Fit check
Is Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Children ages 3 to 8 who want arcade-style hopping challenges
- Families looking for a game with shared score tracking for multiple players
- Players who prefer short, level-based action with animated hazards
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a story-led adventure with exploration rather than repeated arcade stages
- Those looking for deep character progression, strategy systems, or complex controls
- Players who do not want to repeat hopping challenges across more than 100 levels
Our take on Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick
Its defining structure is a large sequence of arcade stages where Pep must collect goodies, maintain his pace, and react to hazards such as trampolines and teleporters.
What is Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick?
Players guide Pep and his hopping stick through more than 100 arcade-style levels while collecting goodies before rivals catch him.
The courses include hazards and movement devices such as oil slicks, trampolines, and teleporters, alongside encounters with pigs wearing jet packs, bouncing bears, and leaping frogs. Each level presents a fast-paced challenge built around hopping, dodging, and keeping up the pace. Progress can be saved after every level, and scores can be tracked for up to 75 players. The game is aimed at children ages 3 to 8 while also presenting itself as suitable for children of other ages. It uses hand-drawn animation and runs through ScummVM on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
How Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick plays
- 01100-plus levels
- Pep moves through more than 100 stages filled with hazards, rivals, and hopping challenges.
- 02Persistent level saves
- Progress can be stored after completing each level.
- 0375-player score tracking
- The game can record scores for as many as 75 players.
- 04Changing course hazards
- Oil slicks, trampolines, and teleporters alter how Pep moves through the stages.
Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick compared to similar games
SUPER CHICKEN JUMPER is also a runner with action elements, but it adds shooting and combat against enemies, while Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick centers on collecting goodies through hopping challenges and environmental hazards. The other listed alternatives do not describe a comparable arcade-running task.
Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick: platforms & release
Is Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick worth it?
It is worth it if: children ages 3 to 8 who want arcade-style hopping challenges. Skip it if: players seeking a story-led adventure with exploration rather than repeated arcade stages.
Where can I download Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
