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Thank Goodness You're Here!
Developer(s)Coal Supper
Publisher(s)Panic Inc.
Designer(s)
  • James Carbutt
  • Will Todd
EngineUnity
Platform(s)
Release1 August 2024
Genre(s)Adventure, comedy

Thank Goodness You're Here! is an upcoming indie comedy adventure game developed by Coal Supper and published by Panic. Players take the role of a travelling salesman who performs odd jobs for the residents of a bizarre town in the North of England. It will be released for macOS, Nintendo Switch, Windows, PlayStation 4, and Playstation 5. The PC versions will be sold on both Steam and the Epic Games Store. It will be released on August 1, 2024.[1]

Development and release

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Thank Goodness You're Here! was developed by Coal Supper, a two-person Yorkshire-based indie studio.[2] The duo had previously self-published The Good Time Garden, a free surreal adventure game.[3] It was made in the Unity game engine. The game was published by Panic Inc., a Portland, Oregon based software and video game publisher whose previous projects include Firewatch (2016), and Untitled Goose Game (2019). August 1 was chosen as the release to coincide with Yorkshire Day.[1]

Reception

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Thank Goodness You're Here! received "generally favourable" pre-release reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.[9][4][5] Both Eurogamer and Gamespot praised the games absurdist humour.[6][7] Metro also approved of the humour, but criticised the lack of interactivity and short length. The paper also praised the setting, saying that England is an underrepresented game setting, and described it as "the most Northern video game ever".[8]

Awards

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2024 Day of the Devs Official Selection Won [10]
2024 Tribeca Festival Official Selection Won [11]
2024 London Games Festival Official Selection Won [12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Press Kit". Thank Goodness You're Here! (Press release). Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  2. ^ "Meet the creators of Thank Goodness You're Here!" (Press release). Panic. 2023-08-29. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  3. ^ "The Good Time Garden". Steam. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  4. ^ a b "Thank Goodness You're Here!". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ a b "Thank Goodness You're Here!". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. ^ a b Wales, Matt (2024-07-30). "Thank Goodness You're Here! review - a proper comedy gem". Eurogamer. Gamer Network Limited. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  7. ^ a b Wakeling, Richard (2024-07-29). "Thank Goodness You're Here Review - Propa Bri'ish". Gamespot. Fandom Inc/. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  8. ^ a b GameCentral (2024-07-29). "Thank Goodness You're Here! review – the most Northern video game ever". Metro. Associated Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  9. ^ "Thank Goodness You're Here!". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  10. ^ "Games". Day of the Devs. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  11. ^ "Thank Goodness You're Here!". Tribeca Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  12. ^ "Thank Goodness You're Here!". London Games Festival. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
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