The Good Old Days

The Good Old Days is an exploration-focused Metroidvania set in the rural town of Arostia in the year 19XX. Young Sean and his friends Foodie, Bruce and Doc form a hopeful gang called The Noogies, dreaming of a real adventure. When Sean returns home, he finds a loan shark demanding repayment of his missing father’s debt by the end of the day, while his friends are trapped deep underground. Sean sets out to rescue them and repay the debt before time runs out.

Story and world

The game follows a 16-bit-style cast through a story inspired by teenage youth, 80s young adult fiction and retro nostalgia. Its pixel-art visuals accompany an exploration-based journey through Arostia, where you can find hidden easter eggs and references. The town’s residents have their own personalities, quests and agendas, which can branch into new developments during each playthrough.

Explore and earn

Your main goal is to find enough money to clear Sean’s father’s debt within the time limit. You can explore at your own pace, and entering conflicts is your choice. Money is hidden in secret locations, and you can pursue several other routes to raise capital:

• Complete trial stages with difficult, skill-testing challenges.
• Take on side quests that affect the game’s final outcome.
• Win the lottery or gamble.
• Play minigames.
• Defeat a gang of enemies seeking your downfall.

Playable characters

You can control four playable characters, each with a distinct ability that affects movement, interactions and quest lines. Switch between their skillsets to explore Aroստia and tackle its different areas and quests.

Endings and choices

The ending continues to unfold across successful completions of the main game. Choices made over multiple full playthroughs affect which ending the heroes reach, with several distinct thematic conclusions to unlock.