Publisher The Irregular Corporation and developers White Owls Inc. and Grounding Inc. have announced that The Good Life will launch for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in summer 2021.

It will be the latest game by Hidetaki Suehiro, better known online and on Twitter as Swery. He is best known for 2010’s Deadly Premonition and its sequel, 2020’s Deadly Premonition 2: A Blessing in Disguise.

Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:

Welcome to Rainy Woods

Naomi Hayward finds herself far from her New York home. Out of her depth and drowning in debt, she is commissioned by The Morning Bell newspaper to uncover the mystery behind Rainy Woods—a rural English town considered to be the ‘happiest in the world’. With her camera at the ready, she starts her investigation but soon finds that the town—and its wonderfully quirky residents—are hiding many secrets. Not least, why they transform into cats and dogs at night. Caught up in the town’s enchantment—Naomi must use her newfound animal skills to uncover the truth about Rainy Woods.

Put Your Photography Skills to the Test

Use your camera to get to the bottom of Rainy Woods’ mystery by taking photographs for The Morning Bell newspaper to complete commissions. They’ll pay you for your trouble but it seems you have a large debt outstanding already. Perhaps it is easier to take photos capturing the hottest trends on social app Flamingo to satisfy your fans? That ought to earn you a pretty penny and help you chip away at your debt.

Transform, Traverse, and Track

Transform into a cat or dog in order to unlock and use unique skills! Expand your area of exploration as you jump and climb nimbly around town like a cat. Or track down villagers with your keen canine sense of smell.

A Delicate Balancing Act

Your earnings from commissions, Flamingo and part-time jobs around town will provide you with a decent living. Why not delve into the delights of Rainy Woods? Grow vegetables in your garden? Expand your cooking repertoire? Explore the wilderness? Join the locals for a drink at the pub? Or help them out and get to know them a little bit better. The days are yours to fill with whatever you please, but remember—cultivating a good life is a balancing act!

Get Out There and Explore

See what Rainy Woods has to offer! Set out to explore the surrounding landscapes, unlock way stones and campsites to expand how far you can travel—or perhaps just riding a sheep across the rolling hills will bring you the most joy!

Check out the latest trailers below: