Thank Goodness You’re Here Is a New Game by Publisher Behind Untitled Goose Game [IGN]

If you enjoyed the waterfowl shenanigans of Untitled Goose Game, we’ve got some good news for you: the publisher behind the indie hit, Panic Inc., has announced a new title, Thank Goodness You’re Here.

Revealed at gamescom Opening Night Live, the trailer is as quirky as you’d expect, showcasing a hand-drawn artstyle with… All sorts of nonsense happening. A rapid-fire montage of scenes from the game shows a guy’s pants falling down while looking at a sign that says “normal milk,” someone crowdsurfing, a guy bouncing off of someone’s rear end, and just way too much else. You’ll have to check out the trailer below for yourself to get an idea of what’s going on.

It will release next year on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC.

Panic also shared an official description for the game:

“After arriving early for a big meeting with the mayor of a bizarre Northern English town, a traveling salesman takes the time to explore and meet the locals, who are all very eager to give him a series of increasingly odd jobs… Thank Goodness You’re Here! is a comedy slapformer, which unfolds over time as the players’ exploration and antics leave their mark on the strange town of Barnsworth. With each completed odd job, new areas of the town open up, stranger and stranger tasks become available, and the clock ticks towards our salesman’s big meeting. The town’s colorful inhabitants are brought to life with vibrant hand-drawn animation, fully voiced dialogue, and wall-to-wall double entendres.”

While Panic is best known for Untitled Goose Game, the 2019 puzzle stealth breakout which has the player stepping into the shoes of a goose to reign terror (well, mostly just inconveniences and annoyances) on the surrounding humans, its other titles include 2016’s Firewatch, and it’s set to follow that up with Nour: Play With Your Food, which is expected to come out soon, and has also announced slice-of-life soccer game Despelote.

But Panic most certainly made an impression with Untitled Goose Game. It sold more than a million copies in its first year and got an 8/10 from IGN, with Tom Marks calling it “a brief but endlessly charming adventure that had me laughing, smiling, and eagerly honking the whole way through.”

For everything announced at Opening Night Live, check out our roundup.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that Panic is the publisher of Untitled Goose Game, not the studio or developer.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over seven years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.