Welcome to Goodland

About

Welcome to Goodland drops you into the role of a salaryman trapped in a Mexican cartel’s money-laundering operation. Your goal is to survive as long as possible by securing funds, expanding businesses, and navigating a web of unreliable allies. Every decision carries weight, balance short-term gains against long-term survival while avoiding the cartel’s brutal consequences. The game blends resource management with tense moral dilemmas, forcing you to weigh loyalty, ethics, and self-preservation in a high-stakes environment. The game’s strength lies in its relentless pressure and branching consequences. Players often note the difficulty of choosing between survival and integrity, with betrayal and shifting alliances keeping tension high. Set in a quiet Minnesota town masking deep corruption, the atmosphere leans into isolation and paranoia. Released in 2023, it runs on PC and Mac, offering a simulation experience where every move feels like a gamble. Community feedback highlights its punishing yet fair design, with replayability driven by different outcomes from key choices.

Storyline

You could never have known you would end up in a situation like this, yet here you are: helping a Mexican cartel with money laundering. The cartel doesn’t listen to excuses, and it rarely gives second chances. You would not wish to disappoint them. You know what happened to the last person who did. And so, you start small in a secluded town in Minnesota; a place surrounded by beautiful forests, yet filled with dark secrets. There are several factions already in play here and they will not want to share their influence with a rising force… but can you survive without allies? You will need all your courage, ingenuity, and perseverance if you wish to overcome the challenges laid before you. Even those closest to you might betray you, but you might also find allies in the most unexpected of places.