An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs

Alright. An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is done and dusted. Let's see. What to say about this game?
The story is that you and your girlfriend/fiancée are the last two humans alive in the multiverse and are caged by a very large dog who was supposed to be catering your celebratory dinner. And so, you escape said cage and find yourself in an existential airport...for aliens...run by dogs. Your girlfriend asks you to meet her at a different airport, thus giving you a chance to remember more about how and why you both ended up where you are. In the process of doing so, you will meet and befriend a number of dogs and a couple not dogs as well. Eventually, through your initial wanderings, and then meeting up with your girlfriend at various locations, you will unlock the truth as to why you are here and perhaps where you are going.
Most of the dogs are presented as cardboard with dog pictures attached, and honestly, it is charming AF. And the dogs are by and large hilarious. They each have a bit of a story to tell (some more than others) and many have fetch quests to give you (because dogs and playing fetch). Which will involve visiting the various airport shops, kiosks, and bathrooms to acquire said items. You will also need to acquire boarding passes to travel to different airports, such as one in Elf lands and one on Uranus. :)
The items you acquire are also kind of hilarious in application. Such as delicious toilet water, the forbidden chocolate donuts, a magic wand, scrumptious shoes, etc...
And the sounds used in this game also err on the side of completely ridiculous and funny. This dimension is quirky as hell. Visually, it's a bit more of soft tones and pleasant/comfortable artwork. Pretty chill overall.
Ultimately, that is the game. It's a very funny romp through various airports interacting with various ridiculous personalities until you eventually reach the end, which in and of itself, actually deviates from the hilarity of the rest of the game and goes with a bit of wistful sadness. Which is a bit of a departure (you know, because airports) from the rest of the game, but makes sense in context.
I ran everywhere and it took me about three and a half hours to both reach the ending and get 100% cheevos. I thought that while it had moments of being a little bit boring, going back and forth between various airports while being mindful of the boarding time your boarding passes have listed on them (which is also a gameplay mechanic here), it was still a fun and quirky experience overall. And is fairly unique in both its presentation and mood. I think this is a game best bought on sale but also is one that is worthwhile to check out. It's super casual and I think the laughs will be there for most people throughout the adventure.
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I'd like to give this game a mixed review, but I am leaning towards an upvote because of the funny writing and the cute dog stock images - but there are some problems here. You will meet many dogs on your journey through An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs. They all have something to say, from the witty to the deeply insightful to the hilariously stupid. The writing here is random, but genuinely good and you could tell there was passion behind making these dogs varied and unique, almost human.
The problem is that the game itself isn't all that fun to play and explore. You go through various airports, talk to dogs and if you want to go to a different airport, you pick up a boarding pass, pass the time with an item or in the time room thing, and then give the dogs your ticket and a random item they ask for so you can board the plane. Every airport has the same stores you can get these items from, but what it comes down to in the end is that the game is a GIANT fetch quest. Talk to your girlfriend, then she tells you to meet her at a different airport. Repeat a dozen or more times, I did not make it to the end. Talk to dogs, they want a random item from somewhere, often from a dog from a completely different airport that again wants an item from a dog from a different airport. Some airports don't even have direct flights to the airport you need to go to, leading to even MORE time wasting.
If traveling between airports would be easy, then fine, but it isn't, because you have to again pick up your boarding pass every time, pass the time every time, find the item every time and slowly walk through the way-too-big airports every time. Sure, there are things in the environment and items that can make you go faster, but the game is still just walking, fetching (kinda fitting in the context of dogs) and reading stupid dialogue (which is the actually entertaining part). After about two hours, the game gets really old and if you want to get all dogs in your Pupper Dex and finish the storyline, you probably have to put in at least 6-7 hours if not more.
I like the idea of playing games with outlandish concepts and I certainly enjoyed reading the dialogue and just exploring some of the environments, but getting around is tedious and the gameplay is flat and boring. For killing an hour or two, this game is fine on a HUGE sale, but absolutely not worth the full price of twenty dollars, and I would be hard-pressed to recommend it even at 50 % off - for 5 dollars, though, it's an entertaining 2-3 hours spent talking to dog stock images and contemplating life for a bit.

Not for everyone, and I think I would feel differently if I had paid full price for this title, but AAFACRBD is a delightfully nonsensical and absurd art project of a game/walking simulator. There's just enough jank that the whole package works, but there are some issues.
The gameplay loop is repetitive. You get a ticket to your destination, you find the gate that matches the symbols on the ticket, you find out what fetch quest you need to complete for the gate NPC dog, you travel to a new "airport", and you repeat. The "airports" are all unique in visual style but all have the same placeholder shops. This is good (mindless fetch quests are easier) and bad (after the third airport it's a bit stale) but even though the sandbox airports are sterile they beg to be explored. There are small secrets/easter eggs in each area.
There isn't a lot of a story but what is present is genuine and articulate. Think more Dear Esther than Firewatch or Gone Home. There is a conclusion but not really an ending. That's okay, because Airport is more about the journey than the destination.
There's about 4-6 hours of gameplay if you take your time. Asking price is a little high but at the same time I hate using that as a metric. I generally don't buy games at launch/full price because the asking price is never low enough for me, for anything, and games like this deserve to be played.

I loved this game so much. It's basically levels populated by stock photos of dogs for you to do little fetch (heh) quests for while deciphering glyphs to find your airport terminal. That's it! That's the gameplay.

The writing is funny and poignant, the concept is bonkers, and there is some general forgiveable jankiness to the experience. But I promise you, you will smile, you will laugh, and you may even cry. I know I did.

I'm really looking forward to playing more by this dev...thanks for the great experience!

I LOVED THIS GAME it has everything!!!!
- dogs
- cats
- other pets
- it's hilarious, honestly the dialogues are incredible. I was scared the humour would run out fast but you're constantly getting new characters and interactions. I want to replay just for the dialogues
- the story: the main character and Krista's chemistry was very sweet. Made me a bit teary eyed at the end!
- that scary scene: the game has liminal-space kind of vibes so putting that scary scene in it made sense! As soon as it started and we know something is different I started to get uneasy! crazy how you can create a horror scene with that type of game. I was genuinely shook after. I hope main character is ok :(((
THANK YOU I will recommend this game to everyone I know, it's one of my favourites ever!!!

Argh! I started this one, put it away, then continued and completely forgot that I was supposed to meet Krista! So I visited almost all the airports, completed a lot of side quests but didn't progress the story at all; when I started googling for walkthroughs to understand what I'm supposed to do I realized my mistake but don't want to spend more time with the game. It's quirky and fun, but the fun starts to repeat very soon, so an hour and a half is enough for me.

An interesting experience of a very human story being told in a very bizarre world.
It's not that Airport Dog Game isn't worth $20, it's just that there are many other games I would spend $20 on first.