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We've just released a new trailer for Good Boy! 👀🤖🐶

Rover's Tale · published 21 Aug 2025, 16:38 UTC

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Hey everyone! 👋 Today, we're thrilled to re-announce Good Boy with a brand new trailer!

In Good Boy, you'll play as a dog who's had their consciousness transferred into a Space Rover, in the first of a new heartwarming genre: The Petroidvania.

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🤖 Key Features of Good Boy

✨ Cosy Creature Collector Petroidvania
We've coined a new name and genre for Good Boy, The Petroidvania. A mix between our Doggo Rover characters and our heartwarming, creature capture metroidvania gameplay!

Take control of a Space Rover and capture and research alien creatures, as you uncover the ancient mysteries of the planet Terra II!

🐶 Play as a Doggo Space Rover
In Good Boy, you'll play as a LAIKA Space Rover. The LAIKA Programme gave old dogs a new lease on life by transferring their consciousness into LAIKA Rovers, allowing them to live on forever as a brave space explorers!

Find and reboot your sleeping canine companions, become best friends, and work together to help The Human with their mission!

🪐 Research a familiar, yet alien planet

Use a variety of tools and upgrades to capture the exotic creatures of Terra II. Harness their unique abilities to overcome obstacles and expand the world, or bring them back to Homebase where they can be scanned for Research Credits.

The living, breathing ecosystem of Terra II is at your disposal!

💜 Form an unbreakable bond with the Human

When an Anomaly is detected on the remote, alien planet Terra II, a Human explorer is sent out to investigate. After a bumpy landing, the Human's S.O.S beacon awakens a nearby, dormant LAIKA Rover.

Together, go on a journey to find the Anomaly, and unravel the story behind it's mysterious origin. Form an unbreakable bond, as you work together to complete the Human's mission.

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Good Boy is coming soon to Steam and you can wishlist our heartwarming Petroidvania game now! 👇

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

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