LAIKA welcomes you on your journey to the alien planet of Terra II. As you know the LAIKA Programme gave old dogs a new lease on life by transferring their consciousness into Rovers, allowing them to live on forever as a brave space explorer!

Equipped with your very own Space Rover, we're looking forward to seeing all you capture as you sniff out and investigate various regions of the planet and research the lifeforms that inhabit it.  

You will encounter other Rovers and in the interest of solidarity we would encourage you to complete quests for them and most importantly forge a bond with your new Human friend, as you uncover the ancient mysteries of the planet. 

 Team17 and Observer Interactive have released a new trailer that reveals the lore behind Rover’s Tale.

This game was formerly known as Good Boy (and all Rovers featured in the trailer are still classed as the very goodest!).

Interested fans can check out a playable Rover's Tale demo on Steam.

Why change the name to Rover’s Tale?

At its heart, our game is a love letter to dogs. Its story pays homage to the special relationships we build with our best friends, and how much they mean to us. In Rover’s Tale, when a dog reaches the end of its natural life, its consciousness can be uploaded to a LAIKA Rover, where it will live on forever among the stars as a brave space explorer.

In our game, we don’t want you to play as any Rover, we want you to play as your Rover. Be that a best friend who has already gone on to explore the stars, or your current canine companion. We added the ability to name your Rover, so you can go on this adventure together.

With that in mind, we felt Rover’s Tale was a more fitting title for our canine love letter / creature collecting metroidvania.

Another motivator for changing the name of our game was discoverability. Since our partnership announcement, other media has released which shares the previous name for our game, “Good Boy”, including a Horror film! (we're quite the trendsetters, I know).

Renaming the game to Rover's Tale keeps the title of our game unique and memorable, whilst benefiting our discoverability across social media platforms.

Key Features:  

• Eco-system Metroidvania: Use a variety of tools and upgrades to capture the exotic creatures of Terra II. Harness their unique abilities to overcome obstacles and expand the world or bring them back to Homebase where they can be scanned for Research Credits. The living, breathing ecosystem of Terra II is at your disposal!   
• Meet the creatures: Adorable cast of creatures, each with their own memorable designs and unique abilities that will help you unlock new parts of the world 
• Meet the Human: A lone researcher and Introverted scientist who finds their confidence with help from their caring Rover companions. They’re tasked to uncover the Anomaly and have their own 24hr activity schedule which changes over the course of the game. The bond between the human and Rovers is a core element of the story.    
• LAIKA Rovers: Find and reboot your sleeping canine companions, become best friends, and work together to help The Human with their mission. Complete quests for the Rovers to receive unique rewards and help them remember their past by unlocking their hidden memory tapes. 
• Unlock Mysteries: Delve deep into the hidden depths of Terra II! Explore sprawling caves and discover ancient temples, as you uncover the history of the planet and its previous inhabitants. Who were they? Where did they go? 
• Beautiful Biomes: Explore the familiar yet alien planet of Terra II. Utilise your upgrades and creature abilities to adapt to the different biomes, from lush forests to stinky swamps and snowy mountain tops. 
• Rover Customisation: Upgrade your Rover with new tools and capturing equipment. Maximise your exploring capabilities with motherboard enhancements and abilities. Expand your wardrobe, unlock new cosmetics, and become the most fashionable Rover on Terra II!

Rover's Tale is coming to PC (Steam) in 2026.