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Hello Goodboy

Rolling Glory Jam · indie.io · 2023-05-25

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

AdventureCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 25, 2023 (Nintendo Switch), May 25, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

A lost soul and his dog set out on an otherworldly trek through the afterlife in this wholesome, non-linear adventure game. Pass into the world beyond, perform acts of kindness for other souls, and mend mistakes from a forgotten past life - all with a very good boy by your side!

88%
positive of 160 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.24
steam price (US)

Arriving in the afterlife with no memory, a kid trying to unravel the mysteries and mend mistakes from the forgotten past life, accompanied by a good boy doggo. Meet Iko, a lost soul who just arrived in the afterlife with no memory intact. In the confusion state, Coco, a mysterious dog appears to help and guide Iko to start the adventure in this place called Kuruto. Without knowing what will come at the end, Iko reassures to continue and unravel the mysteries ahead. Iko and Coco's journey will be full of choices. Choosing one will bring consequences and leave the unknown behind. Iko should a(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 17 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 13% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 56% of 12,781 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.2k–7.2k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 160 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$2.25-85%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$10.79-10%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.87 at Fanatical (2026-09-01) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 131 of 182 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
262620232026Week of 2023-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$14.99$1.872023-05-122026-09-042023-05-12 — best price $14.992023-07-08 — best price $14.992023-08-22 — best price $9.662023-10-06 — best price $14.992023-10-27 — best price $11.842023-11-26 — best price $11.842023-12-20 — best price $14.992024-01-30 — best price $11.012024-02-26 — best price $11.512024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-04-11 — best price $7.832024-05-09 — best price $8.992024-06-09 — best price $11.892024-07-11 — best price $7.672024-08-12 — best price $7.392024-09-17 — best price $7.492024-10-17 — best price $4.942024-12-05 — best price $4.222025-01-16 — best price $11.012025-02-20 — best price $3.962025-03-21 — best price $11.012025-04-13 — best price $14.992025-05-25 — best price $3.742025-07-12 — best price $14.992025-08-13 — best price $3.742025-09-11 — best price $14.992025-10-21 — best price $3.752025-11-15 — best price $10.792025-12-12 — best price $14.992026-01-16 — best price $3.002026-02-18 — best price $3.742026-03-27 — best price $3.792026-04-27 — best price $2.992026-05-18 — best price $3.072026-06-10 — best price $3.752026-06-30 — best price $3.302026-08-07 — best price $13.202026-09-04 — best price $2.25
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

15
achievements tracked
43.1%
earned "Hello Goodbye"
25.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudStatsFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Indonesian

Player tags

DogCozyCuteFunnyCasualRelaxingAdventureNarrationWholesomeStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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