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Steam News14 June 20251y ago

Hot Dog Reporter Gets Reported On

Hello friends! It's been a bit since the last update. Development hasn't been moving at quite the sentient-speedrunning-hot-dog pace that it initially was, BUT I have been plugging happily away at it for some time!

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What changed

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  • Maps
  • Gameplay
  • Compatibility
  • UI and audio
  • Events
addedNew levels, hidden pettable friends, and a new biome
addedA new ground pound mechanic
changedLots (lots) of under the hood changes to improve performance and compatibility with different screen resolutions and operating systems
addedA new menu UI that may or may not make it into the next release
addedHot Dog Reporter had the honor of being part of Toronto Games Week's kickoff event on Thursday June 12th. It was wild! I got to show off some of the new unreleased content! There was a 4 hour long lineup to play the game! A game dev hero of mine who I'm not going to namedrop got a new record on the first level! The actual mayor of Toronto came by and shouted "OH, A HOT DOG!" And then Toronto Life put Hot Dog Reporter in the same paragraph as A Short Hike!

Hot Dog Reporter changes

addedNew levels, hidden pettable friends, and a new biome
addedA new ground pound mechanic
changedLots (lots) of under the hood changes to improve performance and compatibility with different screen resolutions and operating systems
addedA new menu UI that may or may not make it into the next release
addedHot Dog Reporter had the honor of being part of Toronto Games Week's kickoff event on Thursday June 12th. It was wild! I got to show off some of the new unreleased content! There was a 4 hour long lineup to play the game! A game dev hero of mine who I'm not going to namedrop got a new record on the first level! The actual mayor of Toronto came by and shouted "OH, A HOT DOG!" And then Toronto Life put Hot Dog Reporter in the same paragraph as A Short Hike!

It's been a bit since the last update. Development hasn't been moving at quite the sentient-speedrunning-hot-dog pace that it initially was, BUT I have been plugging happily away at it for some time! Some currently unreleased updates include:

  • New levels, hidden pettable friends, and a new biome

  • A new ground pound mechanic

  • Ditching the tutorial level in favor of in-level hints

  • Lots (lots) of under the hood changes to improve performance and compatibility with different screen resolutions and operating systems

  • Narrative writing and concept art

  • A new menu UI that may or may not make it into the next release

Most of this is coming to the Steam release VERY SOON! I just want to iron out some bugs and make a few more levels so it feels like a more substantial update after such a long gap between releases.

BUT, the reason I'm posting this now instead of alongside a content drop is that HOT DOG REPORTER IS IN THE NEWS!

Hot Dog Reporter had the honor of being part of Toronto Games Week's kickoff event on Thursday June 12th. It was wild! I got to show off some of the new unreleased content! There was a 4 hour long lineup to play the game! A game dev hero of mine who I'm not going to namedrop got a new record on the first level! The actual mayor of Toronto came by and shouted "OH, A HOT DOG!" And then Toronto Life put Hot Dog Reporter in the same paragraph as A Short Hike!

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

ANYWAY, thank you so much for sticking around! I can't wait to share more REAL SOON!

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Steam News / 14 June 2025

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