The Good Life

The Good Life

Released Oct 2021

Enjoy everyday life while solving a murder mystery in Rainy Woods - known as the "happiest town in the world" - in this all-new "Debt Repayment RPG"!

75% positive · 317 reviews
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All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Evaluation

The Good Life launched on October 15, 2021 and received one paid story DLC, "Behind the secret of Rainy Woods," which released on March 9, 2023. This DLC added 12 new side quests and new characters, and represents the only major content expansion the game received post-launch. Both DLC items in the store listing are marked as released — the other being the soundtrack (December 13, 2021). Following the DLC's release, developer activity dropped to minor bug fixes only: a patch on March 15, 2023 fixed a quest progression issue in the DLC, a V3.4 patch on September 7, 2023 addressed minor bugs, and a security-related Unity vulnerability update was applied on October 16, 2025. No new content has been announced, no unreleased DLC exists in the store, and the developer has made no statements about additional content being planned. The game appears to have launched as a complete narrative experience and received one content expansion, with all planned content now fully shipped.
Evidence
Story DLC 'Behind the secret of Rainy Woods' released on March 9, 2023, adding 12 new side quests and new characters — the only major content addition post-launch.
dlc listing · Mar 9, 2023 source content shipped
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Developer announced the DLC launch with a giveaway campaign. No mention of further content plans beyond this release.
news post · Mar 9, 2023 source content shipped
high

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
PLAYISM
Achievements
42
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Journalist Naomi Hayward is drowning in debt and is at the end of her rope. Having accepted a request from The Morning Bell newspaper to “uncover the mystery of a small English town”, Naomi finds herself far from her home in New York, in Rainy Woods. Upon beginning her investigation, Naomi – camera in hand – soon discovers an inexplicable phenomenon in which the townspeople transform into cats and dogs as night falls... Then, as just she’s looking into that particular mystery, a murder occurs... Join her as she attempts to reveal the truth about Rainy Woods.

As a journalist, Naomi is able to earn money by taking photos of Rainy Woods at the request of The Morning Bell and the town’s residents. Also, if she can manage to snap photos of whatever happens to be trending on social media site “Flamingo” and increase her number of followers, she just might be able to earn enough money to make life in this small town that much easier.

Naomi herself eventually becomes able to transform into a cat or dog. Turn into a cat, and gain the ability to jump and climb all over town to explore; or transform into a dog, and use your acute sense of smell to track the town’s residents. Use your respective abilities as a human, cat, and dog wisely to more easily solve the various mysteries and incidents you’ll face.

In Rainy Woods, as long as you’ve got the money, a free and easy life is yours to be enjoyed. Growing vegetables in your garden, brushing up on your culinary skills, exploring the plains, sharing a drink with your fellow townspeople at the local pub... Stay fed, get lots of sleep, keep yourself looking nice and clean, and enjoy daily life in Rainy Woods.

Rainy Woods is full of various spots, as well as an array of events just waiting to happen. Explore the areas around the town to unlock shrines and camping grounds, expand your field of mobility, and enjoy the comfortably open world. Hopping onto a sheep and riding around the hills is just so much fun!

The Good Life is a White Owls® game.

Last evaluated Jun 24, 2026
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