An absolutely unhinged body horror clicker/idle game that is also extremely cozy and has layered themes about life and consumerism? Yes. Maybe. Probably not, but it’s still worth seeing.
What is life if not about geese, babies and money?
That’s what Tingus Goose is about. And also body horror. And cozy. And a clicker game. And wild art.
And charming? Yes. Very much so.
This absurdly charming game wants us to understand that just because we can, we absolutely should. Developers Sweaty Chair have let themselves seemingly do whatever they want, allowing us to experience an idle game Riesling with notes of Bill Plympton, poured into a wine flute from Five Below that tastes more unique than anything we’ve bought from a Total Wine.
Maybe the alcohol analagy works well here, because playing this game feels like we’re drunk or high, or both.
Anyways, Tingus Goose has us grow a goose that needs to reach a specific height to mate with another goose. The goose tree grows out of the ground or a stomach or a person’s butt. Anywhere. Whatever! And because it’s a clicker, there are actual finger branches to remind us about that specific aspect of play.
To grow the goose needs to be watered, and when it starts moving upward it begins to spit out Tingus, little human baby things, that hop and roll down its neck and limbs into a piggy bank at the bottom. The more they fall and bounce the more money we make, and the more money we make the more we can pay to water the goose head to get it to grow high enough to reach the mating goal.
Perfection. No notes. I don’t think this game want’s us to have any notes. It just wants us to make baby money to water a goose.
The game is short and it’s weirdly endearing in its simplicity, but it’s the sum of the parts that make it what it is. Tingus Goose is meant to make us uncomfortable in both the actions we take and the style of what we’re seeing, and boy does that all work. Humor has become a great addition to game design, especially if it’s a part of its thematic design core. Here it’s not just funny lines, it’s the whole experience. It’s all very funny, and it’s going to make us look around the room to make sure no one is watching when we start to giggle.
This can only come from someone’s messed up brain, and I can appreciate that.
Tingus Goose is delightful in a pleasantly unpleasant way, and for someone like me who’s obsessed with idle and clicker games this scratches an esoteric itch that goes fingers deep.
This review is based on a Steam code sent to SideQuesting by the Publisher. This video originally appeared in The SideQuest LIVE! for December 9, 2025.
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