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The Last Friend

The Last Friend is a tower-defense game beefed up with strategic Beat 'em-up elements, where players must balance their attack and defense tactics to defend their mobile dog shelter.

88 30 September 2021

The Last Friend is an adventure developed by Ludus Games, released 30 September 2021 on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Last Friend is

The Last Friend is an adventure game developed by Ludus Games and released in 2021. It was published by Skystone Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.

The premise, in the publisher's words

From the warm and fluffy Newfoundland who has a healing passive, the Tibetan Mastiff with a beast mode unlocked, and to the ever charismatic Beagle, it's up to you to rescue these fearless pups and then set them loose on the bad guys! The world has changed and some could even say it’s gone to the dog house…WOOF!!! Get ready to explore deserted badlands, ruined cities, a military base or two and not to mention forgotten jungles teeming with challenges as you set out in an upgradable RV! It’s a dog eat dog world out there so best bring your best when it comes to going all paws with the various bad guys you’ll be sure to face! Your bite isn’t your only defense when dealing with overly tanned…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 56 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

The Last Friend holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 14 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 95, 4 GB RAM and OpenGL 3.0 compliant video card. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

The Last Friend launched on 30 September 2021, within three weeks of Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Far Cry 6 and Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Deathloop, Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Far Cry 6, Death Stranding: Director's Cut.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

The Last Friend — frequently asked questions

When did The Last Friend come out?
The Last Friend was released on 30 September 2021 for Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for The Last Friend?
At minimum, The Last Friend needs 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 95, 4 GB RAM, OpenGL 3.0 compliant video card graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is The Last Friend?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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