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Now the fun begins! Play out your dream of becoming an animal rescue worker, and help loveable dogs live their best lives at your sanctuary.\n\nThis heartwarming game is inspired by the rescue stories, antics, and quirks of the real-life residents at Old Friends Senior Dog Sanctuary. That’s right! Each adorable character is based on a real-life dog. Get to know their unique stories, personalities, special requirements, and favorite things.\n\nAwarded Gold at the 2022 NYX Awards, Pocket Gamer ‘Game of the year’ finalist, and Webby honouree for Social Impact in Games. \n\nGameplay\n◆ Rescue and care for senior dogs - show them all your love and affection and grow their loyalty towards you. \n◆ Choose how the narrative unfolds - pick the path for each character’s story and unlock new chapters!\n◆ Customize your sanctuary - decorate indoors and outdoors with furniture and decor that your dogs will love.\n◆ Broadcast live streams and raise donations - use the funds to buy ingredients for the kitchen or new toys from the ‘barket’.\n◆ Bake delicious treats - your sanctuary is equipped with a kitchen so you can feed hungry doggos!\n◆ Dress up your residents in cute outfits - each dog has adorable accessories that you can earn throughout the game.\n◆ Document your journey - make your very own sanctuary profile, complete with your custom avatar and full of cute snaps of your best doggo friends.\n\n***By award-winning studio Runaway Play, with over 10 million downloads of wholesome games, including Furistas Cat Cafe, Splash: Ocean Sanctuary, Flutter: Butterfly Sanctuary and Flutter: Starlight***\n\nThis game is free to play but does contain some items to purchase for real money. If you run into any issues while playing or you have any suggestions, please reach out to us at support@runaway.zendesk.com. 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