Thank Goodness You're Here!
Thank Goodness You're Here! is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Coal Supper. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.0 / 10
About this game
Thank Goodness You're Here! is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Simple interaction serves unusually distinctive comedy.
Thank Goodness You’re Here uses simple actions to uncover jokes. Interaction makes absurdity participatory, although players seeking demanding puzzles should not mistake that purpose for conventional challenge. The brief journey lets jokes escalate without stretching each idea into a lengthy level. Occasional uncertainty about the next action interrupts an otherwise lively comic rhythm. Animation, music and local British detail give the town a coherent comic voice. Enjoying its adult absurdity matters more to the experience than the short running time. The PS5 review records missing chapter selection and a main-menu return option. Revisiting a particular joke is less convenient than the compact structure would ideally allow. Suited to fans of adult absurdist comedy rather than demanding challenges. Original 2024 PS5 version only.
Strengths
- Animation and local humour share a distinctive voice.
Weaknesses
- Progression cues and revisiting options lack convenience.
Who it is for: Suited to fans of adult absurdist comedy rather than demanding challenges.
Play notes: Original 2024 PS5 version only.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension The brief journey lets jokes escalate without stretching each idea into a lengthy level. Occasional uncertainty about the next action interrupts an otherwise lively comic rhythm. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Thank Goodness You’re Here uses simple actions to uncover jokes. Interaction makes absurdity participatory, although players seeking demanding puzzles should not mistake that purpose for conventional challenge. | Reviewed | 7.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Animation, music and local British detail give the town a coherent comic voice. Enjoying its adult absurdity matters more to the experience than the short running time. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The PS5 review records missing chapter selection and a main-menu return option. Revisiting a particular joke is less convenient than the compact structure would ideally allow. | Reviewed | 6.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Coal Supper
- Publisher
- Panic
- Release date
- Aug 1, 2024
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genrePuzzle
- Tags
- 3D GraphicsPuzzle SolvingInvestigationExplorationSolo-friendlyMain Story 10–20 HoursThird PersonLinear LevelsSlow BurnStory-driven
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side viewTop-down
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideAug 1, 2024
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