A post-apocalyptic beat-'em-up with dog defense built in
The Last Friend drops you into a wasteland where the world's dogs have been dognapped, and it mixes fast beat-'em-up brawling with tower defense. You play as Alpha, who at an early age lost his best friend, and he travels the ruined world until he stumbles on mutants taking a lost puppy. That fight changes everything: Alpha discovers he can understand what the pup says. The pup's name is T. Juan, and he becomes your partner on the road. Together they search for answers about where all the doggos have gone, and the fighting, tower defense and exploration all serve that trip.
Brawl with your fists, then set the dogs loose
Fighting runs on what the game calls putting all paws to the pavement. Enemies come in waves, and bosses turn up alongside the hordes, so the same character who swings in a brawler also needs defenses in place behind them. The trick is that your rescued dogs aren't just collectibles: they're the other half of your offense. The store text lists a Newfoundland with a healing passive, a Tibetan Mastiff that unlocks beast mode, and a Beagle described as charismatic. You rescue these pups, then set them loose on the bad guys, so a run is as much about who you've picked up and how you've built around them as about your own combos.
Yard defense with a wide toolbox
The tower defense side isn't optional decoration. While the action is happening, you can lay down defenses to protect your yard, including super soakers, steel walls and wire traps, which the game offers as both offensive and defensive options. Enemy variety changes how that plays out: the bad guys include overly tanned mutants, electrifying enemies and one or two tofu aficionados, so what you build needs to fit the crowd you're facing. Expect to plan placement between the brawling rather than after it, since the attacks and the defenses are meant to run at the same time.
Explore the wasteland in an upgradable RV
Progress is a road trip. The RV upgrades as you travel, and the stages move through deserted badlands, ruined cities, a military base or two, and forgotten jungles filled with challenges. The look is 2D, retro and cartoony with an anime and comedy flavor, so the tone stays light even as the setting is a post-apocalyptic future full of chaos, mutants and survivors. Before you start, know that this is listed as a singleplayer game with Remote Play Together available, so a friend can join in through that rather than as a separate mode. It also carries a casual, family-friendly, beat-'em-up identity, which makes the mix of action and strategy easier to approach than a pure tower defense or a pure brawler.