If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! Catch the game on sale from March 13th through the 20th. Make sure to check out other great indie games on sale during the Spring Sale to add them to your collection.

[ 2025-03-13 17:00:59 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! Coming in with another small patch to address a few more obnoxious bugs that have been affecting players. I'll be working on making a list of reported issues next week, so if you run into anything in the meantime, please join our Discord and make an official report! [hr][/hr]

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing some kennels to never fill food or water bowls.
• Fixed an issue causing some kennels to freeze dogs once they are placed inside.
• Fixed an issue causing Helpers to become stuck indefinitely.

[hr][/hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-09-06 16:26:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! Coming in with a small patch with a few minor bug fixes and some changes to a few things to align with indie.io taking over development with the game! We've had a lot of great bug reports in the new Discord and will start digging into them in the coming weeks for the next patches. [hr][/hr]

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing unique NPC story progression to reset upon loading a save.
• Other minor bug fixes.

Changes

• Added new skippable splash screens
• Added a direct link to the new official Discord to help grow our loving community further.
• Added game recommendations to the main menu containing similar games.

[hr][/hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-08-30 16:02:10 CET ] [ Original post ]

Happy Monday everyone!

Today we have a few really important announcements to share with you all. To start, a patch was just released for the Switch version of the game! This update brings the Switch version to the same place as the Steam version with all the recent bug fixes that were made. Secondly, the development of To The Rescue! has been transferred to indie.io. The developers at Little Rock Games created an absolutely amazing and adorable game and we are excited to pick up where they left off and continue making improvements. The last few updates - both on Steam and the one today on Switch - were done by the indie.io dev team. Last but not least, we have a new Discord server! [hr][/hr] [url=https://discord.gg/w2WhbqWYc3]

Why the new server?

The previous server was for the developers of Little Rock Games and not exclusive to To The Rescue! When the game's development was transferred to indie.io, we made the decision to create an exclusive server for the game to make sure the community stayed up-to-date with anything going on related to the game and so that you can report bugs and issues directly to the team now working on the game.

How do I report a bug there?

Head over to the #-- channel and use the /bug command to report a bug or issue. Make sure to include as much information as possible including the version number, what you're playing on (Steam or Switch) and what happened leading up to the bug/issue. [hr][/hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-08-26 16:10:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so. You can add the game to your collection for 50% off starting with the Steam Summer Sale on June 27th and ending an additional week after most sales end on July 19th! Make sure to check out other great indie titles on sale to kick off your summer gaming! https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-06-27 17:00:57 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! Coming in with another update focused on fixing more of the issues many of you have experienced. We are are aware of a few lingering issues and are continuing to investigate and work on getting fixes out for the remaining known issues. Please let us know of any other difficulties you continue to experience! [hr][/hr]

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue causing dogs to be stuck in a Playspace indefinitely.
• Fixed an issue causing helpers list UI entries to be duplicated.
• Fixed an issue causing the foster dogs entries to be duplicated.
• Fixed an issue causing dogs that were previously adopted still counting towards total foster count.
• Fixed the tug-of-war minigame showing the wrong button to pull when using keyboard input.
• Adjusted dog arrival calculation to heavily favour new dogs when dog population is low.
• Fixed an issue causing certain rooms wallpaper and floors unable to be customized.

Known Issues

• Visitors may still not leave after adopting a dog until the end of the day.
• Helpers may still get stuck on a task.
• Some rooms are titled incorrectly on the Construction screen.

[hr][/hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-05-09 16:06:15 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone - if you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so.

The game will be 50% off from April 15th through the 22nd!

Make sure to check out Freedom Games Publisher Sale page to pick up some awesome indie games at great prices. Whether you like to play alone or with friends, there are some great deals you won't want to miss out on! https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-04-15 17:00:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! We know it has been a while since the last update, but we have been working in the background on many of the issues you have been experiencing. Today's patch should fix the majority of issues so please let us know of any other difficulties you continue to experience! [hr][/hr]

Changes

• Increased max save slots from 3 to 10

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug preventing the Unstuck button from working after one full day in the same session
• Fixed a bug when deleting all Events that caused the UI to lock
• Fixed an issue causing the no sick dogs objective complete cutscene to be wrongly played during a day
• Dog poop will now always spawn in sight (not hidden by walls)
• Fixed an issue preventing saved data to include previous day backups
• Fixed an issue preventing reputation to be spent on skill points in the post-day report screen when a cutscene had played that day
• Fixed an issue preventing V-Sync settings from being edited during gameplay

[hr][/hr] https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-04-10 13:40:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Spring Sale! From March 14th until the 21st, the game will be on sale for 50% off! Make sure to check out Freedom Games' Steam Spring Sale page to pick up some great games to play. https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2024-03-14 17:01:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

We know you love your four-legged friends... so how about a couple of games with cute cats and dogs to start off the new year? We've partnered with the adorable game Cat Cafe Manager in the The Cats & Dogs Collection. It will be on sale from Jan 8-15th and you could save 63% by purchasing the bundle versus separately. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/26266/Cats_and_Dogs_Collection/

[ 2024-01-08 18:00:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! If you were thinking about getting the game, now is a great time to do so as we are part of the Steam Winter Sale through our publisher Freedom Games! From December 21st until January 8th, the game will be on sale for 50% off! Make sure to check out Freedom Games' Winter Sale 2023 page to pick up some great games to play over the holiday season. Whether you like to play alone or with friends, there are some great deals you won't want to miss out on! https://store.steampowered.com/app/946720/To_The_Rescue/

[ 2023-12-21 18:01:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! We've got another batch of patch fixes. We can not express how much gratitude we have for the community and player base for helping us by reporting these bugs/glitches asap.

• Fix an issue when euthanizing the dog (blocker, cannot go back)
• Fix Right Stick controls are inverse for brush, Water, and Dog scooper
• Add a quick selection to confirm the purchase or other confirmation
• Fix when you return to the page to manage your employees on your computer, this page is broken and you can never interact with it again.
• Fix the artwork/sprite for the Mayor's dialogue portrait does not match the appearance of her in-game sprite

As always, please report any bugs you may get in our Discord server so we can ensure we address them!

[ 2023-06-08 14:17:19 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone! we're back with another update! Mainly more bug fixing this month!

• General stability improvements.
• Added better controller support.
• Added saves for better future proofing.
• Old saves could still have bugs, if your save is incompatible, we recommend deleting them to restart a fresh experience. We apologize for the inconvenience.
• UI/UX has better user flow and now supports controllers.
• Fixed several crashes that happen when some event happens in game.
• Fixed bugs that make doorways not work properly (Not walkable or creates holes in walls).
• Fixed bug that prevents some players from unleashing the dogs at the 'Play Spaces'.
• Fixed bug where it's possible to get stuck in tutorial conversation.
• Fixed bug that prevents some players from unselecting a blueprint in shelter construction screen.
• Fixed bug where some saves could not be loaded.
• Fixed bug where some players saw all their dogs become puppies
• Fixed bug that prevents players to clock out in some rare situations
• Fixed bug where the save can become corrupted and cannot be loaded
• Fixed bug where loading save did not load properly and could lead to random other bugs

[ 2023-03-03 17:14:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everybody! We are back with our first update to the Experimental branch! The experimental branch let's us release new updates in a limited way to catch any new issues that might have snuck in. You can swap to the experimental branch if you see a bug you've been experiencing has been fixed in an experimental update, and let us know if you encounter it again. If you're not familiar, you can try the experimental branch by right clicking TTR in your Steam library and then selecting properties. From there, you can navigate to the Betas tab and swap to the experimental branch. After we are confident the experimental branch hasn't introduced any new issues, we will move the update to the default branch. Now, onto the bug fixes!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue that prevented players from moving through vertical doors sometimes.
• Fixed an issue that allowed helpers to interact with dogs from a long distance.
• Improved the reliability of the scene moving Ringo to Diesel's kennel.
• Corrected typo in the auto scrubber skill description.

[ 2022-12-22 21:21:03 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're back with a small update to fix a few prominent issues that were reported in the last patch. Hopefully these fixes address any issues you might have been experiencing! As always, if you're experiencing difficulties, follow the bug report link in the game and we will do our best to help!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue that prevented players from scooping poops
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from talking to the companion dog.
• Adjusted the collision detection for generating door cutouts to address the issue preventing some players from moving through doors.

[ 2022-12-07 17:19:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Patch 1.0.68 Hi everybody! Its been a while, but we are back with a mountain of bug fixes! If youve stepped away from the game because of bugs or performance issues, wed like to invite you back to see how weve improved. Below are a few of the highlights, but there are many more changes than we could reasonably list here. We wanted to take our time to try and get a handle on the most severe issues that players were experiencing and bring the game closer to our intended experience. If you experience any issues,please use the in-game link to submit a support ticket so that we can assist you and prioritize any new issues that crop up. Updates will be more regular moving forward, and we are excited to hear what kinds of new content for the game that you would love to see in the new year!

Bug Fixes

• Fixes for issues in the story and tutorial preventing progression.
• Overall Performance Improvement: You should notice strong performance improvements for larger shelters.
• Fixes to Side Story Content: Side stories such as Jeremys New Dog should progress properly now without starting duplicate instances or failing to progress.

Adoptions

• Fixes for issues with the adoption sequence such as refusing to take the selected dog, or refusing to leave.
• Lost dog visitors will not automatically begin a conversation when trying to hand them a dog before speaking with them.
• Construction
• Construction Layering: sub elements in the construction menu like doors and kennels should properly layer visually with walls and floors.
• Fixed issue with demolished rooms reappearing when loading saves.
• Valid door placement is more strongly enforced, preventing doors from being placed over kennels and on wall boundaries.
• Kennels should now maintain their upgrades and level when loading a save.

UI

• Fixed many UI formatting, functionality, and spelling issues.
• All construction items should be properly named now.
• All text should fit in the given space or animate to accommodate.
• Renamed the Tutorial and Sandbox options on the new game panel to Intro and Quickplay respectively to better convey their purpose.
• Grant Issues: Grants should now check for completion properly at the end of each week, with new grants being available at the beginning of each week. Additionally, grants should load and animate properly.
• Fixed issue with event icons appearing as white squares.

Functionality

• Fixed issue with gameplay settings resetting under certain circumstances when opening the settings menu or restarting the game.
• Controller Support: Controller support is widely available and input tooltips should use relevant controller glyphs.
• Super dogs should maintain their appearance between loading saves.
• Play area capacities should be enforced now.
• Improvements to the function of the interaction focus marker, particularly when around multiple interactable objects.
• Helpers properly pause now during cutscenes,while using the pc, and other irregular game states.
• Fixes for issues in the story and tutorial preventing progression.
• Fixed an issue that allowed players to grab objects through walls.
• Players must now be holding the scrub brush to continue washing a dog in the bath.

Features & Changes

• Added a few new companion tips to assist new players.
• Show kennel ribbons are targetable with the folder, allowing players to see the linked dogs info.
• Visitors now check to see if there are dogs in the show kennel before failing an adoption. If there arent any dogs present, they will ask the player if they should wait, or come back another time.
• New animations for the community map menu on the pc.
• Added paging functionality for the save rollback panel to make it smoother to navigate for larger save files.
• Added an Unstuck button to the pause menu that resets the player to the front door and reapplies the room construction function to resolve any navigation issues.
• Added new stressor factors to some traits.
• Bad With Dogs: Generates stress when near other dogs.
• Dominant: Generates stress when sharing a space with another dog with the dominate trait.
• Sensitive Stomach: Generates stress when eating a non-preferred food.
• Separation Anxiety: Generates stress when not near other dogs or humans.

[ 2022-12-05 20:04:47 CET ] [ Original post ]

A Few More Fixes

I've got a few much needed bug fixes ready to go! As we continue to get a handle on bugs, what kind of content or changes do you want to see most? We've made some QOL progress with the adoption skip and dog trackers, but I want to know what you're looking forward to next!

Bug Fixes

• Fostered dogs should no longer duplicate and appear in the holding kennel.
• Adoption actions should no longer freeze adoptions when you have the second adoption action skill.
• The game should no longer fail to save if it is unable to create a back up save.

As always, thank you for your support! If you haven't yet, be sure to leave us a review! I love to hear how we are doing and what you think so that we can continue to make TTR as awesome as it can be! Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team.

[ 2022-05-26 11:01:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Back again!

Back with another hotfix to address some urgent issues! As always, I want to reiterate that we are committed to making TTR the best it can be! I know that it has been a rough road, but we are getting closer. Thank you all for all of your support.

Bug Fixes

• Frozen input after loading into the shelter is fixed.
• Fosters failing to appear in the foster panel is fixed.
• All Dogs disappearing when loading into the shelter is fixed.
• The story goal to unlock the foster network should properly clear now.
• The adoption skip input is now remappable. If your input prompt appears bugged, remap the control in the settings.

Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team.

[ 2022-05-16 20:37:17 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Everyone!

We have a small patch to address a few issues that we've identified since the last patch. As always, please report any bugs you find so that we can keep working to make the game as good as it can be!

Bug Fixes

• Machines with touchscreen input should no longer experience any issues with the mouse being unusable.
• Right-facing T kennels should have a capacity of 4 dogs now.
• Vertical Run Kennels have had their colliders adjusted so that they should be able to placed directly next to one another now.
• The input for the adoption evaluation skip should now properly default to the space bar. Control remapping for this input will be coming in a future update.

Thanks! Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR team.

[ 2022-05-09 22:37:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

As always, thank you all for your support and patience. We have another patch for you all today to address more of those pesky bugs as well as add in some quality of life things that you all have been asking for! Here's a quick highlight of some of the most prominent quality of life things you all have been asking for: Skipping adoptions - Does it feel like adopters sometimes take forever when choosing their furever friend? Well now you can skip all of the waiting around and get right down to getting them their new friend
Dog locator - Having a hard time locating a dog in your shelter? Not sure which kennel they're in? Well now from the dog log you can track a doggo and they will have a little indicator over their head to help you find them!
Nearby objects now being sorted by type and then position - When close to objects, you no longer have to just scroll through everything to get to the thing you want! Priority is now set by their type and then by position closest to you
Before we get into the full log, we want to again thank you all for everything. We hope this helps improve your experiences with To The Rescue. Please consider leaving us a review letting us know your thoughts. If you do happen to come across a new pesky bug, please join our Discord and open a ticket where one of our mods/helpers will work with you to get it logged. - Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team

Bug Fixes

• Fix for issue that could overwrite most recent save with dummy data.
• Interactions should now be limited to the currently active (yellow highlight/outline) container or interactable. The current interactable is determined by picking the closest interactable to the player.
• The order of focusables (targets of the interaction pointer) is now sorted and determined by object type, horizontal position, and then vertical position. Scrolling through nearby targets should move by object type, from upper left to lower right.
• Breakrooms should no longer dissappear.
• Duplicate and incorrect foster entry data should be fixed.
• The page control buttons for the Staff panel should function properly now.
• Fixed issue that allowed failed games to be loaded and continued in a broken state.
• The kickstarter backer plaque should be interactable again.
• Issue for frozen dialog requiring using the escape key should be fixed now.
• Fixed issue that allowed doors to be placed on top of existing decor in rooms like the break room.
• Fixed issue that would create cutouts for horizontal run kennels placed next to horizontal walls.
• Helpers should no longer become unresponsive. If helpers are waiting in the lobby, make sure that you have enough break rooms and they are accessible with doors.
• Fix for duplicate fosters issue.
• The mayor's portrait should now appear centered properly during tutorials.
• Fixes for the end game cutscene. Visitors who can be spoken to will have an icon above them until you have spoken to them.
• The current goals on the pause menu should be placed properly.

New Additions/Changes

• Added a Toggle to dog log entries that will track a dog's location with a pointer on the screen. The pointer will dissapear when toggled off, the dog is leashed by the player, or the dog is teleported with the Ribbons.
• Dog Log entries now include disease and vaccine information for each dog similar to the file folder view.
• Added a skip to the evaluation section of adoptions.
• Limited the frequency of dialog interactions to address issues like the camera becoming stuck or skipping lines.
• Reduced the capacity of Sunny Paws from 24 to 18 to make this stage less overwhelming.
• Cleaned up layering and colliders in the player home scene.
• Optimization and performance Improvements

*Quick note: If you have remapped your controls, the Skip Adoption shortcut becomes unmapped. The fix is just to reset controls to default.*

[ 2022-05-02 22:53:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

Just a small patch to fix another important bug that you all have been reporting. If you're still experiencing issues, please join our Discord, take a ticket and report the bug to our moderators.

• Fixed the issue preventing some users from being able to use mouse inputs in game.

[ 2022-04-06 21:30:58 CET ] [ Original post ]

Update!

The newest patch is now live for Mac users! We have a long list of fixes ready to hopefully ensure you are having a much more stable experience. As always, if you have any issues, please head over to our Discord to submit a bug report or find help in our awesome community!

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with items in player's inventory during the day transition becoming stuck in their inventory the next day.
• Pausing during cutscenes should no longer cause issues with cutscene timing.
• The time of day should be properly cleared when creating a new save during the same game instance.
• Fixed issue with vaccinations reducing adoptability by one star.
• Fixed the Clock Out button disappearing if enabling the summary tab in the reports page (when it wasn't enabled by default)
• Fixed issue with end game scene, making it impossible to get to credits if said "no" the first time to the mayor
• Fixed issue with being able to click to differnt tabs during the daily summary.
• Fixed an issue with the Daily Summary becoming stuck.
• Fixed the issue with Adoption Trait matches and the Emphasize action not registering properly.
• Fixed issue with the Dog Log being able to scroll to empty pages when "Filter to Current" was checked.
• Fixed issue with the default flooring patterns on the kennel and mecial rooms being mismatched.
• Fixed issue with grants in sandbox mode sometimes loading placeholder text.
• Fixed issue with pluralization in Adopt-a-thon community events where multiple dogs were adopted
• Fixed issue with run kennels creating a hole in walls they are up against.
• Rooms should now save and load wallpaper and flooring choices properly.
• Kennels should now load and save upgrades and kennel level properly.
• Animation fixes to dogs and visitors.
• Fixed some camera issues with cutscenes 3_1 and 3_2
• Story thread progress should be cleared properly when creating a new save during the same game instance.
• Fix for incorrect labels for some kennels in the construction panel.
• Fix for incorrect population cap label on the contstruction for L and T kennel variants.
• Fix for the holding kennel navigation graph updater in Sunny Paws.
• Fix for the summary screen not properly displaying prior data.
• Adjusted the bounds of Sunny Paws shelter level.
• Fix for input issue during the adoption action stage of adoptiosn that prevevents progression.
• Fix for issue preventing helpers from being fired.
• Fix for the community event panels closing when attempting to schedule an event.
• Added an input override toggin in the controls menu. The default state will automatically detect the most recently used input device. The Keyboard & Mouse state will limit input to only the mouse and keyboard.
• UI layering issues in the computer.

New Additions/Changes

• Added additional Super Dog design Rolo
• Added missing text (Russian, in the construction menu) and fixed a few typos
• Added text that shows days remaining in the grants tab
• Added icon on the tab that comes up when there is no selected grant.
• Added icons in the construction menu for LL RL and T Kennels.
• Added scrolling behavior to traits that are too long in the dog folder.
• Added icon to traits to show traits that generate stress.
• Added new icon to dog thought bubbles to indicate when they are generating stress.
• Added new icons for each of the 4 skill categories.
• Added an event that can spawn between 3 and 5 dogs when the shelter is below 65% capacity.
• Added an icon to mark a dog's Home Kennel when they are focused while on leash.
• Added a restriction on Lost dog events to only be dogs that arrived within the last 7 days.
• Added an icon in the build menu to display if a room doesn't have a door.
• Dogs now eat and drink at higher thresholds than before.
• Playspaces no longer have wallpaper and flooring options in the inspector.
• Visitors without any dialog do not highlight in the end game scene, making it more clear which ones you're supposed to be able to talk to
• Ribbons can now return a dog to their home kennel, even if they have been removed manually from the show kennel, provided they have a home kennel (The home kennel icon should appear when on leash and focused if they do).

[ 2022-04-04 18:13:20 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

Small patch to hopefully fix some of the bugs you all have be reporting since the 1.0.39 update the other day. If you're still experiencing issues, please join our Discord server, take a ticket and report the bugs to our moderators.

Bug Fixes

• Fix for input issue during the adoption action stage of adoptiosn that prevevents progression.
• Fix for issue preventing helpers from being fired.
• Fix for the community event panels closing when attempting to schedule an event.
• Added an input override toggin in the controls menu. The default state will automatically detect the most recently used input device. The Keyboard & Mouse state will limit input to only the mouse and keyboard.
• UI layering issues in the computer.

[ 2022-03-31 00:01:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

I want to thank all of you for your patience as weve worked on this patch. It has been a while, but I hope that our work shines through in the fixes and improvements weve been able to make and If youre new to TTR I hope that you just get to focus on helping virtual (and real) pups. We have more work to do, but I hope you are still enjoying TTR and that it will be much easier to do so now! I also want to reiterate that we arent stepping away from TTR anytime soon. We are committed to making sure that the game is everything it can be and we still have tons of content planned to further expand the game this year and beyond. Things like new shelter customizations, new dog and character designs, deeper interactions between the dogs, and much more! We have the best audience and community out there and we cant wait to share even more with you. Additionally, I want to shout out our incredible helpers and Discord mods who have been there to help you with issues while we work and provided invaluable feedback during testing. Sincerely, thank you from Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team. *Patch is now out on PC, Mac update will follow soon*

Bug Fixes

• Fixed helpers still being stuck after building break room door
• Fixed dogs being unable to move near helper when on leash (should fix dogs and helpers getting stuck in some cases)
• Fixed leashed dogs and helpers not waiting in place when stopped
• Fixed issues with helpers leaving dogs in tub
• Fixed helpers not queuing properly to wait for tub and rewrote helper bath code to improve stability
• Fixed helpers no longer seek dirty dogs that are already in baths or on other helpers leashes
• Fixed helpers no longer remove healthy (but also dirty) dogs from quarantine kennel to bathe them
• Fixed bug causing all milestone rewards from purchases to occur twice
• Riberta's prizes no longer count towards milestones
• Clock out button no longer dissappears when changing tabs.
• Duplicate breakrooms should no longer appear occasionally when loading a save file.
• Dogs should maintain their vaccine bonus after loading a save file.
• Fixed an exploit in the shop that allowed players to 'return' items to the store for credit to buy other items.
• Fixed a bug so that the player is now prevented from being able to return dogs to their home kennels with ribbons during adoptions.
• Fixed issue with 3rd grant not showing up while in same gameplay session after unlocking it.
• Made it not possible to go to other tabs during the end of day summary with the controller, which would softlock the game.
• Helpers should no longer stop at the edge of the breakroom. They should fully enter the room.
• All settings UI should properly update settings.
• Kennel level upgrades should compute correctly and checkout properly.
• Fixed tiling error in the main menu scene.
• Fixed bug where Jeremy's dog was not properly saved/loaded.
• Buttons inside scrollable panels should no longer prevent scrolling while mousing over them.
• Improved performance of AI and Pathfinding
• Improved physics performance
• Fixed issue with some stages of Jeremy's progression saving (should work on exisiting saves)
• General Localization Fixes
• General Controller Support Improvements.
• Fixed the double dialog/tutorial input issue.
• Can no longer highlight or pickup items through walls.

New Additions / Changes

• Helpers now display their currently assigned tasks when near the player.
• Helpers now have thought bubbles to highlight their current status. ie tired, idle, etc
• Added support for loading prior days of a savefile. Playing from a prior save will begin to overwrite later days as the game progresses.
• Improved the reliability of kennel collision detection during construction.
• All L kennels should now have a capacity of 4 dogs.
• All L kennels should be navigable by the dogs in them.
• Credits are now playable from the main menu.
• Made the lowest tick rate difficulty setting slower.
• The scale of wages, fines, and utilities are now affected by a new difficulty slider
• Added community members to credits
• Added new superdog
• Rebalanced foster events to prevent the foster network from growing out of control.
• Added paging support for the Fosters panel and the Helper panel.
• Added a prompt to use leashmode to hand dogs to visitors during adoptions when they might be stuck.

[ 2022-03-25 20:41:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

We're excited to finally bring v.1.0.31! As always, thank you all for your reports in Discord. As you join the server, please check the known-issues channel for a list of what all has been reported and are being actively worked on. Anything you find outside of that, please report in the bug-reports channel using the !bug command in the pinned messages. We're hopeful these fixes will resolve a lot of the issues that players are having, but definitely let us know if you are still experiencing problems. Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team

Bug Fixes

• Fixed issue with items in player's inventory during the day transition becoming stuck in their inventory the next day.
• Pausing during cutscenes should no longer cause issues with cutscene timing.
• The time of day should be properly cleared when creating a new save during the same game instance.
• Fixed issue with vaccinations reducing adoptability by one star.
• Fixed the Clock Out button disappearing if enabling the summary tab in the reports page (when it wasn't enabled by default)
• Fixed issue with end game scene, making it impossible to get to credits if said "no" the first time to the mayor
• Fixed issue with being able to click to differnt tabs during the daily summary.
• Fixed an issue with the Daily Summary becoming stuck.
• Fixed the issue with Adoption Trait matches and the Emphasize action not registering properly.
• Fixed issue with the Dog Log being able to scroll to empty pages when "Filter to Current" was checked.
• Fixed issue with the default flooring patterns on the kennel and mecial rooms being mismatched.
• Fixed issue with grants in sandbox mode sometimes loading placeholder text.
• Fixed issue with pluralization in Adopt-a-thon community events where multiple dogs were adopted
• Fixed issue with run kennels creating a hole in walls they are up against.
• Rooms should now save and load wallpaper and flooring choices properly.
• Kennels should now load and save upgrades and kennel level properly.
• Animation fixes to dogs and visitors.
• Fixed some camera issues with cutscenes 3_1 and 3_2
• Story thread progress should be cleared properly when creating a new save during the same game instance.
• Fix for incorrect labels for some kennels in the construction panel.
• Fix for incorrect population cap label on the contstruction for L and T kennel variants.
• Fix for the holding kennel navigation graph updater in Sunny Paws.
• Fix for the summary screen not properly displaying prior data.
• Adjusted the bounds of Sunny Paws shelter level.

New Additions/Changes

• Added additional Super Dog design Rolo
• Added missing text (Russian, in the construction menu) and fixed a few typos
• Added text that shows days remaining in the grants tab
• Added icon on the tab that comes up when there is no selected grant.
• Added icons in the construction menu for LL RL and T Kennels.
• Added scrolling behavior to traits that are too long in the dog folder.
• Added icon to traits to show traits that generate stress.
• Added new icon to dog thought bubbles to indicate when they are generating stress.
• Added new icons for each of the 4 skill categories.
• Added an event that can spawn between 3 and 5 dogs when the shelter is below 65% capacity.
• Added an icon to mark a dog's Home Kennel when they are focused while on leash.
• Added a restriction on Lost dog events to only be dogs that arrived within the last 7 days.
• Added an icon in the build menu to display if a room doesn't have a door.
• Dogs now eat and drink at higher thresholds than before.
• Playspaces no longer have wallpaper and flooring options in the inspector.
• Visitors without any dialog do not highlight in the end game scene, making it more clear which ones you're supposed to be able to talk to
• Ribbons can now return a dog to their home kennel, even if they have been removed manually from the show kennel, provided they have a home kennel (The home kennel icon should appear when on leash and focused if they do).

[ 2021-12-16 17:24:56 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

We're excited to finally bring v.1.0.26! As always, thank you all for your reports and suggestions in Discord. As you join the server, please check the known-issues channel for a list of what all has been reported and are being actively worked on. Anything you find outside of that, please report in the bug-reports channel using the !bug command in the pinned messages. We're hopeful these fixes will resolve a lot of the issues that players are having, but definitely let us know if you are still experiencing problems. Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team

Major Bug Fixes/Change

• Grants no longer stop tracking further progress once the game is loaded
• New dogs will now show up more often when you are low on dogs
• Increased the cost of helpers
• Player no longer walks into and gets stuck in kennels when entering conversations
• Dog thought bubble symbols now reference the specific disease they have when sick
• Added a failsafe to return dogs to their playspace if they escape
• Greatly reduced save file size
• Greatly improved file write times. Issues with lost frames while saving should be reduced
• Fixed issue causing the talkable adopters to not ever appear in the final cutscene
• Upgraded kennels should reflect their current level in the Construction Tab when loading a save
• Story thread progression is now being properly saved
• The issues with the Public Relations skill tree becoming stuck are now fixed
• Added failsafe to unstick most (if not all) stuck helpers with dogs on leashes
• Rebalanced milestone rewards.
• Rebalanced Adoption Actions

Minor Bug Fixes/Changes

• Reorganized the store to match the order of the foodboxes on the food table.
• Fixed an issue with the Second Adoption Action skill soft locking the adoption from finishing
• Having caps lock on while naming shelter/character/dog making it look like sPoNgEBoB MEme text will no longer occur
• Minor typo fixes (Spanish)
• Fixed issue with some sandbox tutorial popups never appearing
• Dropped items will be returned to their containers overnight
• Fixed issue with the daily score awarding more than 5 skill points
• Helpers will now scoop poop again
• Fixed issue with being able to clean poops in playspaces
• The clock out button will now always appear the first time the day ends
• Helpers should no longer generate with the same appearance as the player, so now you can't get confused with your helper twin.
• Raised the threshold for when dogs are considered hungry or thirsty
• Reduced rewards for reputation community events
• Fixed a highlight outline issue with the First Aid Cabinet
• Added a filter to the Dog Log to hide dogs not currently at the Shelter
• Helpers should no longer get stuck when removing a dog from a kennel
• Fixed dogs appear to still be in kennel when first leashed by player
• Rooms with occupied kennels are no longer able to be demolished until the dogs are removed
• Fixed issue with fully vaccinated dogs not retaining star bonus on load
• Visitors can no longer be spoken to while they are leaving. This prevents possibility of starting an adoption after the shelter has closed and soft locking
• Helpers will no longer get stuck when trying to reach and clean a playspace that had outdoor space around it
• Run kennels now properly clear their area of outside scatter
• Previously adopted dogs no longer appear in the summary panel
• Fosters should now make a new slot available after a Foster Adoption

[ 2021-11-09 03:15:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

First off, thank you all for all of the bug reports and suggestions you have been sending our way in Discord. It's been really helpful for us, so please keep sending those reports. As you join the server, please check the known-issues channel for a list of what all has been reported and is being actively worked on. Anything you find outside of that, then report in the bug-reports channel using the !bug command in the pinned messages. Before we go through all the fixes/changes, we just want to highlight one of biggest requests we've added in this patch which is a Story Mode Tutorial toggle to the new game panel. Toggling this off will skip the introduction of the story and progress straight to the Mayor's tour of the new shelter Tanner, Olivia and the rest of the TTR team

Major Bug Fixes/Changes

• Fixed issue with game not saving the first time a scene is loaded.
• Dogs should no longer spawn with the same names as dogs needed to progress tutorial in Sunny Paws (again: we're looking at you Peanut and Ringo)
• Made it no longer possible for dogs to run away where you can't get them in Sunny Paws
• Made dogs that spawn in Sunny Paws have much higher needs at the start to make it hopefully a bit less hectic or stressful
• Fixed the visual issue in the character selection screen that occurs after having unlocked the secret character
• Added Story Tutorial toggle to the new game panel. Toggling this off will skip the introduction of the story and progress straight to the Mayor's tour of the new shelter
• Fixed an issue that would occasionally lock the save slots preventing a new game from being started
• Adjusted font settings to address the issue with dissapearing text on Mac
• Added a failsafe to check skill availability so they shouldn't become incorrectly locked
• Loose dogs now return to the player if they get too far away. They also now generally prefer to stay inside
• Limited the maximum rate of disease spread to make outbreaks more manageble.
• Balance changes for adoption and new dog event biases: should reduce the number of times one will happen without the other
• When the foster network is unlocked, it is now very likely that the first foster will appear on the next day.
• Fix for bug that allows unlimited liking of a social media post with the Floofscrolling sklil.

Minor Bug Fixes/Changes

• Added a catch to remove dogs from the list of current dogs that shouldn't and dont spawn into the scene
• Fixed issue causing superdog traits and other recently added traits to appear as mirrors of other traits or garbage data
• Fixed issue with superdogs not knowing what shelter stage they belonged in and haunting the player for all eternity
• Fix for the issue with the Backer Plaque being interactable from outside the lobby. It should no longer override interactions with nearby kennels.
• Fixed an issue for dogs recieving duplicate traits.
• Fixed animation issues with several visitor and player designs
• Fixed helpers removing dogs from show kennels to bathe them in certain circumstances
• When the foster network is unlocked, it is now very likely that the first foster will appear on the next day.
• Fix for bug that allows unlimited liking of a social media post with the Floofscrolling skill.
• Added a failsafe to return dogs to their current kennel if they have wandered out for some reason.
• Added a markerboard next to the First Aid cabinet to show the current inventory count of first aid kits.

[ 2021-11-04 04:13:14 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey everyone!

We've been working hard on all the bugs yall have been submitting so far today. Hopefully the fixes quite a few of them to allow you all to have a better experience in game! Beyond these updates, if you are experiencing something different, please join our Discord and report it in the bug-reports channel with the command pinned in the channel. Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR team

Bug Fixes

• Implemented a fix for stress gain happening before stage 3 leading to injuries that can't be treated yet.
• Implemented a fix for events not happening on the first day of the game.
• Dogs should no longer spawn with the same names as dogs needed to progress tutorial in Sunny Paws
• The puppy events were getting a bit out of hand, so we reduced the frequency of puppy events
• Added a catch for a issue in cutscenes that potentialy broke cutscenes and led to potential hard blocks.
• Reduced the slowest speed from 1 tick every 2.5 seconds to 1 tick every 3 seconds.
• Fixed common issue with saves that was caused by specific dog traits.
• Fixed an issue with being unable to close construction during mayor cutscene. The mayor should no longer impede your constructions.
• Added a call to refresh setting values when loading to the menu.
• Companions no longer have a radioactive looking outline animation.
• Fixed an issue with kennel upgrades retaining default text.
• Simple Bathing minigame mode will no longer be extremely, so hopefully you'll be able to have more simple baths.

[ 2021-11-02 21:55:37 CET ] [ Original post ]

Full fix for save crashing issue on Mac.

[ 2021-11-02 15:22:28 CET ] [ Original post ]

Full fix for save crashing issue.

[ 2021-11-02 14:07:43 CET ] [ Original post ]

A temporary fix for an issue with saving the game with traits with trait conflicts.

[ 2021-11-02 13:16:07 CET ] [ Original post ]

To The Rescue is finally here! Right now you can get it for 20% off until November 9th. Dont forget too that 20% of all developer profits will be going to The Petfinder Foundation in order to help real world dogs find their fur-ever homes. If you would like to donate more to the cause you can do so here. We will also be doing charity streams today to help raise more money for The Petfinder Foundation. Schedule of events: 9am ET: Little Rock Games Twitch - Dev Playthrough and AMA 11am ET: BryanHerren Twitch - Bryan Herren (Director of Marketing for Freedom Games) playthrough TTR 1pm ET: Freedom Games Twitch - Freedom Games Community and Social Media Manager playthrough TTR [previewyoutube=kEVUYf9k-5I;full][/previewyoutube] Thank you all for your support throughout the development of the game! We cant wait to see all the great shelters yall create. As you get to playing, please remember to leave us a review. It helps us out a lot, especially on launch day, and we love getting to hear everyones thoughts and feedback so we can make the game an even better experience for you all. Reviews also help us with the Steam algorithm and will help bring To The Rescue to more people and with more people seeing and hopefully buying the game, we will be able to help more dogs in shelters find the fur-ever home. You can also join our Discord to hang out with other community members and the devs, show off your pets, and report any bugs you might find.

[ 2021-11-02 12:00:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hi everyone! We know you all have been beyond excited for To The Rescue to release, so we have some pretty exciting news to share! To The Rescue is now launching Tuesday, Nov 2nd! We completed the game a bit early and decided to go ahead and release it to you all! Tuesdays going to be an exciting day all around so definitely wishlist the game while youre here so that you know exactly when the game launches on Tuesday! Schedule of Events: 9am ET: Little Rock Games on Twitch - Dev Playthrough and AMA 11am ET: Bryan Herren on Twitch - Bryan Herren (Director of Marketing for Freedom Games) playthrough TTR 1pm ET: Freedom Games on Twitch - Freedom Games Community/Social Media Manager playthrough TTR During the livestreams well be running a raffle for To The Rescue keys! Every $5 donation will be 1 entry into the raffle with drawings every $250 that we reach. If you want to help support, you can donate to our Tiltify. Thank you all for your support and hype! Please share with your friends to help us support real world shelters. If you want to join in on the hype with the rest of the community, or maybe just share a pet pic or two, join our Discord.

[ 2021-10-30 17:00:08 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today we are really excited to finally bring you our release date!

To The Rescue will be launching on PC/Mac on November 4th!

[previewyoutube=nJjPP-AzuxQ;full][release date trailer][/previewyoutube] We are also still working hard on a Switch version and while we had hoped to have it ready for this launch as well, you can now expect that sometime in 2022! If you havent already, make sure to wishlist us here on Steam, so youll be notified at launch as 20% of all purchases will be going to The Petfinder Foundation to help real world shelters. If you want to join our community and maybe post a pet pic or 2, join our Discord. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!

[ 2021-10-11 15:00:13 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello Everyone!

This patch is a bit small but I wanted to try and address some of the save file issues players were having asap. Enjoy! Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR team

Fixes

• Fixed issue with mismatched vaccine whiteboard labels.
• Fixed issue with parsing filenames less than 4 characters.
• Replaced missing skill points icon on two skills in handiwork category.

[ 2021-09-05 21:05:22 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone

We are back with some additional fixes! We hope that everyone is enjoying the demo, especially with these patches. If you're stuck on something or still experiencing severe bugs, feel free to join our discord server and we are glad to try and help you out or try to get to the bottom of the issue! Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR team

FIXES

• Improved the issue with dogs leaving kennels on their own.
• Fix for adoptions not properly facilitating adoption actions (Trait, Discount,Emphasize,etc) and not accurately evaluating adoption success.
• Fix for issue preventing saves from being deleted from the New Game panel.
• Fix for dog animator occasionally becoming stuck in the idle-to-consume transition state.
• Replaced incorrect bug report survey link.
• Improved Score Panel functionality.

[ 2021-09-05 00:00:33 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone!

We are excited to bring these fixes to the demo. Hopefully things will run a bit more smoothly with these changes. If you're still having issues, be sure to report them via the in game link or head over to our Discord server if you have questions! Thanks you so much for trying the game and we hope you enjoy this update! Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR team

Fixes:

• Potential failsafe for the time stopping issue.
• Fix for the bathing issues with losing the brush and disappearing dogs
• Fix for skill point allocations being shared between saves.
• Fixed issue with improperly fading walls
• Improved focusable behavior
• Fixed animation issue with shepherd puppy
• Disabled Break Rooms due to Helper issues.
• Improved navmap regeneration.
• Minigames should now function and animate properly.
• Fixed issues with Send Away Carrier
• Added basic controls remapping
• Settings should now properly reassign their values between game instances.
• Fix to how adoption success was calculated.
• Adjusted poop frequency and balancing
• Fixed issue with Notifications panel disappearing.
• Milestones should now reset between new save files.
• Reduced the mass of sitting dogs by half.
• Improved the issue with dogs wandering out of their kennels.
• Debug menu should properly trigger events now.
• LeashMode tooltip now shows the CapsLock input when LeashMode is toggled on.

[ 2021-09-02 08:41:34 CET ] [ Original post ]

Demo V 0.1.23 If you've been experiencing any bugs in the tutorial or the main story, you will likely want to make a new save file upon updated.

Fixes:

Altered some dog names in some languages. The proper number of dogs should spawn in story mode The tutorial should no longer become stuck during the first adoption. Also, we should let people know that if they are experience the tutorial and story related bugs, they will likely want to make a new save file. Cheers, - Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR Team

[ 2021-08-23 17:21:31 CET ] [ Original post ]

We wanted to post an exciting announcement regarding something we have been working on! For a while now, we've been developing TTR with support for localization, but the plans for actually localizing were a bit hazy. However, we're pleased to announce that through our publisher, we have partnered with Gameeleon to localize TTR into 10 languages! The following languages will be supported at launch:

• English
• French
• Italian
• German
• Spanish
• Japanese
• Korean
• Chinese
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Russian

We're so excited to be able to bring TTR to more people around the world. So, many thanks to everyone that has asked about it, as well as Gameeleon who is making it possible.

[ 2021-06-30 18:14:51 CET ] [ Original post ]

Fixes

• The daily timer should no longer continue into the negative without triggering the summary sequence.
• Visitors shouldn't get stuck on evaluating the first dog anymore.
• Starting a new game mode should load the proper gamestate (Starting a sandbox game after playing the story should load directly to the stage 3 shelter)
• Music should be back on the start menu.
• Updrades to the leash and player inventory should be preserved on loading a save.
• General stability improvements to mitigate issues that we have been unable to recreate.

Workarounds

• Clear prior save files if you are continuing to have issues.
• Try completely closing and reopening the game before starting a new game if they are having issues.
• Camera stuck in some instances. Added a button in the menu to reset camera which should fix offset camera and black screen issues.
• If the dogs start to do "the wave" and stop eating/drinking go to the shelter construction and click the "checkout" button. Don't ask why, but it works!
• If the player gets stuck, look for the "reset position" button from the pause menu

--- Hopefully this will be the last patch we need to release for the demo. We are aware of some remaining issues but we hope that everyone can enjoy the remaining time with the demo in a more stable state! Cheers, - Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR Team

[ 2021-06-19 03:38:25 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're excited to be bringing you a dev stream to celebrate being part of Next Fest. Be sure to tune in June 18th at 4pm EST to check it out! During the stream, we also ask that you donate to our amazing partner, The Petfinder Foundation. For every $15 donated with screenshots provided, Olivia (dev of To The Rescue) will write your pet's name on her arm cast. You can click here to donate! Verify your donation by DMing a screenshot to Olivia or Tanner on DIscord.

[ 2021-06-18 17:43:48 CET ] [ Original post ]

We've been hard at work trying to squash the nastiest bugs in the demo and make the overall experience a bit more stable. If you continue to have issues, please submit a bug report via the in-game link or join our discord to talk to us directly!

Fixes

• Settings and preferences should be saved between game sessions now.
• Community events should no longer be executable during the end of day summary.
• Community events should no longer get stuck on the fade-to-black transition.
• The camera should add and remove targets properly.
• Saving and loading should be more stable now.
• Dogs should eat and drink without issue now.
• Visitors should leave when adoptions end.
• Visitors shouldn't get stuck on evaluating the first dog anymore.
• All visitors should be interactable now.
• Using the reset player button should work in any scene with the player now.
• Moved the euthanasia option to the new game menu so that no one misses the option to toggle it off.
• The daily timer should no longer continue into the negative without triggering the summary sequence.
• You can return to the main menu from character selection.
• General stability improvements to mitigate issues that we have been unable to recreate.

Workarounds

• Clear prior save files if you are continuing to have issues.
• Try completely closing and reopening the game before starting a new game if they are having issues.
• Camera stuck in some instances. Added a button in the menu to reset camera which should fix offset camera and black screen issues.
• If the dogs start to do "the wave" and stop eating/drinking go to the shelter construction and click the "checkout" button. Don't ask why, but it works!
• If the player gets stuck, look for the "reset position" button from the pause menu

--- Again, thank you all so much for playing the demo. We hope that you are excited for the full release later this year and all of your feedback and help will make the game even better than we could make it on our own. Cheers, - Tanner, Olivia, and the rest of the TTR Team

[ 2021-06-17 22:42:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're aware there there have been quite a few bugs that have cropped up during the demo, and we've spent the day squashing as many as we could! A new version of the demo should be ready to update with a handful of fixes.

Fixes

• Fixed issue where Sandbox toggle from debug menu only works the first time the menu is loaded.
• Fixed issue preventing starting a new game after the first time the menu is loaded.
• Player no longer gets stuck in narrow spaces between kennels.
• Fixed issue causing volume settings to be reset between sessions.
• Can no longer take and return dogs from adopting visitors.
• Addressed some save/load issues, such as dogs being less likely to be loose on load (still being improved).

Balance Tweaks and Changes

• Enabled tutorial panels for story mode segments
• Slightly adjusted tick rate
• Reduced poop frequency by 66%
• Enabled Sandbox button on main menu to jump past the story cutscenes

Working To Fix/Known Issues

• Visitors won't leave after adoptions for some players (related to nav mesh issues)
• Day ends and timer continues into negative but no end of day summary screen
• Community Event stuck on black screen when resolved.
• Companion highlight issue
• Loading a save can cause the nav mesh to be incomplete
• Returning to the main menu from character select makes it impossible to start game
• After 2nd day dogs may stop eating/drinking/become difficult to leash. (related to nav mesh issues)
• Some visitors cannot be spoken to

Workarounds

• Camera stuck in some instances. Added a button in the menu to reset camera which should fix offset camera and black screen issues.
• If the dogs start to do "the wave" and stop eating/drinking go to the shelter construction and click the "checkout" button. Don't ask why, but it works!
• If the player gets stuck, look for the "reset position" button from the pause menu

--- Many thanks to the folks on our Discord, as well as those that have been using the in-game bug report form. And thank you for bearing with us during this alpha preview into the game! We are going to do what we can to keep fixin', and probably do at least one more patch on the demo to fix the most critical issues. Cheers, -Olivia, Tanner, and the rest of the TTR Team

[ 2021-06-16 21:38:00 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hello everyone! Were excited to announce were going to be a part of the Steam Next Fest! Starting today, youll be able to play our latest demo! To celebrate our latest demo being out, we will be doing an art stream here on Steam. Youll be able to check that out Thursday June 17th at 9am EST. As you play through the demo, if you have any questions, need to report a bug, or just want to talk with the community and the devs, you can join us over on Discord! Dev Updates Just a quick overview of what all weve been up to over the past couple months! On Adopt-A-Shelter-Pet Day (April 30th) we announced that we have partnered with the Petfinder Foundation where 20% of our profits will be donated to. You can see our trailer for that below. Olivia has been working on cutscenes and story content as you might have seen in our semi weekly dev streams. If you've missed out on those, follow us on Twitch to get notified when we go live! Tanner has been working on backend stuff like performance, saving/loading, and the Nintendo Switch port. Petfinder Announcement Trailer: [previewyoutube=kbHCr3jfCHs;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2021-06-16 15:05:02 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're excited to be bringing you an art stream from our extremely talented art team to celebrate being part of Next Fest. Be sure to tune in June 17th at 9am EST to check it out!

[ 2021-06-15 17:29:39 CET ] [ Original post ]

We were fortunate enough to be included in the Freedom Games showcase at E3 this year! Hopefully you all enjoyed it and were excited to see a brief look into our backstory, as well as a new trailer! In case you missed it or just want to watch it again, here is our E3 trailer! [previewyoutube=9HHUOzYR7r4;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2021-06-15 14:11:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Today is a very exciting day for us and it's one we've been itching to announce for weeks! We have partnered with Freedom Games! to publish To The Rescue! They are a new publisher who has been tremendously helpful and supportive of us making the game everything we know it can be. It was a long road for us to find a publishing partner, but we couldn't be more excited to be working with these fine folks! Alongside this news, we are happy to announce that we will be releasing simultaneously, this fall, on PC, Mac, & Nintendo Switch! [previewyoutube=niqTRKRfBj4;full][/previewyoutube]

[ 2021-03-14 22:46:12 CET ] [ Original post ]

Hey Everyone! We are excited to share a bit more about the ways you can customize and expand your shelter in our latest Dev Diary on Shelter Construction! If you haven't yet, you can checkout our previous Dev Diaries over on our website for a bit of a behind-the-scenes look at how development is going! Dev Diary #15: Out of the Doghouse Part 2

[ 2020-11-11 19:14:45 CET ] [ Original post ]

The To The Rescue! team will be streaming an open Q&A session while showing off some more gameplay. Bring any and all questions about the game: we'll be answering them! View the stream on Little Rock Games' Twitch channel starting at 10:00am CST on August 30th.

[ 2020-08-26 21:20:05 CET ] [ Original post ]

Three of To The Rescue!'s developers will be sharing some insights about the process of creating the game, including discussions about the game's AI, design, and production. These talks might be useful for other game developers, and also will be interesting for anything wanting to learn more about the game behind-the-scenes. View the stream on Little Rock Games' Twitch channel starting at 10:00am CST on August 29th.

[ 2020-08-26 21:20:01 CET ] [ Original post ]

Lead artist Byron Buzlig and lead animator Kat Higgins will be hosting a casual art stream as they work on some content and designs for To The Rescue!. View the stream on Little Rock Games' Twitch channel starting at 11:00am CST on August 28th.

[ 2020-08-26 21:19:29 CET ] [ Original post ]

To kick off our Indie Arena Booth festivities, the developers of To The Rescue! will be livestreaming the IAB demo prior to its public release. View the stream on Little Rock Games' Twitch channel starting at 11:00am CST on August 27th.

[ 2020-08-26 21:19:18 CET ] [ Original post ]

To The Rescue! is officially live on Kickstarter as of 10 am central time. We have a ton of rewards, tier options, and stretch goals for you to checkout! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/littlerockgames/to-the-rescue-a-dog-shelter-simulator

[ 2019-08-06 14:59:41 CET ] [ Original post ]

We're super excited to announce the dates for To the Rescue's Kickstarter! The campaign will run August 6th-September 3rd More details soon, but for now save the dates, spread the word & get excited with us!

[ 2019-06-11 19:43:38 CET ] [ Original post ]