With an abundance of puzzle games on the Switch making an impression is a challenge. Portal Dogs comes to the table with a pretty cute art style and at least somewhat unique ideas, making a valiant attempt at distinguishing itself. You’ll play as the “top dog” of sorts, with the task of finding any of your fellow mutts on the level, working through whatever obstacles are in your way to get them to their own portals, and then make your exit. There are 3 objectives on each level, and you don’t need to initially get them all, so depending on how you like to attack things, getting it all before you move on or attack things in layers is up to you. There are times when the controls aren’t quite as tight as I’d prefer, and in the end regardless of the cute characters much of the gameplay is something puzzle fans have likely done before, but for a budget-friendly price it isn’t a bad distraction.