# Thank Goodness You're Here!

Thank Goodness You're Here! is an adventure video game developed by Coal Supper and published by Panic. Players take the role of a travelling salesman who performs odd jobs for the residents of a bizarre town in Northern England. It is available for macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Windows. It was released on 1 August 2024. It received positive reviews from critics, with praise for its absurdist humour.

## Plot

The player character, a very small balding salesman, is sent by his employer to the fictional northern English town of Barnsworth for a meeting with the town's Lord Mayor. The mayor's receptionist explains that the mayor is in a meeting and won't be done for hours, so the player character explores the town and solves the eccentric residents' problems—such as helping a man get his arm unstuck from a sewer grate or delivering meat from a ham butcher's to a pie shop—in order to pass the time. As the story progresses, the residents' antics gradually become more bizarre and unhinged. At the end of the game, the player character is overwhelmed by the residents' demands for help and returns to the mayor's office, only to find out the mayor wants his help with an errand as well.
Alternatively, the player can choose to wait in the reception area for the full duration. After 15 minutes of waiting, the mayor finishes his business early and allows the player to meet with him, upon which he asks for help with the errand.

## Development and release

Thank Goodness You're Here! was developed by Coal Supper, a two-person Yorkshire-based indie studio. The game's fictional setting of Barnsworth is loosely based on Barnsley, the developers' hometown. The duo had previously self-published The Good Time Garden, a free surreal adventure game. It was made in the Unity game engine. The game was published by Panic Inc., a Portland, Oregon based software and video game publisher, whose previous projects include Firewatch (2016) and Untitled Goose Game (2019). 1 August was chosen as the release to coincide with Yorkshire Day. Thank Goodness You're Here was an official 2024 selection at the London Games Festival and Tribeca Festival.

## Reception

Aggregate score :
| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | Win: 90/100 Switch: 84/100 PS5: 84/100 |
Review scores :
| Publication | Score |
| Eurogamer | 5/5 |
| GameSpot | 9/10 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 4.5/5 |
| Nintendo Life | 9/10 |
| Nintendo World Report | 9/10 |
| Push Square | 8/10 |
| Shacknews | 9/10 |
| The Guardian | 5/5 |
| TheGamer | 4/5 |
Thank Goodness You're Here! received "universal acclaim" for Windows and "generally favorable" reviews for Switch and PlayStation 5, according to review aggregator Metacritic.
Eurogamer and GameSpot praised the game's absurdist humour.

### Awards and nominations

The game was longlisted for nine awards at the 21st British Academy Games Awards.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Result |
| 2024 | Golden Joystick Awards | Best Indie Game | Nominated |
| 2024 | Golden Joystick Awards | Best Supporting Performer (Matt Berry) | Nominated |
| 2025 | New York Game Awards | Off Broadway Award for Best Indie Game | Nominated |
| 2025 | 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction | Nominated |
| 2025 | 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Story | Nominated |
| 2025 | 25th Game Developers Choice Awards | Innovation Award | Honorable mention |
| 2025 | Independent Games Festival | Seumas McNally Grand Prize | Pending |
| 2025 | Independent Games Festival | Excellence in Audio | Pending |
| 2025 | Independent Games Festival | Excellence in Narrative | Honorable mention |
| 2025 | Independent Games Festival | Excellence in Visual Arts | Pending |