Hair of the Dog

Hair of the Dog

Tall Story Games Ltd · March 24, 2021 · Adventure, Dogs, Point & Click, Pixel Graphics, Comedy

Hair of the Dog is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Hair of the Dog price

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About Hair of the Dog



Help Cummerbund Bandersnatch in this quintessentially British point & click comedy adventure as he explores the darker side of Victorian England, oblivious to its perils. Manipulate time, talk to a host of dubious characters and solve puzzles to get Bandersnatch out of a fix before it's too late.

Full-length version in production!


After three years and 50,000 downloads, this free game is finally getting made into a full-length adventure. Play the demo and add it to your wishlist now:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2431920/Heir_of_the_Dog/

Lucy Dreaming - OUT NOW


Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in our first full-length point & click adventure, available now.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1532710/

A thoroughly British adventure


After a mysterious explosion over Victorian London, Cummerbund Bandersnatch visits his uncle to find he's been experimenting with a new formula he's created in an attempt to give himself a "good time".

Seduced by the promises in his uncle's journal, Cummerbund decides to drink the same formula and discovers that his life will no longer be the same again (at least between the hours of 8pm - 8am daily).

Can he reverse the effects of the formula before it's too late?

An hour of mystery, cannibalism and nob jokes


Hair of the Dog is inspired and influenced by the classic 90s point & click adventure games, from its retro pixel-art style to its irreverent, sarcastic humour. This exquisitely voiced comedy provides an hour of frivolous point & click goodness like no other.

Play in real time


This game can be played in "real time". Meaning that if you play between the hours of 8pm - 8am some of the scenes, objects, actions and characters differ to those found during the rest of the day. Of course, if you don't want your game to last several months, you can enable "Time skip" mode in the game's settings.

Game Features:

  • Control time – but beware it comes at a cost!
  • From Louse-tamers to street urchins, you'll encounter a cast of colourful characters.
  • Explore rich environments with an abundance of witty retorts to almost everything you can point your cursor at.
  • Enjoy the distinctive and beautifully realised voice acting (English)
  • Travel instantly between scenes with a double-click.
  • Having trouble? Just hit the space bar to get a sneaky peek of each scene’s hotspots.

Hair of the Dog — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included
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What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 15, 2026
Short puzzle game, very cute and humorous. There is a guide but if you are thorough in exploring your items, you probably will not need it. I recommend getting this game and the sequels that follow.
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Recommended Sep 5, 2026
Really fun fully voiced point & click adventure with a novel day and night cycle mechanic that I haven't seen used in other adventure games. Strange as it might sound, I actually enjoyed being forced to take breaks between playing, as it made me think about the game even while I wasn't directly engaging with it, like "Hmm, what else might I be able to do now, once I turn human again?" A must play for classic Sierra and LucasArts fans.
Recommended May 5, 2026
[h1]THIS IS GREAT BUT PLAY THE DEMO VERSION[/h1] There's a demo version made by the same dev that is actually a [b]remake[/b] of this game! It's the same with very minor changes (none to the gamplay as far as I remember) but higher production value. That said, the game is excellent in either version, honestly I can't think of a single thing that I didn't like. So if you care about point and click games at all or want to try one for the first time... have a go!
Recommended Mar 8, 2026
Nice game. Cant believe it was created in 2 weeks.
Recommended Jan 31, 2026
Great little game with a great sense of humor.
Recommended Jan 25, 2026
Looking forward to Heir of the Dog.

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