The Good Life

 Switch
User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 10 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 3 out of 10

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  1. vodkaffee
    Oct 22, 2021
    8
    well i wrote a giant review but it got deleted by some net error; just buy the game, is SWERY, is twin peaks with harvest moon and animorphs.
    Comparing it to other SWERY titles i must say this must be his less broken game; no huge load screens or weird car physics; very enjoyable, really smooth tbh.
    also this games haaates you, everything is a troll from swery, and im ok with it.    well i wrote a giant review but it got deleted by some net error; just buy the game, is SWERY, is twin peaks with harvest moon and animorphs.
    Comparing it to other SWERY titles i must say this must be his less broken game; no huge load screens or weird car physics; very enjoyable, really smooth tbh.
    also this games haaates you, everything is a troll from swery, and im ok with it.

    EDIT: btw those negative journalistic reviews saying "you never have any money and you starve quick" clearly were only playing the main story for the review; this is not a game to run directly to the main story, is a life sim sandbox a la harvest moon; i have played a lot and is clearly designed to be played this way.
    Take your time, take photos, talk with different merchants.

    And SAVE when u can! this game like similar sims only saves when u go to bed.    … Expand

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Metascore
50

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 19
  3. Negative: 7 out of 19
  1. SECTOR.sk
    Jan 24, 2022
    65
    Not even the picturesque world nor the functional elements can save the game from its boring content. You would need stronger motivation to keep playing this game and after a while it fades quickly.
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  2. RPG Site
    Jan 12, 2022
    40
    I really wish The Good Life wasn’t a constant tug of war match. A series of steps forward, and equal steps back. I frequently would find myself loving the richness and detail of the setting, only to be taken out of it by an annoying gameplay mechanic. It overstays its welcome, and rides what it does well out thin. If you can get it on sale or on Game Pass, I’d say you might as well give it a shot. It’s not devoid of positives, but it ends up being painfully average at best. While I hope Swery’s supposed collaboration with Suda51 will be good, I don’t think I will be returning to Rainy Woods.
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  3. Eurogamer Italy
    Nov 26, 2021
    50
    The Good Life is a game with all the credentials to attract the attention of lovers of games like Animal Crossing or real life simulators. In reality, all the potential remains imprisoned in an unfortunately inadequate gameplay realization.
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