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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
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{{Game data|
 
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{{Game data|
 
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}}
 
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|TheGoodLife2021VideoSettings.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
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|color blind notes          =  
 
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}}
  
 
==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{Input
 
{{Input
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= Both axis can be inverted.
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|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
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|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{Image|TheGoodLife2021GeneralSettings.png|In-game audio and gameplay settings.}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|eax support              =  
 
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
|red book cd audio notes  =  
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|general midi audio notes  =  
 
|general midi audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Image|TheGoodLife2021LanguageSettings.png|In-game language selection menu.}}
  
 
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
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  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
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  |subtitles = n/a
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}}
 
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}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Screen goes black upon start-up===
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{{Fixbox|description=Install the video extension|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/1452500/discussions/0/4809273833194696268/|title=The Issue Where the Screen Goes Black|date=2021-10-30}}</ref>|fix=
 +
# Download [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/vp9-video-extensions/9n4d0msmp0pt the VP9 video extension].
 
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 6 June 2023

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This page is for the open-world adventure game. For the unrelated sandbox simulation, see The Good Life.

The Good Life
The Good Life cover
Developers
Grounding[1]
White Owls
Publishers
Playism
Release dates
Windows October 15, 2021
Reception
Metacritic 62
OpenCritic 60
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Adventure, Open world
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Contemporary, Detective/mystery, Europe
The Good Life (2021) on HowLongToBeat
The Good Life (2021) on IGDB
The Good Life (2021) on MobyGames

The Good Life (2021) is a singleplayer third-person adventure and open world game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Xbox Play Anywhere.
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
A demo is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ActiveGamingMediaInc.TheGoodLife_4tj796bhrrsp0
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1452500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\ActiveGamingMediaInc.TheGoodLife_4tj796bhrrsp0
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1452500/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Input

In-game key remapping settings.
In-game key remapping settings.

Audio

In-game audio and gameplay settings.
In-game audio and gameplay settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
In-game language selection menu.
In-game language selection menu.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese

Issues fixed

Screen goes black upon start-up

Install the video extension[2]
  1. Download the VP9 video extension.

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-3470
AMD Ryzen 3 1200
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 960
AMD Radeon RX 560
DirectX 9.0c compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. The Good Life (2021) Windows credits - MobyGames - last accessed on 2021-11-19
  2. The Issue Where the Screen Goes Black - last accessed on 2021-10-30