<s>
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2019	O
puzzle	O
stealth	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
House	O
House	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Panic	O
Inc	O
.	O
Players	O
control	O
a	O
goose	B-Application
who	O
bothers	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
an	O
English	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
's	O
abilities	O
to	O
manipulate	O
objects	O
and	O
non-player	O
characters	O
to	O
complete	O
objectives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
for	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
originated	O
from	O
a	O
stock	O
photograph	O
of	O
a	O
goose	B-Application
that	O
a	O
House	O
House	O
employee	O
posted	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
internal	O
communications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
sparked	O
a	O
conversation	O
about	O
geese	B-Application
that	O
later	O
became	O
an	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
House	O
House	O
worked	O
on	O
combining	O
stealth	O
mechanics	O
with	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
violence	O
to	O
create	O
humorous	O
in-game	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
critics	O
praising	O
its	O
gameplay	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
an	O
idyllic	O
English	O
village	O
,	O
players	O
control	O
a	O
domestic	O
goose	B-Application
that	O
can	O
honk	O
,	O
duck	O
down	O
,	O
run	O
,	O
flap	O
its	O
wings	O
,	O
and	O
grab	O
objects	O
with	O
its	O
beak	O
to	O
bother	O
various	O
human	O
villagers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
enough	O
of	O
these	O
objectives	O
are	O
cleared	O
(	O
one	O
fewer	O
than	O
the	O
total	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
objective	O
is	O
added	O
which	O
,	O
once	O
cleared	O
,	O
allows	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
to	O
move	O
on	O
to	O
the	O
next	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
four	O
areas	O
,	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
enters	O
a	O
miniature	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
steals	O
a	O
golden	O
bell	O
before	O
going	O
back	O
through	O
the	O
previous	O
areas	O
while	O
the	O
villagers	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goose	B-Application
deposits	O
the	O
bell	O
into	O
a	O
ditch	O
full	O
of	O
several	O
other	O
bells	O
it	O
has	O
stolen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completing	O
all	O
the	O
optional	O
objectives	O
rewards	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
a	O
crown	O
for	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
to	O
wear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
co-operative	O
local	O
multiplayer	O
option	O
,	O
added	O
in	O
a	O
later	O
update	O
,	O
allows	O
a	O
second	O
player	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
second	O
goose	B-Application
,	O
with	O
both	O
geese	B-Application
trying	O
to	O
accomplish	O
the	O
goals	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
four-person	O
indie	O
studio	O
House	O
House	O
,	O
based	O
in	O
Melbourne	O
,	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
stock	O
photograph	O
of	O
a	O
goose	B-Application
that	O
an	O
employee	O
posted	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
internal	O
communications	O
,	O
which	O
sparked	O
a	O
conversation	O
about	O
geese	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
published	O
by	O
Panic	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
20	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	O
House	O
cited	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
64	I-Application
as	O
the	O
initial	O
inspiration	O
for	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
game	O
that	O
they	O
hoped	O
to	O
build	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Push	B-Application
Me	I-Application
Pull	I-Application
You	I-Application
,	O
had	O
2D	O
art	O
with	O
flat	O
colours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
used	O
a	O
similar	O
aesthetic	O
in	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
by	O
choosing	O
to	O
use	O
low	O
poly	O
meshes	O
,	O
flat	O
colours	O
and	O
untextured	O
3D	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
playable	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
,	O
was	O
originally	O
just	O
a	O
stock	O
image	O
and	O
the	O
idea	O
was	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
would	O
react	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
remaining	O
hidden	O
like	O
in	O
most	O
stealth	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
mischief-making	O
goose	B-Application
attract	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
NPCs	O
and	O
not	O
get	O
caught	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
House	O
House	O
created	O
a	O
structure	O
using	O
missions	O
with	O
specific	O
targets	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
assassinations	O
in	O
the	O
Hitman	B-Application
series	I-Application
mostly	O
as	O
a	O
joke	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
opted	O
for	O
the	O
English	O
village	O
as	O
the	O
setting	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
"	O
properness	O
"	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
antithesis	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
was	O
all	O
about	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
developer	O
Nico	O
Disseldorp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
probably	O
where	O
the	O
“	O
storybook	O
”	O
feeling	O
comes	O
from	O
...	O
"	O
The	O
name	O
of	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
having	O
to	O
come	O
up	O
with	O
a	O
title	O
quickly	O
on	O
learning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
accepted	O
at	O
the	O
Fantastic	O
Arcade	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Fantastic	O
Fest	O
in	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
any	O
other	O
ideas	O
,	O
used	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
video	O
they	O
had	O
applied	O
with	O
for	O
the	O
submission	O
,	O
which	O
stuck	O
since	O
then	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
title	O
stuck	O
with	O
fans	O
when	O
they	O
started	O
to	O
promote	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
social	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
,	O
scored	O
by	O
composer	O
Dan	O
Golding	O
,	O
features	O
musical	O
passages	O
from	O
six	O
of	O
Claude	O
Debussy	O
's	O
Préludes	O
,	O
Minstrels	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
both	O
the	O
regular	O
and	O
quiet	O
versions	O
of	O
each	O
track	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
original	O
ones	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Waltz	O
For	O
House	O
House	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
plays	O
on	O
the	O
menu	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
,	O
and	O
"	O
Untitled	O
Goose	B-Application
Radio	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
every	O
track	O
played	O
from	O
the	O
in-game	O
radio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
initial	O
trailer	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
was	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
,	O
PAX	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
PAX	O
West	O
(	O
Prime	O
)	O
events	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
17	O
December	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
was	O
included	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Physical	O
releases	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
versions	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
iam8bit	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
iam8bit	O
also	O
published	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
vinyl	O
record	O
for	O
release	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
was	O
launched	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
itch.io	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
6	O
March	O
2023	O
,	O
Panic	O
co-founder	O
Cabel	O
Sasser	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
had	O
submitted	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
but	O
it	O
was	O
rejected	O
because	O
the	O
reviewer	O
"	O
thought	O
you	O
could	O
n't	O
skip	O
the	O
credits	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
after	O
explaining	O
they	O
could	O
be	O
skipped	O
by	O
holding	O
the	O
spacebar	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
then	O
rejected	O
for	O
something	O
else	O
and	O
at	O
that	O
point	O
we	O
just	O
gave	O
up.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8/10	O
rating	O
and	O
praised	O
its	O
silliness	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
brief	O
but	O
endlessly	O
charming	O
adventure	O
that	O
had	O
me	O
laughing	O
,	O
smiling	O
,	O
and	O
eagerly	O
honking	O
the	O
whole	O
way	O
through.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
Informer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
silliness	O
and	O
creativity	O
,	O
but	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shallow	O
and	O
repetitive	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
is	O
a	O
great	O
concept	O
,	O
and	O
ends	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
charming	O
way	O
it	O
started	O
...	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Shaun	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sheep	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
reminds	O
me	O
greatly	O
of	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
Shaun	B-Application
the	I-Application
Sheep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Contrarily	O
,	O
The	O
Atlantic	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
titled	O
"	O
Video	O
Games	O
Are	O
Better	O
Without	O
Gameplay	O
"	O
,	O
using	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
as	O
an	O
example	O
throughout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
task-based	O
nature	O
was	O
more	O
"	O
chore	O
"	O
than	O
curiosity	O
;	O
"	O
The	O
goose	B-Application
is	O
n’t	O
really	O
wreaking	O
havoc	O
,	O
it	O
turns	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goose	B-Application
is	O
running	O
errands.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
is	O
what	O
really	O
sells	O
the	O
goose	B-Application
's	O
charms	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
gave	O
the	O
gameplay	O
a	O
"	O
feeling	O
of	O
farce	O
...	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
Buster	O
Keaton	O
film.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Guardian	O
related	O
the	O
pairing	O
of	O
quick	O
music	O
with	O
comedic	O
actions	O
to	O
the	O
cartoon	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
drew	O
similar	O
attention	O
as	O
Goat	B-Application
Simulator	I-Application
,	O
both	O
sharing	O
the	O
nature	O
of	O
being	O
animal-based	O
sandbox-style	O
games	O
to	O
create	O
chaos	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
House	O
House	O
presented	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Live	O
with	O
the	O
Australian	O
Centre	O
for	O
the	O
Moving	O
Image	O
(	O
ACMI	O
)	O
and	O
Orchestra	O
Victoria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
report	O
said	O
Untitled	B-Application
Goose	I-Application
Game	I-Application
Live	O
"	O
brought	O
together	O
multiple	O
genres	O
and	O
art	O
forms	O
and	O
new	O
audiences.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
More	O
than	O
100,000	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
weeks	O
of	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
having	O
topped	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
sales	O
charts	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
even	O
above	O
the	O
mainline	O
Nintendo	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Link	I-Application
's	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
