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Artwork for Hotel Barcelona, a collaboration between legends Suda51 and Swery, describing the game as "2.5D slasher film parodic action".
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Hotel Barcelona Gameplay Showcase Reveals The Fruits Of Suda51 And Swery's Labor

During today's Xbox TGS 2023 showcase, we got a first look at Hotel Barcelona, the upcoming collaboration between industry legends Suda51 and Swery. It looks exactly as crazy as you'd hope. The…

September 21, 2023 | 08:52 EDT

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How to Make Money in The Good Life

Are you wondering how to make money in The Good Life? In this guide, we'll tell you the best The Good Life moneymaking methods so you can pay your bills -- and pay back your debt. How to Pay Back…

October 18, 2021 | 08:23 EDT

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The Good Life Hotwords Location Guide

In this The Good Life Hotwords Locations Guide, we'll tell you where you need to go to make a ton of money with photography! What Are The Good Life Hotwords? The Good Life Hotwords are a game…

October 18, 2021 | 08:20 EDT

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The Good Life: Team Cat or Team Dog

The Good Life is a surprisingly complex title, as you might expect from an experience created by Swery. There are a ton of little connecting systems, and the game doesn’t always do the best job of…

October 16, 2021 | 01:26 EDT

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The Good Life Cooking & Farming Guide

In this The Good Life Cooking & Farming Guide, I'll tell you everything you need to know about Cooking, Farming, and the various Stats and Buffs in the game. How The Good Life Farming Works The…

October 15, 2021 | 04:58 EDT

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The Good Life Review

Hidetaka ‘SWERY’ Suehiro is a strange man. His surreal style of writing has been the object of ire and admiration in equal measure and games like his Twin-Peaks’ em up Deadly Premonition or the ill-…

October 14, 2021 | 04:19 EDT

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The Good Life Crafting Guide

In this The Good Life Crafting Guide, we'll tell you everything you need to know about Crafting mechanics in the latest game from Swery. The Good Life features a woman named Naomi Hayward who ends…

October 14, 2021 | 11:00 EDT

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The Good Life Guide for Beginners

Are you keen on exploring the newest adventure game from Swery? In The Good Life Guide for Beginners, I'll tell you everything you need to know to get started with this delightfully odd game. What…

October 14, 2021 | 11:05 EDT

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The Good Life

The Good Life is an adventure game set in a small English town full of odd characters and weird phenomenon. Things like people turning into cats at night. Playing as Naomi and using her camera, you'…

October 5, 2021 | 09:59 EDT

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Swery's 'The Good Life' Finally Launches Next Month

After years of work and a brush with failure, The Good Life release date has finally been announced: you'll be able to get your hands on Swery's delightfully weird "debt repayment RPG" next month.…

September 20, 2021 | 01:32 EDT

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The Good Life Publisher and Release Window Announced

The Good Life, a freestyle RPG developed by White Owls Inc., has announced a new trailer, a publisher, and the release window for the upcoming title. Kickstarted last year by over 12,000 backers, the…

November 30, 2020 | 10:39 EST

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Quirky RPG The Good Life Has Been Delayed Until Spring 2020

The delightfully strange "debt repayment daily life RPG" The Good Life has unfortunately been delayed until Spring 2020. While SWERY of White Owl Inc. had hoped to get the game out before the end of…

August 1, 2019 | 09:30 EDT

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The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories Review

If there's anything that fans of Hidetaka "Swery" Suehiro know, it's that you're going to have a weird time in his hands. Previously creating survival horror title Deadly Premonition and the short-…

December 7, 2018 | 12:00 EST

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The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories

The Missing: J. J. Macfield and the Island of Memories is a puzzle platformer from the mind of Swery and his new development company White Owls Inc. Playing as J. J. after disappearing from a picnic…

December 4, 2018 | 09:54 EST

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Swery and Arc System Works Teasing New Game 'The Missing'

Swery and his White Owls studio are now teasing The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Mysteries, which is set for release later this year. The first White Owls game developed entirely in-house…

August 9, 2018 | 03:45 EDT

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Experience The Good Life With Free PC Demo On Kickstarter

The Good Life, SWERY's latest project currently being funded via Kickstarter, has received a free demo. The demo was released after a poll undertaken by SWERY via Twitter. In the poll, which was…

April 26, 2018 | 11:30 EDT

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Crowdfunding Spotlight - The Good Life

An "auteur" is commonly defined as someone whose aesthetic, style, and degree of control makes each of their projects utterly unique and unquestionably "theirs." Readers might think of Hideo Kojima,…

April 20, 2018 | 12:23 EDT

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'The Good Life' Gets Resurrected on Kickstarter Next Month

Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro is giving his latest project, The Good Life, another chance on Kickstarter next month, on March 26th. The Good Life, which failed on Fig last year, was announced at PAX…

February 8, 2018 | 05:15 EST