Game Revolution - Paul Tamburro - 3.5 / 5 stars House House's Untitled Goose Game is undoubtedly a hilarious experience, but it lacks a varied toolset to maximize said hilarity. Untitled Goose Game leans into its lighthearted, silly elements, providing plenty of chuckles and capturing the joy of figuring out how to mess with people Game Informer - Kimberley Wallace - 7.5 / 10 There's never been a better way to simulate being a goose. Your first playthrough will no doubt be your best due to the restrictive design, but the hidden objectives and unique environments offer plenty of reason to explore and experiment with its charming world and characters. It's an entertaining honk-filled romp that's guaranteed to satisfy anyone's wanting to become a goose. It's clear that Untitled Goose Game is a labour of love from House House. The occasional frustrating task barely holds back Untitled Goose Game when it's at its best: where you're setting up elaborate (or not) situations to annoy people and ruin their day. As a pesky goose, you honk, waddle, and drive human beings nuts-I assume as real-life geese do. Untitled Goose Game is a game about being a bully, but an adorable one. Untitled Goose Game is a brief but endlessly charming adventure that had me laughing, smiling, and eagerly honking the whole way through.ĭeveloper House House has something unique and engaging here for sure, and everyone should give it a try. Superb physics, excellent controls, surprisingly robust AI and unique presentation all combine to make this a real highlight in the Switch's library – it's only the brevity of the experience that lets it down, but this really is a case of quality over quantity. Untitled Goose Game boasts more inventiveness, creativity and charm than the vast majority of titles on the Switch eShop, and offers a believable game world that's a real pleasure to explore, investigate and – of course – cause merry havoc in. Untitled Goose Game encapsulates the pleasure in poking fun without ever turning nasty. All in all, Untitled Goose Game is a cute, short experience that is hurdled with some camera issues, but makes up for in it's charm. I appreciate that there are bonus tasks to accomplish, and replaying is encouraged due to some bonus tasks being time sensitive, meaning not everything may be completed on an initial run. It is a short and sweet romp through what might as well be Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, with the fun flair of causing chaos wherever you go. Being this naughty has never felt this good.Ī short but sweet game about causing as much mischief and upset as you can. Untitled Goose Game is a lovely small package of fun. With its clever puzzle structure, charming art direction, and a soundtrack rife with Gershwin influence, it's an absolutely grand way to spend an afternoon. It seems that, for now, they’ve just decided to not have a sequel at all, with the co-op mode sure to allow more people to enjoy the game and its dastardly goose shenanigans than ever before.It may be brief, but Untitled Goose Game is worth taking a gander at. “It’s a beautifully clean and simple puzzle game which will have you howling with delight, both when you play it through for the first time, and when you pass the controller to your partner saying, “You absolutely need to play this game where you’re a naughty little goose…”Īt the time, we pondered whether or not House House would see fit to spin the game into a series with a sequel, though they would still have had the headache of being the creators of a game with no name, and the added problem of deciding whether to not have a number, or if they should not have a colon and subtitle. “At the end of the day – the long hard day of being a naughty little goose – Untitled Goose Game is something truly unique and special,” we said in out 9/10 review. Unfortunately, despite his popularity the Goose’s powers were still limited when it comes to politics. The Goose was also one of the few gaming characters to reveal their political allegiance and urged gamers to vote Labour during the 2019 general election.
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