I’d like to thank Ultimate Publishing for the review key to this title.

Some titles are very cryptic yet very descriptive. Some titles are both informative as well as a somewhat sarcastic wish. By those standards, Good Luck is a game that warns you in advance what you need while sardonically commenting on your chances.

Most people who have had to work a job and can walk to their place of work can usually relate to how tedious it can be. Good Luck is a game about the potential dangers, albeit cranked up to 11, and then breaking the knob off the difficulty slider. The story is very simple. You simply need to walk to work to get to a meeting, and the only hard part is actually getting there, preferably with all limbs intact and even more preferably alive.

The gameplay is simple. You control a man trying to walk to work. The road ahead seems clear, but you will quickly learn the value of paranoia. If you walk too close to a lamppost, it could fall on you. Getting too close to a seemingly parked car could reward you with a sideswipe. Walking over a sewer grate could result in a gas explosion. If these, among many, many other unfortunate accidents, happen, you have to start all over again.

You have unlimited tries, so basically each level will result in many failures as you learn what is on the route that could stop you and when. Ultimately, the idea is that you will finally make it from start to finish without incident. There is also a multiplayer mode where you can invite friends to try to get farther than you before a mishap.

It’s on that note that I need to make something clear. This is a perfectly serviceable single-player game, but multiplayer definitely adds a lot of fun and replay value. It’s not very expensive to get, so it’s recommended that you have some friends who own it, too.

Graphically, the style is both realistic and cartoonish. It’s set in a real urban-style environment. At the same time, it’s got bright cel-shaded-style art, and your character looks like a 3D drawing of a stick figure. There are lots of silly animations for things falling, Looney Tunes-like explosions, and various other goofy animations for the various things you can trip over, fall off, or be hit by.

The music is a bit minimalistic, with mostly one track playing, but given the scope of the game, this is more than adequate. There are a lot of sound effects, ranging from explosions, car noises, silly bonking noises if something lands on you, and so on.

This game can be played with a keyboard and mouse. It was not designed to be played with any kind of controller. It can, however, be played on a Steam Deck. The controls are very simple and very easy to learn.

This title runs natively on Microsoft Windows. It can run on Linux via Steam Proton. It is rated Playable on the Steam Deck.

Morally, there is very little to be concerned about. There are explosions and other types of violence, but it’s cartoonish and has no explicit detail. You can simply try again after a game over.

Overall, it’s a really short game but has an interesting premise. Technically, it’s solid. Morally, aside from cartoony violence, it’s safe for almost any age. If you can get it on sale with a friend or two, it’s a short but fun party game.