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Yes, you can get a dog in Outbound. It’s not something you can do early on, though, and is instead a more long-term goal you have to work your way up to, as there’s no way to find and get one on the starting map. Focus on general progression at first, since moving forward is the only way to find and meet one.

Each player can only have one dog in Outbound. If you’re playing with friends, though, it may feel like you have more, since everyone can adopt their own dog. With a maximum of four players, you can have four dogs along for the ride, with one assigned to each member of your squad.

Dogs are incredibly useful allies with a variety of helpful skills that make your exploration life easier. As soon as you adopt them, they can carry items for you, granting additional storage space while on the go. If you work on training your dog, they can eventually assist you in more helpful ways, like fetching items or carrying them back to the van so you can then deposit them. You can also feed and pet them for fun.

Outbound is an exploration sandbox with some light crafting elements where base building is the main draw. You'll forage for materials out in the wild through traditional avenues like mining ore and chopping wood, but those mechanics are pretty simple and don't require you to take multiple swings. It's all one button. Signal towers for unlocking new crafting recipes are scattered throughout the world along with other points of interest. If you want the next cute shelving upgrade or crafting stations to process new materials, you'll have to hop in your van and keep driving. It's a fairly relaxe