StrategyFit check
Is Welcome to Goodland worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Strategy-adventure players interested in crime stories who want decisions involving several local factions.
- Players who prefer managing businesses within a narrative about cartel involvement and personal choices.
- Story-focused players who want to choose between cartel advancement, FBI assistance, and independence.
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a straightforward story may not enjoy choices with consequences that are not immediately visible.
- Players wanting clear, consequence-free decisions may find the lack of a perfect solution unsuitable.
- Players looking for a lighthearted town setting may not fit the cartel, money-laundering, and betrayal themes.
Our take on Welcome to Goodland
The defining tension is balancing relations with the police and two local gangs while working for a cartel and dealing with potentially unreliable allies.
What is Welcome to Goodland?
In a remote Minnesota town, an ordinary salaryman becomes involved in laundering money for a Mexican cartel.
The operation starts small while several factions compete for local influence. Players plan actions, acquire businesses, and work to protect and promote them. Relationships with the police and two criminal gangs must be balanced, while unreliable companions may turn against the player. Decisions can produce consequences that are not immediately visible, and the game presents no perfect solution. Possible paths include advancing through the cartel, seeking help from the FBI, or pursuing another way to secure safety and independence. The story also asks how much corruption the player will accept while trying to preserve their humanity.
How Welcome to Goodland plays
- 01Faction Reputation
- Relations with the police and two local gangs affect whether unreliable companions remain supportive.
- 02Delayed Consequences
- Some decisions produce effects that are not immediately apparent.
- 03Business Management
- Players can acquire companies and take steps to protect and promote them.
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Welcome to Goodland: platforms & release
Is Welcome to Goodland worth it?
It is worth it if: strategy-adventure players interested in crime stories who want decisions involving several local factions. Skip it if: players seeking a straightforward story may not enjoy choices with consequences that are not immediately visible.
Where can I download Welcome to Goodland?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Welcome to Goodland's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Welcome to Goodland on?
Windows and macOS.
