One weekend, nearly six years ago, me and James decided to have a 'little game jam'. By Sunday evening we only had a little pink fella walking around a blank pink world, but we were completely in love with the process of making games.
Fast-forward nearly of year of late nights after our day jobs, we released our first born into the wild. Expecting only a few dozen downloads from friends and family, we were stunned by the overwhelming interest in our strange little game - it still blows my mind that it's been enjoyed by a quarter million players world wide.
This success allowed us become full time indie developers, and since then we've been hard at work on it's spiritual successor:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2366980/Thank_Goodness_Youre_Here/
Thank Goodness You're Here! takes everything players loved about The Good Time Garden (hand-drawn animation, silly voices, and a charming soundtrack) and cranks it all the way up.
It's set in an surreal, imagined version of our home town in the North of England, and plays out like an interactive sketch comedy show connected by lots of exploration and some light puzzles.
Indie dev is a tough gig, but we're so proud of what we've made and will always be grateful to all the players of The Good Time Garden, without you we wouldn't be here.
Thank Goodness You're Here! comes out on August 1st - check out the trailer below!
Cheers,
Will