Grapple Dog

Grapple Dog is a 2D platformer. The player controls Pablo the dog, using his grappling hook which is used to swing and pull Pablo toward enemies over platforms.

The goal of each stage is to ring a bell at the end of the level. Throughout the stage, there are items to collect such as five purple gems hidden throughout the level. Two other purple gems can be collected by collecting oranges, of which there are 250 per level, and 220 are required to acquire the gems.

Hundreds of years ago, the people of Partash lived in hunger and hardship. Then one day, The Great Inventor appeared. He built devices to help the people. In turn, those who lived in Partash came to adore him like a king.

However, one day a great evil emerged, jealous of The Inventor. Sensing an attack was imminent, The Inventor made plans to protect the people. He scattered the 4 Cosmic Gadgets across Partash, where evil could never find them. After that, The Great Inventor was never seen again.

Grapple Dog was made independently by Joseph Gribbin of Medallion Games. Gribbin was the game designer, artist and programmer for the game while Jazz Mickle provided the game's soundtrack.

Grapple Dog was released on February 10, 2022, for Nintendo Switch and Windows. It was later released on Xbox Series X on November 18, 2022.

Will Nelson of the NME recommended the game to platform game fans, stating that the game "aims to claim its place among the pantheon of mascot platformers, and it gets incredibly close."