Raise rapidly mutating dogs in ex-Sims 4 dev's gloriously weird pet sim Wobbledogs Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Raise rapidly mutating dogs in ex-Sims 4 dev's gloriously weird pet sim Wobbledogs Coming to Steam early access in January. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 21 Nov 2020 2 comments What is a dog but a wobble with infinite potential? That's the question Wobbledogs - a wonderfully odd pet sim of rapidly mutating proportions - is possibly pondering as it prepares to wobble its weird pet sim self into Steam early access next year. Wobbledogs is the work of Tom Astle, a former gameplay engineer on The Sims 4, and lets players loose in a world of physically simulated - but crucially, and slightly terrifyingly - rapidly mutating dogs. As such, while dogs start out in a broadly familiar form, they'll quickly take on strange new shapes and behaviours as their evolutionary lines advance. "Dogs have highly variable bodies controlled by a simulated genetics system," explains Wobbledogs' newly launched Steam page, "As they age, they periodically enter a pupal state and physically mutate. The foods they eat fill their guts with different flora [that] influence the dogs' mutations, letting you craft and mold them to fit your own idea of canine (im)perfection!". Watch on YouTube Wobbledogs Early Access Teaser. That's the, uh, science bit then, but Wobbledogs also concerns itself with sandbox-y home comforts, providing the tools needed for players to construct delightfully garish, labyrinthine habitats, where their increasingly weird charges can merrily spend their days. If you like, you can simply sit back and watch your Wobbledogs go about their business, but it's also possible to take a more direct hands-on approach, praising them, petting them, and more. Astle notes that a dog's physically simulated body - and its various mutations - affect how it will experience the world, and this combines with its unique personality traits and behaviours to govern the way it interacts with other dogs and objects. Wobbledogs is set to enter Steam early access in January 2021, and Astle says the intention is to stay there for around a year. That time will be used for bug hunting and polishing, and to add some additional content, including new mutations - both functional and aesthetic - new objects and interactions, better animal AI, new gut flora, and more. Based on the phrase "gut flora" alone, I'm sold. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 10 Latest Articles Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 59 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 3 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store