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Review: Untitled Goose Game
At a Glance
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How to Save and Pause:Your misadventures are saved in one of three save slots as you play. Should you need to pause the action, bring up the game's menu by pressing ESC. Time needed per session:Since areas will reset themselves between sessions, you'll need to give yourself enough time to complete a few objectives during a single session - fifteen minutes ought to do it.
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Does this game pose issues for Christian players?
 | Some players may have concerns The biggest issue with this game is that the player is encouraged to pull practical jokes on people. While most of these are fairly harmless, there are a few that shouldn't be imitated in real life. |
Screenshots
![[view screenshot]](../images/screenshots/untitled_goose_game_0.jpg)
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Game Overview
When the Untitled Goose Game came out, it was an instant hit. Many aspects of the game, including its own advertising, became popular memes on social media. It was just the right amount of brazen silliness and total absurdity to win everybody over. In fact, the entire point of the game is perhaps best summarized by its own tagline: It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose.
As this goose, you'll wander through a bustling town causing all sorts of mischief. To help you make the most of your time, the game helpfully provides you with a to-do list. These sheets of spiral bound notebook paper list the different tasks you need to complete in each area, and like any other to-do list, items get crossed off as you accomplish them. You don't need to complete every objective to continue on - once you've done enough damage, the angry townsfolk will erect "no geese allowed" signs, and try to chase you away if you persist in bothering them.
The trick to the game is that many of these tasks require you to sneak around the environment without attracting attention. People generally don't like it when their things go missing, so they'll chase after you if they notice you're waddling away with something. Clever players can also use this to their advantage: by letting people see you with something of theirs, you can create distractions, get people to bicker with each other, or just lure them into your devious little traps.
Of course, geese are known for more than just wandering around pecking at things - they also famously honk. Honking will blow your cover, so it's best used sparingly. But, since the townsfolk are as curious as they are stupid, they'll often come over to see what the fuss is about. A well-timed honk can also startle people, causing them to make mistakes or drop something they're carrying.
There is just one small problem with this game: it feels too short for the $20 price tag. I'd definitely recommended getting it, but you may want to wait for it to go on sale first.
As this goose, you'll wander through a bustling town causing all sorts of mischief. To help you make the most of your time, the game helpfully provides you with a to-do list. These sheets of spiral bound notebook paper list the different tasks you need to complete in each area, and like any other to-do list, items get crossed off as you accomplish them. You don't need to complete every objective to continue on - once you've done enough damage, the angry townsfolk will erect "no geese allowed" signs, and try to chase you away if you persist in bothering them.
The trick to the game is that many of these tasks require you to sneak around the environment without attracting attention. People generally don't like it when their things go missing, so they'll chase after you if they notice you're waddling away with something. Clever players can also use this to their advantage: by letting people see you with something of theirs, you can create distractions, get people to bicker with each other, or just lure them into your devious little traps.
Of course, geese are known for more than just wandering around pecking at things - they also famously honk. Honking will blow your cover, so it's best used sparingly. But, since the townsfolk are as curious as they are stupid, they'll often come over to see what the fuss is about. A well-timed honk can also startle people, causing them to make mistakes or drop something they're carrying.
There is just one small problem with this game: it feels too short for the $20 price tag. I'd definitely recommended getting it, but you may want to wait for it to go on sale first.
Points of Interest
Hidden objectives
Your to-do lists don't initially list off everything you can do in an area. Several objectives remain hidden until you either unlock them through gameplay or return to the area after finishing the game. These hidden objectives usually more difficult than the standard ones, but in return, they also award achievements when you pull them off.
Untitled Geese Game
A recent addition to the game is the ability to play with a friend. Considering how much trouble a single goose can inflict on this poor town, a pair of evil geese will have quite the advantage over the townsfolk. For example, one player could act as a look out or distraction while the other player sneaks away with someone's belongings.
Steam community features
There are a total of 25 achievements to earn as you terrorize the town. Most are earned by completing the hidden objectives in each area, though the simpler ones are awarded for completing your normal to-do lists. If you think you're particularly skilled at being a waddling disaster area, each section also offers an achievement for finishing your to-do lists quickly.
Saves partially reset areas
When you load a saved game, most of the environment is reset. No geese allowed signs remain up, and items on your to-do lists remain checked off, but you'll need to setup everything else over again. This is especially annoying with the outdoor bar, as you'll need to sneak in every time you continue the game.
Concerns and Issues
Slapstick humor
The humor in this game revolves around the many different pranks you'll be pulling on the townsfolk. This can be simple practical jokes, like pulling chairs away when people are about to sit down, or it can involve complex concepts like trapping someone in an empty garage. You'll even end up destroying someone's property in a few cases.
Yet, for all the chaos and misery the player causes, the fact that they're a rampaging goose makes the entire thing hilariously absurd.
Yet, for all the chaos and misery the player causes, the fact that they're a rampaging goose makes the entire thing hilariously absurd.
A method behind the mayhem
It turns out, this goose actually does have a specific, overarching goal: it wants a golden bell hidden in a scale replica of the town. Everything you've done over the course of the game was part of a calculated ruse to open a path for the little feathered thief. Judging by its collection of bells, this wasn't the first time this goose has been on the loose, either!