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Good Robot

In 2031, humans could no longer survive on the Earth’s surface. PyroCorp saved the world by building massive underground cities with their army of intelligent robots. Everything was fine – until one day, when…

65 5 April 2016

Good Robot is an indie developed by Pyrodactyl Games, released 5 April 2016 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Good Robot is

Good Robot is an indie game developed by Pyrodactyl Games and released in 2016. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In 2031, humans could no longer survive on the Earth’s surface. PyroCorp saved the world by building massive underground cities with their army of intelligent robots. Everything was fine – until one day, when the robots lost their minds and killed all humans. As the only remaining Good Robot, you must save PyroCorp from any lawsuits that might occur.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 32 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Good Robot holds a critic score of 65 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 5,098 rated indie games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 3 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent, 2 GB RAM and DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 1 GB memory. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB.

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What it launched against

Good Robot launched on 5 April 2016, within three weeks of Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank, Don't Starve Together and Quantum Break. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Dark Souls III, Ratchet & Clank, Don't Starve Together, Quantum Break.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Good Robot — frequently asked questions

When did Good Robot come out?
Good Robot was released on 5 April 2016 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Good Robot?
At minimum, Good Robot needs 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent, 2 GB RAM, DirectX 9 compatible graphics card with 1 GB memory graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Good Robot?
The PC version needs about 1 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("1 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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