The Good Life

Open-world detective life sim with photography and animal transformations

White Owls Inc. · Published by PLAYISM · Released Oct 15, 2021

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 75% of 208
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 28, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 1 year ago; Oct 16, 2025
Minimum PC: GeForce GTX960; 8 GB RAM · 5 GB disk; Full requirements

What is The Good Life?

You play indebted journalist Naomi Hayward in a third-person, open-world investigation and life sim set in the English town of Rainy Woods. While investigating a murder, you complete paid photo assignments, grow vegetables, cook, and manage hunger and sleep. Becoming a cat lets you climb, while becoming a dog lets you track people by scent.

For you if...

+you enjoy unhurried play with room for detours

Not for you if...

−you want a streamlined game with few interacting systems

What players say

75% of 208 reviews are positive

Players praise the eccentric townspeople and humorous writing. Complaints center on repetitive fetch quests and time-consuming progression requirements.

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The Good Life system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX960, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows10
Processor: Intel Core i5-3470 / Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics: GeForce GTX960, Radeon RX 560
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 5 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does The Good Life have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Single-player

Does The Good Life run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

The native resolution is not the default one
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 42
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese.

Does The Good Life use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam