Totally Reliable Delivery Service

{{Infobox video game

| title = Totally Reliable Delivery Service

| image = File:Totally Reliable Delivery Service cover art.jpg

| developer = We're Five Games

| publisher = {{plainlist|

tinyBuild (2020–2024)
Infogrames (2024–present)

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| platforms = {{ubl|Android|iOS|macOS|Nintendo Switch|PlayStation 4|PlayStation 5|Windows|Xbox One|Xbox Series X/S}}

| released = April 1, 2020
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
Summer 2025

| genre = Party

| modes = Multiplayer

| engine = Unity

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Totally Reliable Delivery Service is a multiplayer party video game developed by We're Five Games and originally published by tinyBuild and currently by Infogrames. The game involves using teamwork to deliver packages safely. The game became available on Nintendo Switch, Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS and Android in April 2020.{{cite web|url=https://toucharcade.com/2020/03/13/totally-reliable-delivery-service-mobile-release-date/|title=Wacky Physics-Based Sandbox Game ‘Totally Reliable Delivery Service’ Coming to iOS and Android on April 1st|first=Jared|last=Nelson|work=TouchArcade|date=March 13, 2020|accessdate=April 4, 2024|archive-date=April 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404053018/https://toucharcade.com/2020/03/13/totally-reliable-delivery-service-mobile-release-date/|url-status=live}} Ports to the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X/S will be released in the Summer of 2025.https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/totally-reliable-delivery-service-coming-to-ps5-and-xbox-series-this-summer-alongside-major-update-two-dlcs-and-physical-edition

Gameplay

Totally Reliable Delivery Service gameplay consists of 1-4 players working together using various methods to deliver packages from a starting location to highlighted areas on the map. These methods include hand delivery, vehicles, trampolines, and rocket ships.{{Cite web |last=Singletary Jr |first=Charles |date=2019-01-20 |title=PAX South 2019: tinyBuild reveals Totally Reliable Delivery Service |url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/109461/pax-south-2019-tinybuild-reveals-totally-reliable-delivery-service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314215401/https://www.shacknews.com/article/109461/pax-south-2019-tinybuild-reveals-totally-reliable-delivery-service |archive-date=2024-03-14 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Shacknews |language=en}} The difficulty of the game comes from battling the chaotic nature of ragdoll physics and the limitations of only being able to hold one object in each hand. Teamwork is encouraged as players are rewarded for successful package deliveries.{{Cite news |author1=Chalk |first=Andy |date=2019-01-18 |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service is a ragdoll physics game about terrible drivers |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/totally-reliable-delivery-service-is-a-ragdoll-physics-game-about-terrible-drivers/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314215401/https://www.pcgamer.com/totally-reliable-delivery-service-is-a-ragdoll-physics-game-about-terrible-drivers/ |archive-date=2024-03-14 |access-date=2024-03-14 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}} Players need to deliver the packages carefully, as significant damage can cause the package to explode. Players cannot die in the game unless they fall into water.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/video/466783/Totally+Reliable+Delivery+Service+-+Keith+Muelas+Interview/ |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Keith Muelas Interview |date=2019-09-16 |last=Juul |first=Andreas |type=Video |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314215401/https://www.gamereactor.eu/video/466783/Totally+Reliable+Delivery+Service+-+Keith+Muelas+Interview/ |archive-date=2024-03-14 |access-date=2024-03-14 |work=Gamereactor}}

Development and Release

Publisher tinyBuild announced they had acquired We're Five Games in February 2021, and revealed that the game had reached 14 million downloads across all platforms.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-totally-reliable-delivery-service-i-dev-among-three-studios-acquired-by-tinybuild|title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service dev among three studios acquired by TinyBuild|first=Chris|last=Kerr|work=Game Developer|date=February 10, 2021|accessdate=April 4, 2024|archive-date=April 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404053018/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/-i-totally-reliable-delivery-service-i-dev-among-three-studios-acquired-by-tinybuild|url-status=live}}

On April 23, 2024, Atari SA announced they had acquired the publishing rights to the title from tinyBuild, and that it would become the first title to be released under their newly relaunched Infogrames label.{{Cite web |last=Dealessandri |first=Marie |date=2024-04-23 |title=Atari relaunches Infogrames, acquires Totally Reliable Delivery Service |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-relaunches-infogrames-acquires-totally-reliable-delivery-service |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=GamesIndustry.biz |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423103042/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/atari-relaunches-infogrames-acquires-totally-reliable-delivery-service |url-status=live }}

On May 14, 2025, Infogrames and We're Five Games announced that the game would undergo a major update, ports to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, and a "definitive edition" physical release for the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. The update will increase the player amount in the game from four to five, while online modes will allow for cross-platform play and the addition of online leaderboards. Two new DLC packs, one being based on Atari properties and another based on mascots, will also be released. The physical release will be published under Infogrames' owners Atari and will include all existing DLC content in the game.https://www.gematsu.com/2025/05/totally-reliable-delivery-service-coming-to-ps5-and-xbox-series-this-summer-alongside-major-update-two-dlcs-and-physical-edition

Reception

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| MC = PC: 64/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service for PC Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=tinyBuild |accessdate=2024-03-14 |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314225841/https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |url-status=live }}
PS4: 55/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service for PlayStation 4 Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=tinyBuild |accessdate=2024-03-14 |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314225844/https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-4 |url-status=live }}
XONE: 63/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service for Xbox One Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=tinyBuild |accessdate=2024-03-14 |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314225840/https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |url-status=live }}
NS: 42/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service for Switch Reviews |website=Metacritic |publisher=tinyBuild |accessdate=2024-03-14 |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314225842/https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/critic-reviews/?platform=nintendo-switch |url-status=live }}

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Totally Reliable Delivery Service received "mixed or average" reviews according to Metacritic.{{Cite web |title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/ |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Metacritic |language=en |archive-date=2024-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314225842/https://www.metacritic.com/game/totally-reliable-delivery-service/ |url-status=live }}

IGN compared the game to Goat Simulator and Human: Fall Flat, and wrote that it was "shambolic by design in order to derive maximum humour from the resulting unpredictability". He, however, remarked that the game was "is just as likely to trigger fits of laughter as it is to spark fits of anger".{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/totally-reliable-delivery-service-review|title=Totally Reliable Delivery Service Review|first=Tristan|last=Oglivie|work=IGN|date=September 12, 2020|accessdate=April 4, 2024|archive-date=April 4, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240404053018/https://www.ign.com/articles/totally-reliable-delivery-service-review|url-status=live}} Nintendo Life strongly criticized the game's controls and visuals, adding that they "can't imagine anyone genuinely enjoying it", and disliked the game's implementation of downloadable content.{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Ollie |date=2020-04-15 |title=Review: Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Return To Sender |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/totally_reliable_delivery_service |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240314225840/https://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/switch-eshop/totally_reliable_delivery_service |archive-date=2024-03-14 |access-date=2024-03-14 |website=Nintendo Life |language=en-GB}}