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Rover's TaleNewsGood Boy | Meet Newt & The Human! 👋
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Good Boy | Meet Newt & The Human! 👋

Rover's Tale · published 2 May 2025, 07:22 UTC

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Hey everyone! 👋

Thank you all for your support on our Partnership Announcement last month for Good Boy, our upcoming ecosystem-driven metroidvania!

Today, we wanted you to meet two of our characters from Good Boy and share with you all some new screenshots of our Rover "Good Boy" in action! ❤️

Character Reveals

Meet Newt!


Work with Newt to restore his Farm so that he can help provide food for The Human. Complete quests to help Newt carve out his own little slice of home among the lush fields of Terra II. 🌿

👨‍🌾 Horticulturist
👴 Little Old Man
🌼 Yorkshire Born & Bred

💡 Fun Fact: His favourite Terra II plant is the "TerraTater", which is basically just a giant alien spud!

Meet The Human!


Team up with The Human to gather valuable research data, discover new life forms and uncover the ancient secrets of Terra II! 🚀

🧪 Scientist
🪐 Space Explorer
🐶 Your new best friend

💡Fun Fact: Has a very impressive retro games collection!

We can't wait to share more of our game with you in the upcoming months!


Alongside our two character reveals, here are two screenshots of Good Boy exploring Terra II in our cosy metroidvania!

Observer Interactive & Team17 Partnership Announcement


In case you missed it, we recently announced our partnership for Good Boy between Observer Interactive & Team17! Learn more about it in our recent Steam post: 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2986110/view/563620684686689598

About Good Boy


In Good Boy, you'll control a LAIKA Space Rover, in our heart-warming, ecosystem-driven metroidvania! Capture and research alien creatures, complete quests for the other Rovers and forge a bond with your new Human friend, as you uncover the ancient mysteries of the planet Terra II!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2986110/Good_Boy/

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