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Recruit a squad of oddball Dudes, combine their abilities and relics, then watch them auto-battle escalating enemy waves and bosses.
Released 30 Jul 2026
Build Five-Dude Teams
Stack Relic Synergies
Fight Toddler Waves
How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to fight ridiculous battles.
Developed by Butterscotch Shenanigans · Published by Butterscotch Shenanigans
In How Many Dudes?, you run the Dude Ranch and assemble a force of Dudes to face increasingly absurd opponents, from toddlers and animals to bosses. The roster includes 42 Dude types across six families, each with its own abilities.
Choose a team of up to five Dude types, then recruit and equip them as you progress. Battles play out automatically, while you make choices between fights: which opponents to face, which rewards to take, and how to build around your team.
Relics, Trinkets, and events can change how your Dudes fight and create combinations between their abilities. Runs span multiple acts and boss fights; earning stars with Dude types contributes to progression through three challenge tiers. Daily Dude and Ensemble modes offer alternate ways to play.
Players who enjoy the game often praise experimenting with Dude-and-relic combinations, the absurd matchups and humor, and the relaxed, hands-off battles. Some also value the detailed tooltips and options such as dark and larger UI settings. Other reviews find the long runs repetitive, with too few consequential choices or uneven difficulty.
How Many Dudes? is a roguelike dudebuilder that's all about game-breaking synergies and simulated chaos.
Welcome to the Dude Ranch, where you recruit and manage your ever-expanding army of Dudes
Choose from a wild cast of 42 Unique Dudes across 6 Dude Families: Undead Dudes, Employed Dudes, Warrior Dudes, Fantasy Dudes, Sci-Fi Dudes, and Action Dudes.
Setup your Team to mix and match Dude Types and form ridiculous synergies - like Zombie Dudes who explode when struck by enemies, Ninja Dudes who throw a barrage of Shurikens, or Cowboy dudes who lasso other Dudes out of danger.
More than 850,000 Team compositions means there's tons of strategies and overpowered combos to discover.
Create game-breaking synergies with your choice of Dudes, Trinkets, and Relics
Collect hundreds of Dude Relics that warp the rules of battle. Make your Wizard Dudes fling a volley of fireballs when they move, your Ninja Dudes enter stealth when in danger, or your Finance Dudes generate cash with a life insurance policy on your other Dudes.
Defeat Act Bosses to earn Trinkets - powerful items assigned to a Dude Type that enable game breaking strategies. Should you give your Wizard Dudes ADHD, or give your Samurai Dudes a Taser? It's up to you!
Choose your Dudes wisely. Each Dude has their place in battle, from dishing out damage to tanking it to commanding other Dudes. Find the right balance between offense and defense, and see if your team can make it all the way to the final act.
Face escalating enemy waves—from toddlers to wolves to gorillas to gods
Conquer boss fights that test your team’s synergy (and your sanity).
Defeat bosses to earn Silver and Gold stars for each Dude, and see if you can master them all!
Strategic roguelike autobattler full of game-breaking synergies
42 Unique Dude Types to recruit and build out your team
Hundreds of Relics, Trinkets, and Wandering Dude events that completely reshape each run
Three Tiers of Challenge, each with additional unique enemies and epic boss battles
Game modes like The Daily Dude and Ensemble Mode, which allows for pre-selecting your dream team
Infinite replayability and absurdity
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 69 |
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| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
| Website | Official website |
