The Good Life news & patch notes

Version 3.2 patch notes ・Fixed an issue in which the quest "The Lovers #2" in the DLC "Behind the Secret of Rainy Woods" where users could not progress under certain conditions.

The Good Life - Behind the secret of Rainy Woods is OUT NOW!!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/529c36520fb0db8b451a5e2e089695d313cab5be.png Elizabeth is alive, and no one remembers what happened in the GODDAMN HELLHOLE, that is Rainy Woods. It's time to find out what’s really going on… And maybe enjoy some time in the countryside along the way. Take on a slew of new side quests from the residents of Rainy Woods and come across some new faces along the way. Help them learn photography! Cook together! Set up secret dates! Save someone’s life...? Well it’s time for Naomi to put that drink aside and put on her journalism hat once again! This DLC includes 12 new side quests, with many secrets left to uncover…Let's peek a bit further behind the curtain of Rainy Woods shall we? https://store.steampowered.com/app/2148360/ *DLC side quests can only be accessed after clearing base game

To celebrate the release of the DLC, we're having a special giveaway on Twitter starting now!

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/89210266d0cfca9c977b67bf63670991415424b1.png Winners receive either a custom designed beer glass with an engraved signature from SWERY or a postcard with SWERY's hand-written autograph on it! The custom designed beer glasses and postcards to be given away were designed especially for this campaign and are limited edition goods. Post about The Good Life along with your favorite scene and who knows, you might get a few more The Good Life fans following you! The instructions on how to participate are listed below.

Campaign Details

How to Enter Follow SWERY（@SWERY65）and PLAYISM（@playismEN）on Twitter and post a tweet with 1．your passionate message about The Good Life 2．a screenshot or video of your favorite scene from the game! 3．the campaign hashtag #FavSceneTGL Prizes ・Original beer glass: 3 winners (designs will be given out randomly) ・Original postcards signed by SWERY: 10 winners Period Participation period: March 9, 2023 - March 30, 2023 Winner Announcement: After April 17. 2023 Notes - Only one entry allowed per person, regardless of the number of tweets. Please refrain from creating multiple accounts just for the purpose of applying. - Winners will be contacted via Twitter DMs, so please ensure the ""Allow message requests from everyone" setting is checked. - Winners' personal information (address, name, phone number, email address etc.) will be required in order to send the prizes. *Personal information will only be used for the purpose of shipping prizes - Failure to reply within 7 days of receiving the message will constitute forfeiture and a new winner will be chosen. - For inquiries, please visit https://playism.com/en/contact/consumer/

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! The V2.1 patch which features various minor bug fixes is now live. We hope you continue to enjoy life in Rainy Woods!

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! The V2.0 patch which features various minor bug fixes is now live. We hope you continue to enjoy life in Rainy Woods!

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! Please find the various fixes and improvements featured in Patch V1.9 listed below. V1.9 Patch Release Notes New Language Support

• Addition of full Simplified and Traditional Chinese support.

Bug Fixes (Quest)　

• Fixed issue where certain quests on the quest list are not displayed as “completed” even when completed.
• Fixed issue where players on an Urgent Quest can switch to a different quest to prevent unintended passages of play that could prevent game progression.
• Restricted the movement range during certain Urgent Quests to prevent unintended passages of play that could prevent game progression.
• Disabled fast travel using shrines during Urgent Quests to prevent unintended passages of play that could prevent game progression.

Bug Fixes (Major)

• Fixed issue where the game fails to progress after delivering sheep to the farm in the main quests in Route A. Saved data created before the update will have the issue fixed and should work properly after update.

Bug Fixes (Minor)　

• Fixed issue where item and meal buffs are not displayed.

Hi all, With a hundred side-quests and myriad colorful characters, weird plot twists, and the - extremely rare - option to urinate in public in dog form, The Good Life just might be the perfect game to nominate for the Outstanding Story-Rich Game award. Just saying.

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! Please find the various fixes and improvements featured in Patch V1.8 listed below. V1.8 Patch Release Notes Additional Function

• 60fps frame rate support now available for PlayStation®5 and Xbox Series X|S.

Game Difficulty Adjustments

• Players can now exchange Ded Bulls for Aluminum Cans at the traders near Rainy Woods.
• Player’s health will now recover after staying at the hotel.

Bug Fixes (Quest)

• Fixed issue where the quest titled “Secrets of the Happiest Town in the World” continues to be displayed even after the ending. *(This issue reoccurred in Version 1.7)

Bug Fixes (Major)

• Fixed issue where the environment flickers when playing on PlayStation®5 via backward compatibility.

Bug Fixes (Minor)

• Fixed issue where Awakening does not recover after staying at hotel.
• Fixed issue where sheep kept in the pastures overlap each other.
• Fixed issue where some marking points cannot be marked.
• Fixed some background display issues.

Dear Users, When we embarked on the crazy adventure that is The Good Life, a question was always how many people would see the appeal in this quite crazy idea. As we launched the Kickstarter, and thousands of you joined me and White Owls, it was all the validation we needed. Now that the game is out, and you and many more people can finally play it, we received another unexpected validation in the form of the Nyx awards, where The Good Life received the following distinctions: Best Game Categories - Best Indie Developer - GRAND WINNER PC Game - Best Storytelling - GRAND WINNER {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/1a623b837a3ad370b3cff93bde1f90e1c6ee8ca6.png The game also received another 7 gold and 2 silver awards. You can find out more about the awards and categories over on their website: https://nyxgameawards.com/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/b217011528843a2a7f152c7c633cc78f881c7365.png Seeing the storytelling of the game receive an accolade from a jury of game professionals is unexpected, and I wanted to share this piece of happy news with you all, who supported this project since its early days.

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! Please find the various fixes and improvements featured in Patch V1.7 listed below. V1.7 Patch Release Notes Game Difficulty Adjustments

• Fixed issue where Naomi ends up in an encharmed state upon completing mail quests.
• Adjusted the location of the badger in front of John Peel’s Pot.
• Adjusted Health reduction and stress increase amounts after using fast travel. - Health reduction per hour reduced from 5 to 3 - Stress increase per hour reduced from 10 to 4

Bug Fixes (Quests)　

• Fixed issue where text indicating that the player has completed a quest and the text indicating that the player has started a new quest appears at the same time and overlaps.
• Fixed issue in the “Garden 2.0” side quest, allowing players to progress the side quest when they approach Douglas (while having the side quest selected) even if they have already changed their garden layout before starting the side quest.
• At the same time, the option to change your garden’s layout when you speak to Douglas will no longer appear before you begin the “Garden 2.0” side quest.

Bug Fixes (Major)

• Fixed issue where there is a low possibility of obtaining more than one of an item with the scent of an NPC, which can be obtained from the bins.
• At the same time, players who already own more than one of the above items will have the item quantity reduced to one.
• Fixed issue where the game crashes during the Legendary Bear battle.
• Fixed issue where the cursor freezes if the player discards the only item of a category while his/her inventory is full and filters his/her inventory to show items of that category.
• When using animal vision in cat form to jump towards scratch marks, if the player gets stuck in a running motion after coming in contact with an obstacle, the motion will cancel when the player runs out of stamina.
• Fixed issue where the game freezes if the player presses a button repeatedly while cooking.
• (PS4) Fixed issue where players cannot interact with the traders in the suburb.

Bug Fixes (Minor)

• Removed the vegetarian symbols (V) that were displayed incorrectly on some food items.
• Fixed a mistake in the shrine mission tutorial.
• Fixed issue where some suburban residents had the incorrect names displayed.
• Fixed issue where the correct conversation was not displayed when interacting with certain suburban residents.

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! Please find the various fixes and improvements featured in Patch V1.6 listed below. V1.6 Patch Release Notes Game Difficulty Adjustments

• Added “Tutorial Book” located in Naomi’s home to allow players to revisit past tutorials.
• Adjusted rewards for Douglas’ sheep race side quest as follows: Trial 1 Clear Rank 3 ￡50→￡60 Trial 2 Clear Rank 1 ￡450→￡250 Trial 2 Clear Rank 2 ￡300→￡180 Trial 2 Clear Rank 3 ￡150→￡80 Trial 3 Clear Rank 1 ￡750→￡350 Trial 3 Clear Rank 2 ￡500→￡200 Trial 3 Clear Rank 3 ￡250→￡100
• Adjusted the number of Emokes received for certain objects.
• Increased the number of rats around the area during “Running, Leaping, Hopping Shoes” quest in Prologue 2.
• Removed previous fix that allowed players to own increased quantities of “Badass Jacket”, “Badass Shoes”, and “Badass Trousers”.

Bug Fixes (Quests)

• (PS4 Exclusive) Fixed issue where the drinking battle with Vicar Macauley in Route A’s main quest fails to progress.
• (PS4 Exclusive) Fixed issue where the drinking battle with Pauline in climax’s main quest fails to progress.
• Fixed issue where Henry’s side quest 2 fails to progress.
• Fixed issue where the quest titled “Secrets of the Happiest Town in the World” remains in quest tab after the ending.

Other Bug Fixes (Major)

• Fixed issue that prevents objects placed in player’s garden from being stored in storage after upgrading garden.
• Reduced the increased of storage space after unlocking the outdoor campground from 50 to 14.
• Fixed issue where opening the storage menu when the storage capacity exceeds 150 causes the game to freeze.
• Fixed issue where message allowing players choose fails to be displayed after picking up item when inventory is full (all 100 slots filled) and the item picked up is automatically lost.
• Fixed issue where the player, in cat form, jumps through buildings and walls when exiting cardboard box.

Other Bug Fixes (Minor)

• Fixed translation mistakes.
• Fixed issue where Clay’s name is displayed as “Naomi” during normal conversations.
• Fixed issue where photo tag is not displayed for the fireplace in the Witch’s room.
• Fixed issue that prevented players from deleting the default photo after uploading it onto Flamingo.
• Fixed issue where the suburb inn keeper’s name is displayed as “Morris” during conversations.
• Fixed issue where an error is displayed if the suburb inn keeper is not specified.
• Fixed issue where some items on the traders’ shop pages show an excessively large inventory number.

Dear Users, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life. As we continue to monitor player feedback, one recurring theme we realized was the inability to revisit the tutorial text/information later in the game. Unfortunately, the game does not contain a function that fixes this issue. As such, we would like to share some screenshots of the tutorial text here for your reference. It may be a little inconvenient but we hope this will be helpful. Apologies for the inconvenience and we appreciate your understanding. Best regards ___________________________________________________________________ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/7ea143d3bebcbdc4abafec05528e9ad9181f2979.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/736bcbe5a29eea09d6da0493fcc60b3273efcb01.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/1aff9220ff37e4d9108446f30906dbdb41f5160f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/c8299124384a0f693988800b84183b03dafe61f3.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/259c363d7bb3862df4c15df1f124d61c32e42624.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/07c49440b04a44755a5b66b0371dcc619db0abe6.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/452a398295d92c8ae54ba8512f7ce965433e55f0.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/0651d4267b0c6466e380b25e2e1df05958c0847b.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/97b55d380fb653a36bcd18b5744baec69fcb7a8c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/41baa52bc58d5af789b1b169be19119bdaeb59b1.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/832840701fa43f5e748a73e37b4c50952ce5f029.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/d17f8054d2156c99d8f9a9d7682bc171092127e9.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/728ee4274617a46fb6e99cc8e6f0d18c72edfb9f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/bcd2fcb2f531da2b3dfe997f2437406cfb52b54f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/08fdd9c1b462d04f147def01a0c0c4cf3c91e883.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/21f2cc387dd0fa705129f4cc1b911d7ca836e5fb.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/72a042b9c45e24e3231b08217fc09d19de4a93c1.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/f86210c286c6e20c6dfb17f04b7ba1c9bc6d1ef8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/239f3cb4c5cbd6c87d915565e0d9b06cf99eae58.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/d67fd823ee16d7b759360b741823e1b1fd0a4741.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/1f7ae9d4970d28f0d3b3847ee144abdc7e9925b6.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/2e736b7daaa8f22128bf933c51efb2f010b4fe17.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/0d375972d429a88463aba03e39dc3aea34df391c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/80a65e3dc192c9ab416923edba38087335a58529.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/50ed570b1d8cf88e77828c1cd12eb9e3cc1fffa0.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/ea8358fbbb0b068ffefea49a5070ed7f5585718c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/df8e543e9fe82279cb4fd5030620f05c719168fa.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/f283c7e00e913fa8019656c5f0048408f3c712e1.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/3fc95abfd506168c008fd4222937799a2a29da11.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/6db1134bb6b7cd18ccfc4f298f9f2768d398efee.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/9cfa35317c83a36e09d191cfe5280153ade872a8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/d97946e5270efab364bfaa2a371c5f62c4a20ce5.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/fc7f29e739e1f6640c9fdf716f454b4a35c1416f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/3629e9c89a22db72812087931989452bcb52a740.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/b16b20ac34588930f83fdbc32bef62d41432188b.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/f142b36026b3b561f84104e8fcfe1989d34ab488.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/7a984b2443348ff32b508d8606c198f0b3a61ad2.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/9595eede4578876f0216c97fa4e24df1ab4f004b.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/a99302be3fd08f4ec270923d1951f2e02b378d7c.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/4e520855d56390ce0c2eb123a84613cc1f5fe500.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/7685a7f5bed67c4aae4b90b31855a3e33fd998fe.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/c6799207df41daee6a8b13250146c8785425f5a6.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/bed6c95828b12ba0cc5e0c0345b791426ce729c1.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/95f6814d0a8cb20fa9594d2c7b0d7962d56ae97a.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/8cefc22fe60360bcc4dc9edb31db296926794810.png

Hi all, Thank you very much for your continued support for The Good Life! Please find the various fixes and improvements featured in Patch V1.5 listed below. Game difficulty adjustments:

• Route A: Adjusted stage display during the third trial of the “A Knight’s Trials” main quest.
• Adjusted difficulty level of the drinking battles.
• Adjusted the number of Emokes received for certain photographs and photographs that feature Hotwords.
• Adjusted rewards for side quests and shrine missions.

Bug Fixes (Quests)

• Fixed locator when looking for “Small Animal Hide” during the “Running, Leaping, Hopping Shoes” quest in Prologue 2.
• Fixed issue where the “Running, Leaping, Hopping Shoes” quest fails to progress if the player has already purchased the “Special Running Shoes (Size S)” before starting the quest.
• Made adjustments to Emma’s side quest so that the photo spot locator stays displayed until the players passes the photo to Emma.

Bug Fixes (Other)

• Fixed issue where the camera rotation settings are not reflected during first person mode.
• Fixed issue where the scent of Martha and Elizabeth from the main quest remains after the quest is finished.
• Fixed issue where the photography tag for the “Naomi Doll” (side quest reward) was not set up properly.
• Fixed issue where the game freezes when trying to exchange items with NPC traders.

Bug Fixes (Steam Ver. Only) *Please note that the following fixes are only applied to the Steam version in this patch, they will be applied to the console versions in the future.

• Fixed issue that prevents objects placed in player’s garden from being stored in storage after upgrading garden.
• Reduced the increased of storage space after unlocking the outdoor campground from 50 to 14.
• Fixed issue where some items on the traders’ shop pages show an excessively large inventory number.
• Fixed issue where message allowing players choose fails to be displayed after picking up item when inventory is full (all 100 slots filled) and the item picked up is automatically lost.
• Fixed issue where opening the storage menu when the storage capacity exceeds 150 causes the game to freeze.
• Fixed issue where the player, in cat form, jumps through buildings and walls when exiting cardboard box.

Hi all, Swery, the creator of Deadly Premonition, D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die, and The Missing, and his team at White Owls, along with Yukio Futatsugi, creator of Panzer Dragoon, Phantom Dust, and CEO of Grounding Inc., have the pleasure of announcing that The Good Life is releasing on Steam, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch on October 15th, 2021. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/4d5372ed4ea3ba2c2f69672fa1d4de421657aac4.png Just a few more weeks before we see you in Rainy Woods!

Vegetarian Menu!

After last month's update, we got some feedback from backers who wanted to see some more vegetarian menu items, which we took to heart. It would be difficult for us to add a whole bunch of new items at this point, but we decided to add V marks next to items on the menu that are vegetarian, just like on real menus. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/ada5b20a9fc1364918d2915c85923c99dae31689.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/ac70f50b08fe2820795e98fc4146813ea9cd8bb7.png We weren't able to get to the level of detail necessary to work in a significant amount of proper vegan menu items, so we had to give up on that. But remember, this isn't the middle of London or San Francisco - it's Rainy Woods, a rural town out in the middle of nowhere! In that regard, we feel like we've been able to give out menus a proper dose of realism. And maybe we've even managed to create the first video game with a town that offers proper vegetarian menus...? We look forward to your feedback!

I remember when The Good Life was first announced, at a conference at PAX West way back in September 2017. I was at the conference myself, and ever since that moment I've been looking forward to the day the game would finally be released. I am extremely honored to once again receive the opportunity to work together on anther "Swery Game". We are going to put every effort into ensuring that players around the globe are able to play the best version of this game possible. We hope you'll bear with us till it's ready for release. Shunji Mizutani, PLAYISM

Dear backers, As the release of The Good Life draws closer, we have some important news to share with everyone from whom we've received so much invaluable support for this project. Today, we are excited to announce our new publishing partner: PLAYISM! We've worked with them in the past, and we're thrilled to partner up with them once again to bring The Good Life to as many players as possible. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/e43cc2891f940f69aedcbe870758add7a8257e69.png While this means our collaboration with The Irregular Corporation will be coming to an end, the decision to part ways was mutual. The Irregular Corporation has been a great partner, and we appreciate all their support and input in bringing more Britishness to Rainy Woods. Development is in its final stretch, and we're excited to get The Good Life into your hands this Fall, as we are putting our final, but required, last touches to the game.

Location, location, location!

This month, we'd like to introduce to you a bunch of the different locations you'll get to visit in The Good Life. Beautiful plains and lakes, mystical ruins and strange buildings... The Good Life is full of amazing locales! Also, if you compare this footage with footage from previous updates, you should be able to notice that we've added much more wildlife to the game, allowing you to enjoy Mother Nature even more! There are also other locations in the game that we still have yet to show you, so we hope you're all excited to explore the world of The Good Life along with Naomi!

The Good Life's main theme song was nominated for Best Original Song at the GANG awards!

The Good Life's main theme song, "The Good Life," was nominated for Best Original Song at the 19th GANG awards! The award's winner will be announced at 5 PM on April 28th, 2021 (NA PST) during the Gang award broadcast on Twitch. Game Audio Network Guild See you next time! :D

Hey folks, we wanted to start bringing our regular development news updates from our Kickstarter page for The Good Life here. These can sometimes be quite long updates or just small overviews, but they're pawesome either way! We know this is going out in March but it is from February's Kickstarter update 😊

Team CAT and DOG Reactions

Our world is filled with cat and dog lovers. And of course, there are also some who love both equally! In The Good Life, the townspeople of Rainy Woods will give Naomi different reactions when she's a cat or dog based on what team they're on! Check the video for more info! But that's not all! Certain townspeople also run shops and restaurants in town, and will give Naomi a discount based on how much of a devotee she is to either Team CAT or Team DOG! We think this will add another layer of fun to the game, through allowing players to strategize based on which shops they use the most. Please be nice to everyone though, regardless of what team they're on!

As 2020 comes to a close we wanted to share one final big announcement with you. We’re thrilled to announce we have partnered up with SWERY & White Owls to bring The Good Life to PC & Consoles in 2021! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/a74d3025add18bf0d926dd4e398f7b4b4faa61d5.gif Not only this but we have now made our brand new Steam page for The Good Life live! Drop us a wishlist if you’re excited to get your paws on the game. Alongside today’s announcement we have a brand new trailer for you, and we have popped a small FAQ up on our website. We’ll be expanding on the FAQ in the coming months , so please keep your questions coming in. We cannot wait to show you some of the exciting things to come in the wonderful world of The Good Life, bring on 2021 and we will see you then! 🎉 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39247469/aa963347e7bb326f950f217d22702616239f670a.gif