Pup Champs brings an adorable rise to the top, with puppies
- Pup Champs is a football-based puzzler, out now on mobile
- It sees you tactically guiding your team through a grid-based puzzle
- Line up the perfect goal as you dodge opposing players
It’s a known fact that everything is better with puppies. You only need to look as far as the famous yearly Puppy Bowl, which offers non-football fans the opportunity to watch adorable puppies at play rather than watch the traditional Super Bowl. And while Pup Champs may be about another kind of football entirely, it’s still a welcome mashup!
Pup Champs is also well worth a look anyway, because if you think you know what to expect from these rags-to-riches stories of amateur footballing pups rising up the ranks, you’re probably wrong. Because Pup Champs is no sports sim, it’s a puzzler!
In Pup Champs, your job is to tactically guide your players across a turn-based grid, avoiding opposing players, making passes and eventually setting up the perfect goal. It’s simple to learn, hard to master in the best way, and offers a great little twist on the standard footballing genre.
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The decision to make Pup Champs a puzzler is an interesting one, but it very much fits the aesthetic. The gameplay is also simple and straightforward, but with just enough complexity that it seems to be engaging. You’ll have to cope not just with the aforementioned opposing players, but all manner of quirky obstacles.
I think the last, but not least, feature which will engage players will, of course, be the story. Pup Champs leans more than leans on the cuteness of its concept, and for those of you looking for a simple, fun story, whether for yourself or your kids, Pup Champs looks to be a real champion.
But if you’re looking for something a little more complex, there are plenty more options out there in the puzzle genre. Why not check out our list of the top 25 best puzzle games on iOS and Android for some options?
