Sam Leith Sam Leith

Can video games be funny?

Thank Goodness You’re Here! certainly has a creditable bash at it

issue 10 August 2024

Grade: B+

Games can be exciting, puzzling, scary, competitive and – occasionally – moving. Can they be funny? Not often. But this lovingly crafted indie cartoon adventure has a creditable bash at it. The protagonist is an oval-headed yellow homunculus in a shirt and tie, as if Family Guy’s Stewie Griffin, Dilbert and a minor Simpsons character had been squished in a particle collider.

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