BB). ๐ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ข๐ธ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ถ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ญ. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ'๐ต ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ต, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ.
AMELIA. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ช๐ณ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด. ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถโ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐บ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ.
FEATURES.
โ 75K WORDS OF CONTENT : Shift 1 (12k) + Shift 2 (63k), around 2 to 4 hours of gameplay depending on your reading speed and how many branches you explore.
โ TWO LOVE INTERESTS : All dogs love you. Some love you too much.
โ CHOICES THAT MATTERS : Shape relationships, unlock (or miss) scenes, and influence how the story branches.
โ SIMPLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM : Move through different areas of the convenience store and your apartment. Click to explore, complete tasks, and find hidden details that reveal more about the world and yourself.
โ A WORLD WITHOUT COLOR : Unravel the mystery behind the black and white reality. Why did everything lose its vibrancy ?
โ UNRAVEL THE TIMELINE : Dive into memories, jump between timelines and connect pieces of the past to understand the truth of the present.
"You are all I long for. All I worship and adore. In other words, please be true. In other words, I love you."
All music and ambiance used in the game are free to use. But a few were made by Feldup, a French YouTuber I absolutely love! (if you're into horror and creepy mysteries, you should check out his channel.)
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Huge thanks to copiklaGrogu for the Chinese translation of the game.
Download
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Development log
- SHIFT 3 PROGRESS + CHINESE TRANSLATION.Aug 26, 2025
- SHIFT 2 NOW AVAILABLE.Jul 25, 2025
- PROGRESS ON SHIFT 2.Apr 30, 2025
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when we asked him to kick down the steel door and he did it without HESITATION omg im actually soaked.
10/10 I'm getting him pregnant
PรNGANLO PARA JUGAR EN ANDROID (โ โฅโ ๏นโ โฅโ )
AAJAHJBJBSDHBASJBCIBVFUR I LOVE THIS GAME SM IM EXPLODING AHHHHH!!! ok im calm now, but all of the characters and plot are so well written. I'm so excited for shift three!!
idk who cracked you this good but i hope they keep doing it
I REALLY LOVE THIS GAME!!! i like everything: the drawing style, the atmosphere, the characters. i also like how the game conveys the position of women and men in society and how women feel in it (you know, how some of us have to be in a high state of anxiety every time a man is around, how paranoia rolls over). i'm really looking forward to the other shifts! i hope we can learn more about the characters and make peace with Amelia
A shy and clumsy biker boy who follows you? Yk what HELL YEAH
Loved playing it ๐ ๐ I also enjoyed every character aaannddd I really wonder about the plot and everything... Yeah def piqued my interest
Happy new year spar0w! Keep that amazing work up ๐๐
Happy new year Spar0w, I hope you doing good!, ily this game, keep working hard cause you doing soooo good, I canโt wait to shift 3, donโt rush yourself and enjoy!
omg Lane is so insufferable I need that men right now. The writing is so good he gets on my nerves so bad I actually love him. Canโt wait to play the whole thing <3
Is there a version for Android? ๐ญ๐ญ
Lost count of how many times Iโve replayed Shift 1 and 2. Shift 3 is easily one of my most hyped of 2026.
The wait is painful missing BB so bad…
PLZZ MAKE IT ON ANDROIDDDD :( GAME LOOKS SO COOL!!!
I love this so much<3
i have been obsessed with this vn for a long time AAA
Lane girlie btw hehehe
I'd like to play it but it's not available for Android, although it looks like a good game. (โ โ โนโ โฝโ โนโ โ )
This game is incredible... BB especially ๐ฅน Iโm genuinely obsessed. I was wondering if youโd consider a ukrainian translation? Iโd love to help with that if youโre open to it.
This is js so peak ๐ฅน I'm in love with this game but tbh I can't decide who I want more, Biker Boy or Lane ๐
You mentioned it was your birthday in December! So Hope you had a good birthday ahhh. I'm waiting patiently for Shift 3!!! BBD is now one of my top faves xx
But yeah, again. I'm craving for Lane now like UFMMMM-
working hard on it captain๐ ๐ ๐
FULL SUPPORT, KEEP GOINGGGGGG, I'm getting obsessed JKJK
The game is sooo good, but I kinda want Lane becomes love interests too- just saying! ik it's mostly about biker guy and Lane might die in the next shift (HOPEFULLY NOT), keep going with your work! I'm patiently waiting for the update eheheheh
ALSO- I kinda have a thought that R.J might be that red helmet guy, jkjk jsjsjjs, imaginary goin' wild, y'know :p
who knows... ;)
actually Lane IS a love interest so dont worry about him dying xD <3
WAHOOO
่ฟๆฒกๅบๅฎๅ็็ๅ๏ผๆ้ฃๆๆบ็ตๆฑ ๆถจ็่ฆ็็ธไบ๏ผ็็จไธไบ่ฟๅ๏ผๆๅฐฑ็ฉไธๅฐไบ
still figuring this out ๐ sorry honey i do my best!!
if i die, burry me with ts vn ๐
lane i love you pls make the option to crack him in the next shift jtm mbb damour
YOU ARE SO REAL i need his full sprite so i can make a cardboard cut out for my room
OMG PLS SHOW ME IF U DO IT TS IS SO PEAK TWIN
HELP????? WHATTT
tu pourras le crack tqt ;)
THIS GAME IS AMAZING! I CANT WAIT FOR THE FULL VERSION!!! my eyes have been blessed. Early Merry Christmas!!!
LATE MERRY CHRISTMAS AND EARLY HAPPY NEW YEAR XD <3 THANK YOUU HONEY
I thoroughly enjoyed this play thru can't wait for the full game!! Also couldn't help but notice this was released on my bday, makes me love it even more for sum reason lol.
LMFAOOO THATS SWEET <3
I finished playing this a few months ago but came back to replay it and leave a comment. The art , the interactive gameplay and of course the writing made me rlly fall in love with it. also the pov switch at the end of shift 2 was such a nice touch . I wonder what would happen if Amelia ran into bb
i guess youll know in shift 3 mueheheheh THANK UUU <3
NOOOOOOO, Spar0wwwwww..i missed your birthday by 2 days. i was sick with a rlly bad flu. Anyways, happy late birthday T^T i hope you had a good one. Ughh now i feel rlly bad, i'd rather miss Lane's birthday (kinda) cause i still think he's too much of an ass(still cute tho; not as cute as his sister) ANYWAYSSS HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAYYY LY XOXO!!
I ACTUALLY CANT BELIEVE U REMEMBERED XD <3 thank you so much to have thought about me!! Love you pookie mwah mwah :3 (yes miss his birthday he doesnt wanna grow up anyway xD)
Dear creator ! Could you when you somehow or one day find the time do a Web Version of this Game? Please? ๐ But! Keep the Work Up youre doing great! ๐ชโจ
hi dear!! i will try but the game will probably be over 1Gb in the next update so idk if i will be able to xD
Thanks you tough that ull try Ur the best ๐ซโจ
If you do or did please Tell me/US ๐
i've never wanted someone this attractive from just his actions and ability to tease him <3
also the scene where mc shares umbrella with bb in the alleyway and he asks about her dreams she says GLoD instead of glad
just to let u know at the bus stop scene where she decides to go with him, he says borken instead of broken!!
sorry about the misspellings xD!!! thank you for telling me :3
of course!!! i love this game SO MUCH!!! <333333 you have such a beautiful mind to create this masterpiece
the art is AMAZING the plot is AMAZING the men are AMAZING 10/10 YES
im literally so in love with lane it's not even funny anymore
but but--- he is the worst xD (dw i get it)
SPOILER!!!!**
**Just replayed this and tried to get all the good options with lane. But I just ended up getting the bad ending where the main character kills herself? will there be a good ending with lane or will it always be like this?
Laly (the creator of the game) actually said she put in that ending bc she felt like she had to put multiple endings bc other vn's have multiple endings. She didn't like that she put it in bc it's not there for significance to the story, that it's more just there to be there. She talks abt it on her Tumblr 'where-sparOw-barks' :)
Personally, I don't consider it canon bc of what she said, but ofc what you consider it is up to you :D
thank you for answering pookie xD i appreciate it !! :3 <3
omg I didn't think you were gonna see it lol, no problem! <3
banger. i need to know more, whats amelia's deal? what tf happened to mc? how long has biker boy been around? why is lane such a freak (i love him <3)? how is rj's marriage doin?
Hi cutie! After I started playing this wonderful visual novel, I had one small question: do you plan to draw BB's face? Will you show his face at all? I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF, THIS QUESTION IS REALLY BOTHERING ME, AND I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIS FACE. Or is that how it's supposed to be?
She answered this on tumblr and basically MC as the character is going to see his face somewhere during the story but we as a player never will. We'll only get the description, so no drawing